Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre was 2,546 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, 1980–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 2,546 current US$ per square kilometre for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in 2021. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 212.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone peaked at 2,546 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3751 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Sierra Leone 136th out of 193 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.32 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 1.22 current US$ per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1982 | 1.12 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7348 current US$ per square kilometre | -34.3% |
| 1984 | 1.1 current US$ per square kilometre | +50.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5439 current US$ per square kilometre | -50.7% |
| 1986 | 0.801 current US$ per square kilometre | +47.3% |
| 1987 | 1.06 current US$ per square kilometre | +32.1% |
| 1988 | 1.11 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 0.718 current US$ per square kilometre | -35.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3751 current US$ per square kilometre | -47.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3847 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9099 current US$ per square kilometre | +136.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8008 current US$ per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7745 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 327.98 current US$ per square kilometre | +42248.3% |
| 1996 | 349.77 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 82.91 current US$ per square kilometre | -76.3% |
| 1998 | 281.67 current US$ per square kilometre | +239.7% |
| 1999 | 311.4 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 98.85 current US$ per square kilometre | -68.3% |
| 2001 | 86.11 current US$ per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2002 | 302.24 current US$ per square kilometre | +251.0% |
| 2003 | 358.68 current US$ per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2004 | 342.4 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 33.74 current US$ per square kilometre | -90.1% |
| 2006 | 216.44 current US$ per square kilometre | +541.5% |
| 2007 | 581.52 current US$ per square kilometre | +168.7% |
| 2008 | 312.81 current US$ per square kilometre | -46.2% |
| 2009 | 497.31 current US$ per square kilometre | +59.0% |
| 2010 | 612.62 current US$ per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 2011 | 814.79 current US$ per square kilometre | +33.0% |
| 2012 | 894.07 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 965.1 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 864.92 current US$ per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 667.27 current US$ per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2016 | 806.79 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 2017 | 880.53 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 1,014 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2019 | 2,459 current US$ per square kilometre | +142.4% |
| 2020 | 2,453 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 2,546 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +42248.3% | 0.7745 current US$ per square kilometre | 327.98 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2006 | +541.5% | 33.74 current US$ per square kilometre | 216.44 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +251.0% | 86.11 current US$ per square kilometre | 302.24 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1998 | +239.7% | 82.91 current US$ per square kilometre | 281.67 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9725 current US$ per square kilometre | 0.5439 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.32 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 135.7 current US$ per square kilometre | 0.3751 current US$ per square kilometre | 349.77 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 283.01 current US$ per square kilometre | 33.74 current US$ per square kilometre | 581.52 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 997.95 current US$ per square kilometre | 612.62 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,459 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,499 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,453 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,546 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
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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 personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone?
- Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone was 2,546 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 2,546 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3751 current US$ per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre?
- Sierra Leone ranks 136th out of 193 countries with data for 2021.
- Is personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 212.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Personal remittances and foreign aid received ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Personal remittances and foreign aid received World Bank based on International Monetary Fund balance of payments data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.