Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by was 1.29 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.29
Change on year
down 10.1%
World rank
27th
of 158 countries
All-time high
2.47
in 2015
All-time low
0.7445
in 2003
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 1.29 for official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.1% on the previous year and down 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by in Sierra Leone peaked at 2.47 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7445, in 2003.
That places Sierra Leone 27th out of 158 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.53 | — |
| 2001 | 0.755 | -50.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8409 | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7445 | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 1.42 | +91.1% |
| 2005 | 1.42 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.17 | -17.5% |
| 2007 | 1.9 | +62.3% |
| 2008 | 1.71 | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 1.85 | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 1.46 | -20.7% |
| 2011 | 1.58 | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 1.35 | -14.6% |
| 2013 | 1.39 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 2.14 | +53.4% |
| 2015 | 2.47 | +15.6% |
| 2016 | 2.21 | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 2.27 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.85 | -18.6% |
| 2019 | 1.69 | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 1.78 | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 1.41 | -20.5% |
| 2022 | 1.17 | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 1.44 | +23.4% |
| 2024 | 1.29 | -10.1% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1.29 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.48, 87% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1.29 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.698, 1.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.34 | 0.7445 | 1.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.84 | 1.35 | 2.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.42 | 1.17 | 1.78 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More poverty & inequality data for Sierra Leone
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.79 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,470 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -25.13 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 6.33 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 6.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by in Sierra Leone?
- Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by in Sierra Leone was 1.29 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 2.47 in 2015.
- What is the lowest official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7445 in 2003.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by?
- Sierra Leone ranks 27th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by recipient countries (percentage of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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