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Africa > Sierra Leone > Economy

SIERRA LEONEAN ECONOMY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Agriculture > products
rice, coffee, cocoa, palm kernels, palm oil, peanuts; poultry, cattle, sheep, pigs; fish
Aid as % of GDP 4% [4th of 129]
Economic freedom 142 [142nd of 156]
Exchange rates
leones per US dollar - 2,701.3 (2004), 2,347.9 (2003), 2,099 (2002), 1,986.2 (2001), 2,092.1 (2000)
Exports > Goods and services 133% [133rd of 156]
Exports to US $171.00 [171st of 224]
GDP > PPP $143.00 [143rd of 163]
Income category Low income
Income distribution > Poorest 10% 114% [114th of 114]
Income distribution > Poorest 20% 115% [115th of 114]
Income distribution > Richest 10% 11% [11th of 114]
Income distribution > Richest 20% 6% [6th of 114]
Population under $1 a day 8 [8th of 59]
Poverty > Share of all poor people 28 % of world's poor [28th of 80]
Trade with US > US exports of textile, sewing machines 154 [154th of 183]
World Trade > Imports > Meat offal preserved nes 114 [114th of 139]
World Trade > Imports > Mechanical handling equipment 136 [136th of 146]
World Trade > Imports > Pulp and waste paper 94 [94th of 102]
World Trade > Imports > Special industrial machines nes 134 [134th of 144]
World Trade > Imports > Special transactions nes 100 [100th of 118]

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SOURCES: ; Official Development Assistance (ODA) received as a % of Gross Domestic Product (GDP); Index of 'economic freedom', according to the American organisation 'The Heritage Foundation'. It is worth noting that such indices are based on highly culturally contingent factors. This data makes a number of assumptions about 'freedom' and the role of the government that are not accepted by much of the world's population. A broad discussion of The Heritage Foundation's definition and methodology can be found at http://www.heritage.org/research/features/index/ChapterPDFs/chapter5.HTML.; The official value of a country's monetary unit at a given date or over a given period of time, as expressed in units of local currency per US dollar and as determined by international market forces or official fiat.; Exports of goods and services as a % of GDP, 2000; in US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003; Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) in Millions of International Dollars, 2004.; World Bank income categories are used; Share of income or consumption (%). The distribution of income is typically more unequal than the distribution of consumption.; Population below line - proportion receiving less than $1 per day in income (purchasing power parity). Data from most recent available between the period 1983 to 2000.; The percentage of the world's total poor who live in each nation. 'Poor' here is defined as lving below the global poverty line of US$1 per day.; US exports of textile, sewing machines, USD Thousands, 2004; Imports of Meat/offal preserved n.e.s, by country, in thousands USD; Imports of Mechanical handling equipment, by country, in thousands USD; Imports of Pulp and waste paper, by country, in thousands USD; Imports of Special industrial machines n.e.s., by country, in thousands USD; Imports of Special transactions n.e.s., by country, in thousands USD

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Sierra Leone, Republic of Sierra Leone

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