Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants was 1.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Sierra Leone is 1.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Sierra Leone peaked at 2.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2003.
Sierra Leone ranks 24th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -51.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -11.9% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +91.9% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -17.6% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +62.4% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -21.1% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -14.6% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +54.0% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -18.5% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -20.8% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -17.0% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +23.1% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | -10.4% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.5%, 88% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7%, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 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 share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Sierra Leone?
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Sierra Leone was 1.3% in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2003.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants?
- Sierra Leone ranks 24th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by recipient countries (percentage of GNI).