International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: International tourism, expenditures (current US$) was 83.00 million current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Sierra Leone, 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 83.00 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures in 2019. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 36.1% on the previous year and up 219.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Sierra Leone peaked at 83.00 million current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.20 million current US$, in 1998.
Sierra Leone ranks 149th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 50.50 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 36.50 million current US$ | -27.7% |
| 1997 | 18.10 million current US$ | -50.4% |
| 1998 | 13.20 million current US$ | -27.1% |
| 1999 | 44.20 million current US$ | +234.8% |
| 2000 | 34.50 million current US$ | -21.9% |
| 2001 | 42.20 million current US$ | +22.3% |
| 2002 | 39.10 million current US$ | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 37.80 million current US$ | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 30.30 million current US$ | -19.8% |
| 2005 | 33.60 million current US$ | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 15.00 million current US$ | -55.4% |
| 2007 | 17.00 million current US$ | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 24.40 million current US$ | +43.5% |
| 2009 | 26.00 million current US$ | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 22.00 million current US$ | -15.4% |
| 2011 | 26.00 million current US$ | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 32.00 million current US$ | +23.1% |
| 2013 | 71.00 million current US$ | +121.9% |
| 2014 | 45.00 million current US$ | -36.6% |
| 2015 | 34.00 million current US$ | -24.4% |
| 2016 | 36.50 million current US$ | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 62.00 million current US$ | +69.9% |
| 2018 | 61.00 million current US$ | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 83.00 million current US$ | +36.1% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 83.00 million current US$ is below the median for low income countries, which is 96.00 million current US$, 86% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 83.00 million current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 128.50 million current US$, 65% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +234.8% | 13.20 million current US$ | 44.20 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.50 million current US$ | 13.20 million current US$ | 50.50 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 29.99 million current US$ | 15.00 million current US$ | 42.20 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.25 million current US$ | 22.00 million current US$ | 83.00 million current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More private sector data for Sierra Leone
- Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
- Food imports 32.3% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 63.9% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 1.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 45.6% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 25.1% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 1.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 173.93 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2055 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Sierra Leone?
- International tourism, expenditures in Sierra Leone was 83.00 million current US$ in 2019, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 83.00 million current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.20 million current US$ in 1998.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Sierra Leone ranks 149th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 219.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.