Natural resource rents, per capita in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Natural resource rents, per capita was 0 units per person in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0 units per person
Change on year
up 7.3%
World rank
48th
of 211 countries
All-time high
0 units per person
in 1986
All-time low
0 units per person
in 2019
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Natural resource rents, per capita in Sierra Leone, 1970–2021

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for natural resource rents, per capita in Sierra Leone is 0 units per person, measured in 2021.

The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and down 35.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, natural resource rents, per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0 units per person in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2019.

Sierra Leone ranks 48th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.

Natural resource rents, per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Natural resource rents, per capita in Sierra Leone, 1970 to 2021.
Year units per person Change
1970 0 units per person —
1971 0 units per person -2.9%
1972 0 units per person -5.2%
1973 0 units per person +7.2%
1974 0 units per person +11.2%
1975 0 units per person +14.1%
1976 0 units per person -6.8%
1977 0 units per person +46.7%
1978 0 units per person -27.5%
1979 0 units per person -23.1%
1980 0 units per person +16.0%
1981 0 units per person -15.6%
1982 0 units per person +14.4%
1983 0 units per person -4.5%
1984 0 units per person -11.5%
1985 0 units per person +1.1%
1986 0 units per person +123.7%
1987 0 units per person -36.8%
1988 0 units per person -31.9%
1989 0 units per person +22.0%
1990 0 units per person +52.1%
1991 0 units per person -22.0%
1992 0 units per person +19.8%
1993 0 units per person -35.6%
1994 0 units per person -4.0%
1995 0 units per person +39.6%
1996 0 units per person -8.5%
1997 0 units per person +9.6%
1998 0 units per person +32.3%
1999 0 units per person -38.6%
2000 0 units per person +4.1%
2001 0 units per person -46.8%
2002 0 units per person -1.1%
2003 0 units per person +46.6%
2004 0 units per person -16.6%
2005 0 units per person -13.2%
2006 0 units per person -6.9%
2007 0 units per person +27.2%
2008 0 units per person -7.6%
2009 0 units per person +2.9%
2010 0 units per person -16.5%
2011 0 units per person +1.7%
2012 0 units per person -13.3%
2013 0 units per person -27.8%
2014 0 units per person +8.5%
2015 0 units per person +28.7%
2016 0 units per person +35.6%
2017 0 units per person -0.6%
2018 0 units per person -44.1%
2019 0 units per person -14.5%
2020 0 units per person +7.4%
2021 0 units per person +7.3%

Sierra Leone compared with similar countries

  • Sierra Leone's 0 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 units per person, 2.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Sierra Leone's 0 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per person, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person 10
1980s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person 10
1990s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person 10
2000s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person 10
2010s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person 10
2020s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person 2

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 45 Chad 0 units per person compare
  2. 46 South Sudan 0 units per person compare
  3. 47 Barbados 0 units per person compare
  4. 49 Gambia 0 units per person compare
  5. 50 Burundi 0 units per person compare
  6. 51 Montenegro 0 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is natural resource rents, per capita in Sierra Leone?
Natural resource rents, per capita in Sierra Leone was 0 units per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest natural resource rents, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1986.
What is the lowest natural resource rents, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2019.
How does Sierra Leone rank for natural resource rents, per capita?
Sierra Leone ranks 48th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
Is natural resource rents, per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Natural resource rents, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Natural resource rents divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Natural resource rents ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Natural resource rents, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 9,209 data points, 1970–2021
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Natural resource rents divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.