Starting a business - Score in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Starting a business - Score was 91.29 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Sierra Leone, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business - score in Sierra Leone stood at 91.29. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Sierra Leone peaked at 91.29 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 53.11, in 2003.
Sierra Leone ranks 59th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 53.11 | — |
| 2004 | 53.65 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 55.22 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 55.8 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 56.1 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 68.4 | +21.9% |
| 2009 | 73.38 | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 74.5 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 76.89 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 78.67 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 83.68 | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 84.53 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 84.73 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 91.15 | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 90.94 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 91.18 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 91.29 | +0.1% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 91.29 is above the median for low income countries, which is 79.03, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 91.29 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.5, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.38 | 53.11 | 73.38 | 7 |
| 2010s | 84.76 | 74.5 | 91.29 | 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 starting a business - score in Sierra Leone?
- Starting a business - score in Sierra Leone was 91.29 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 91.29 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.11 in 2003.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for starting a business - score?
- Sierra Leone ranks 59th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.