Net official development assistance and official … aid unit GDP 2023 in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Net official development assistance and official … aid unit GDP 2023 was 0.0776 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Net official development assistance and official aid received in Sierra Leone, 1960–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.0776 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP for net official development assistance and official aid received in 2023.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance and official aid received in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.4952 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0608 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2013.
Sierra Leone ranks 35th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net official development assistance and official … aid unit GDP 2023 in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2373 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.4952 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +108.7% |
| 1962 | 0.2204 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -55.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2686 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.9% |
| 1964 | 0.2442 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3727 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +52.6% |
| 1966 | 0.2089 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -43.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1625 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2149 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1467 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1057 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.9% |
| 1971 | 0.163 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +54.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1317 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1256 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0728 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -42.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1006 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +38.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0896 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1425 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +59.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1321 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1345 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1983 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +47.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1463 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1744 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1885 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1521 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2135 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4258 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +99.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1998 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -53.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1791 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1944 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 0.144 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2082 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +44.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2911 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +39.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4298 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +47.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4338 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3255 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2741 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2126 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2431 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1766 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4525 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +156.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3373 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3172 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2216 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2116 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1627 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1327 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1615 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0939 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -41.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1193 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1014 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0883 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0749 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0608 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1197 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +96.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1566 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1335 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1091 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0876 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0968 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1364 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1011 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0766 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0776 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0776 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0923 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP, 84% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0776 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0519 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net official development assistance and official … aid unit GDP 2023 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +156.3% | 0.1766 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4525 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2571 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1467 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4952 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1198 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0728 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.163 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2072 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1463 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4258 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2739 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.144 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4338 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.221 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0939 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4525 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1029 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0608 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1566 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0979 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0766 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1364 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 32 Lesotho 0.0809 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Dominica 0.0798 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Madagascar 0.0782 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Niger 0.0757 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Burkina Faso 0.0714 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Togo 0.0633 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More aid effectiveness data for Sierra Leone
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 107,578 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 3.01 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 7.45 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 31.74 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 165,587 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 21.16 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 1.58 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 40.08 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 2.06 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 13.27 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net official development assistance and official aid received in Sierra Leone?
- Net official development assistance and official aid received in Sierra Leone was 0.0776 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net official development assistance and official aid received recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4952 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1961.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance and official aid received recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0608 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2013.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for net official development assistance and official aid received?
- Sierra Leone ranks 35th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net official development assistance and official aid received rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. 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 Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Net official development assistance and official aid received Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
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Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.