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Sierra Leone · Digital economy & Internet

Connectivity, adoption and digital infrastructure.

6 indicators · 6 with data

Adoption

Internet users

% of population

169th of 182 · 34th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Internet usersSierra Leone's internet users rose from 0.0 % in 1995 to 25.1 % in 2024.1995200020052010201520200%10%20%30%25.1 %

Sierra Leone's internet users rose from 0.0 % in 1995 to 25.1 % in 2024.

Infrastructure

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

202nd of 204 · 45th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Fixed broadbandSierra Leone's fixed broadband rose from 0.0 in 2019 to 0.0 in 2021.2019202020210.000.000.000.000.0

Sierra Leone's fixed broadband rose from 0.0 in 2019 to 0.0 in 2021.

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

116th of 209 · 16th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mobile subscriptionsSierra Leone's mobile subscriptions rose from 0 in 1990 to 107.9 in 2022.1990199520002005201020152020020406080100120107.9

Sierra Leone's mobile subscriptions rose from 0 in 1990 to 107.9 in 2022.

Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people)

per million people

204th of 215 · 39th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people)Sierra Leone's secure internet servers (per 1 million people) rose from 0.5 /M in 2010 to 11.3 /M in 2024.20102012201420162018202020222024051011.3 /M

Sierra Leone's secure internet servers (per 1 million people) rose from 0.5 /M in 2010 to 11.3 /M in 2024.

Economy

ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)

% of goods exports

150th of 170 · 31st in Sub-Saharan Africa*
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)Sierra Leone's ict goods exports (% of total goods exports) fell from 2.5 % in 2000 to 0.0 % in 2018.20002005201020150%0.5%1%2%2%3%0.0 %

Sierra Leone's ict goods exports (% of total goods exports) fell from 2.5 % in 2000 to 0.0 % in 2018.

ICT service exports (% of service exports)

% of service exports

109th of 158 · 18th in Sub-Saharan Africa
ICT service exports (% of service exports)Sierra Leone's ict service exports (% of service exports) fell from 4.5 % in 2003 to 3.2 % in 2024.20052010201520200%20%40%60%3.2 %

Sierra Leone's ict service exports (% of service exports) fell from 4.5 % in 2003 to 3.2 % in 2024.

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