Urban area long term, per unit of GDP in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Urban area long term, per unit of GDP was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Urban area long term, per unit of GDP in Sierra Leone, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0 units per US$ of GDP for urban area long term, per unit of gdp in 2025.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area long term, per unit of gdp in Sierra Leone peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2013.
Sierra Leone ranks 10th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Urban area long term, per unit of GDP in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1965 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 1968 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
| 1969 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -16.2% |
| 1970 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 1972 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1973 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 1974 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 1975 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +18.7% |
| 1977 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 1978 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -24.9% |
| 1979 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 1980 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 1983 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +35.5% |
| 1984 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +33.2% |
| 1986 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +83.2% |
| 1987 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -22.1% |
| 1988 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -34.6% |
| 1989 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +16.9% |
| 1990 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +46.1% |
| 1991 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -14.5% |
| 1992 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +16.0% |
| 1993 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 1994 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 1995 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +29.4% |
| 1999 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -60.2% |
| 2002 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -18.4% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -17.1% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -26.8% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +18.2% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +16.4% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +14.6% |
| 2024 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2025 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban area long term, 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +83.2% | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 7 Yemen 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Guinea-Bissau 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Botswana 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Sudan 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Mozambique 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 units per US$ of GDP 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 urban area long term, per unit of gdp in Sierra Leone?
- Urban area long term, per unit of gdp in Sierra Leone was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban area long term, per unit of gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2000.
- What is the lowest urban area long term, per unit of gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2013.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for urban area long term, per unit of gdp?
- Sierra Leone ranks 10th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area long term, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. 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 Urban area long term, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban area long term divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban area long term ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Urban area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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
Urban area long term divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.