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Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP was 0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
95th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.0336 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1999
All-time low
0 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1991
Years of data
42
1980–2021

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in Sierra Leone, 1980–2021

00.010.020.031980200020211980: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1981: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1982: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1983: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1984: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1985: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1986: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1987: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1988: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1989: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1990: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1992: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1993: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1994: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1995: 0.027 current US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0.027 current US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.034 current US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.009 current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.009 current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.027 current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.026 current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.026 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Sierra Leone recorded 0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 112.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0336 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1991.

Sierra Leone ranks 95th of 192 countries on this measure, 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 unit of GDP in Sierra Leone, year by year

Year current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1980 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP —
1981 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.8%
1982 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP -21.0%
1983 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP -14.5%
1984 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP +37.5%
1985 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP -37.5%
1986 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP +157.4%
1987 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.9%
1988 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP -34.5%
1989 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP -26.7%
1990 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP -25.0%
1991 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP -14.6%
1992 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP +171.3%
1993 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP -22.2%
1994 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP -18.5%
1995 0.0272 current US$ per US$ of GDP +44247.9%
1996 0.0268 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.4%
1997 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP -73.7%
1998 0.0302 current US$ per US$ of GDP +329.6%
1999 0.0336 current US$ per US$ of GDP +11.0%
2000 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP -66.6%
2001 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP -67.1%
2002 0.0113 current US$ per US$ of GDP +205.2%
2003 0.0121 current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.1%
2004 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.6%
2005 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP -91.3%
2006 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP +400.3%
2007 0.0116 current US$ per US$ of GDP +141.4%
2008 0.0054 current US$ per US$ of GDP -53.0%
2009 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP +67.2%
2010 0.0104 current US$ per US$ of GDP +14.2%
2011 0.0121 current US$ per US$ of GDP +16.6%
2012 0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP -13.1%
2013 0.0093 current US$ per US$ of GDP -11.6%
2014 0.0081 current US$ per US$ of GDP -12.5%
2015 0.0071 current US$ per US$ of GDP -12.6%
2016 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP +34.9%
2017 0.0111 current US$ per US$ of GDP +15.5%
2018 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.7%
2019 0.0272 current US$ per US$ of GDP +137.5%
2020 0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.7%
2021 0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.1%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP 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.

YearChange FromTo
1995 +44247.9% 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0272 current US$ per US$ of GDP
2006 +400.3% 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1998 +329.6% 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0302 current US$ per US$ of GDP
2002 +205.2% 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0113 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0336 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0081 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0121 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0071 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0272 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 92 Bhutan 0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 93 Syria 0.0264 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 94 Malawi 0.0257 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 96 Ghana 0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 97 Belgium 0.0239 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 98 Bulgaria 0.0238 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in Sierra Leone?
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in Sierra Leone was 0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 0.0336 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999.
What is the lowest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1991.
How does Sierra Leone rank for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp?
Sierra Leone ranks 95th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 112.0%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
192 places, 6,489 data points, 1970–2021
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Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.