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Sierra Leone · Income & inequality

Living standards, poverty and distribution.

10 indicators · 8 with data

Income

GNI per capita

current US$

173rd of 182 · 37th in Sub-Saharan Africa
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GNI per capitaSierra Leone's gni per capita rose from US$210 in 1996 to US$830 in 2025.200020052010201520202025US$0US$200US$400US$600US$800US$1kUS$830

Sierra Leone's gni per capita rose from US$210 in 1996 to US$830 in 2025.

GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)

current international $

162nd of 181 · 29th in Sub-Saharan Africa
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GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)Sierra Leone's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $1,200 in 1996 to intl $3,690 in 2025.200020052010201520202025intl $1kintl $2kintl $3kintl $4kintl $3,690

Sierra Leone's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $1,200 in 1996 to intl $3,690 in 2025.

Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)

constant 2015 US$

107th of 129 · 15th in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)Sierra Leone's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$617.2 in 1996 to US$1,023 in 2025.200020052010201520202025US$400US$600US$800US$1kUS$1.2kUS$1.4kUS$1,023

Sierra Leone's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$617.2 in 1996 to US$1,023 in 2025.

Inequality

Gini index

index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)

50th of 93 · 5th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
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Gini indexSierra Leone's gini index fell from 40.2 in 2003 to 35.7 in 2018.20052010201532343638404235.7

Sierra Leone's gini index fell from 40.2 in 2003 to 35.7 in 2018.

Income share held by highest 10%

% of income

61st of 93 · 7th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
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Income share held by highest 10%Sierra Leone's income share held by highest 10% fell from 31.9 % in 2003 to 29.4 % in 2018.20052010201526%28%30%32%29.4 %

Sierra Leone's income share held by highest 10% fell from 31.9 % in 2003 to 29.4 % in 2018.

Income share held by lowest 20%

% of income

25th of 93 · 2nd in Sub-Saharan Africa*
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Income share held by lowest 20%Sierra Leone's income share held by lowest 20% rose from 6.6 % in 2003 to 7.9 % in 2018.2005201020156%7%7%8%8%7.9 %

Sierra Leone's income share held by lowest 20% rose from 6.6 % in 2003 to 7.9 % in 2018.

Poverty

Extreme poverty

% of population

89th of 93 · 11th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
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Extreme povertySierra Leone's extreme poverty fell from 72.4 % in 2003 to 41.5 % in 2018.20052010201530%40%50%60%70%80%41.5 %

Sierra Leone's extreme poverty fell from 72.4 % in 2003 to 41.5 % in 2018.

Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines

% of population

68th of 68 · 15th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
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Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty linesSierra Leone's poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines fell from 62.4 % in 2011 to 56.8 % in 2018.2011201220132014201520162017201856%58%60%62%56.8 %

Sierra Leone's poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines fell from 62.4 % in 2011 to 56.8 % in 2018.

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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Sierra Leone.

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