Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square was 195.4 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Sierra Leone, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Sierra Leone is 195.4 current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 24.3% on the previous year and down 80.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Sierra Leone peaked at 1,150 current US$ per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 169.8 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2020.
Sierra Leone ranks 178th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 699.64 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 505.68 current US$ per square kilometre | -27.7% |
| 1997 | 250.76 current US$ per square kilometre | -50.4% |
| 1998 | 182.88 current US$ per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 1999 | 612.36 current US$ per square kilometre | +234.8% |
| 2000 | 477.97 current US$ per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 2001 | 584.65 current US$ per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 2002 | 541.7 current US$ per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 523.69 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 419.78 current US$ per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 2005 | 465.5 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 207.81 current US$ per square kilometre | -55.4% |
| 2007 | 235.52 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 338.04 current US$ per square kilometre | +43.5% |
| 2009 | 360.21 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 304.79 current US$ per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2011 | 360.21 current US$ per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 443.34 current US$ per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2013 | 983.65 current US$ per square kilometre | +121.9% |
| 2014 | 623.44 current US$ per square kilometre | -36.6% |
| 2015 | 471.05 current US$ per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 2016 | 505.68 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 858.96 current US$ per square kilometre | +69.9% |
| 2018 | 845.11 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 1,150 current US$ per square kilometre | +36.1% |
| 2020 | 169.8 current US$ per square kilometre | -85.2% |
| 2021 | 178.4 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 257.96 current US$ per square kilometre | +44.6% |
| 2023 | 195.4 current US$ per square kilometre | -24.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +234.8% | 182.88 current US$ per square kilometre | 612.36 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 450.26 current US$ per square kilometre | 182.88 current US$ per square kilometre | 699.64 current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 415.49 current US$ per square kilometre | 207.81 current US$ per square kilometre | 584.65 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 654.61 current US$ per square kilometre | 304.79 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,150 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 200.39 current US$ per square kilometre | 169.8 current US$ per square kilometre | 257.96 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 175 Mozambique 243.74 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 176 Kenya 237.89 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 177 Papua New Guinea 213.42 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 179 Tajikistan 189.65 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 180 Mali 177.31 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 181 Botswana 142.61 current US$ per square kilometre compare
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 spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Sierra Leone?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Sierra Leone was 195.4 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1,150 current US$ per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 169.8 current US$ per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square?
- Sierra Leone ranks 178th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.1%. 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 Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad 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.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – 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
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad 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.