Protecting investors, investor protection index in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Protecting investors, investor protection index was 6.3 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Protecting investors, investor protection index in Sierra Leone, 2005–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
Analysis
The most recent figure for protecting investors, investor protection index in Sierra Leone is 6.3, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% over ten years.
That places Sierra Leone 3rd out of 51 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.
Protecting investors, investor protection index in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.7 | — |
| 2006 | 5.7 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.3 | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 6.3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6.3 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.82 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 3 |
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 protecting investors, investor protection index in Sierra Leone?
- Protecting investors, investor protection index in Sierra Leone was 6.3 in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest protecting investors, investor protection index recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3 in 2009.
- What is the lowest protecting investors, investor protection index recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7 in 2005.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for protecting investors, investor protection index?
- Sierra Leone ranks 3rd out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is protecting investors, investor protection index rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/), published as part of Protecting investors, investor protection index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Protecting investors disclosure index measures the degree to which investors are protected through disclosure of ownership and financial information. For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.