Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 19.48 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Sierra Leone, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Sierra Leone is 19.48, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 14.2% on the previous year and down 63.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Sierra Leone peaked at 53.32 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 15.03, in 2001.
That places Sierra Leone 162nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.15 | — |
| 2001 | 15.03 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 16.27 | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 17.15 | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 16.78 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 18.33 | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 19.89 | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 23.04 | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 26.66 | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 25.68 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 21.27 | -17.2% |
| 2011 | 29.89 | +40.5% |
| 2012 | 35.19 | +17.7% |
| 2013 | 53.32 | +51.5% |
| 2014 | 50.31 | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 42.24 | -16.0% |
| 2016 | 36.81 | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 25.82 | -29.9% |
| 2018 | 27.34 | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 25.46 | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 25.06 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 23.08 | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 22.7 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 19.48 | -14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.4 | 15.03 | 26.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.77 | 21.27 | 53.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.58 | 19.48 | 25.06 | 4 |
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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 out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Sierra Leone?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Sierra Leone was 19.48 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 53.32 in 2013.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.03 in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
- Sierra Leone ranks 162nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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