Adjusted net savings per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Adjusted net savings per capita was -36.42 current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted net savings per capita in Sierra Leone, 1990–2020
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted net savings per capita in Sierra Leone is -36.42 current US$, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 25.4% on the previous year and down 197.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net savings per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 37.54 current US$ in 2010 and was at its lowest, -163.65 current US$, in 2013.
Sierra Leone ranks 142nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted net savings per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -25.71 current US$ | — |
| 1991 | -17.62 current US$ | -31.5% |
| 1992 | -34.43 current US$ | +95.4% |
| 1993 | -25.46 current US$ | -26.1% |
| 1994 | -18.58 current US$ | -27.0% |
| 1995 | -47.81 current US$ | +157.3% |
| 1996 | -36.83 current US$ | -23.0% |
| 1997 | -46.28 current US$ | +25.7% |
| 1998 | -38.01 current US$ | -17.9% |
| 1999 | -24.58 current US$ | -35.3% |
| 2000 | -36.37 current US$ | +48.0% |
| 2001 | -27.16 current US$ | -25.3% |
| 2002 | -22.51 current US$ | -17.1% |
| 2003 | -32.93 current US$ | +46.3% |
| 2004 | -26.34 current US$ | -20.0% |
| 2005 | -18.43 current US$ | -30.0% |
| 2006 | -21.88 current US$ | +18.7% |
| 2007 | -10.36 current US$ | -52.7% |
| 2008 | -14.74 current US$ | +42.3% |
| 2009 | -24.85 current US$ | +68.6% |
| 2010 | 37.54 current US$ | -251.1% |
| 2011 | -53.31 current US$ | -242.0% |
| 2012 | -9.11 current US$ | -82.9% |
| 2013 | -163.65 current US$ | +1696.4% |
| 2014 | 36.75 current US$ | -122.5% |
| 2015 | -77.46 current US$ | -310.8% |
| 2016 | -137.91 current US$ | +78.0% |
| 2017 | -68.25 current US$ | -50.5% |
| 2018 | -93.43 current US$ | +36.9% |
| 2019 | -48.84 current US$ | -47.7% |
| 2020 | -36.42 current US$ | -25.4% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's -36.42 current US$ is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.02 current US$. (18 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's -36.42 current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 66.51 current US$. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted net savings per capita in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -1696.4% | -9.11 current US$ | -163.65 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -31.53 current US$ | -47.81 current US$ | -17.62 current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | -23.56 current US$ | -36.37 current US$ | -10.36 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | -57.77 current US$ | -163.65 current US$ | 37.54 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | -36.42 current US$ | -36.42 current US$ | -36.42 current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More reference data data for Sierra Leone
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0238 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0797 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6534 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net savings per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Adjusted net savings per capita in Sierra Leone was -36.42 current US$ in 2020, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest adjusted net savings per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 37.54 current US$ in 2010.
- What is the lowest adjusted net savings per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -163.65 current US$ in 2013.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for adjusted net savings per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 142nd out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted net savings per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 197.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Adjusted net savings per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide.