| SIERRA LEONEAN ECONOMY STATS: |
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Agriculture > products
rice, coffee, cocoa, palm kernels, palm oil, peanuts; poultry, cattle, sheep, pigs; fish |
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Aid as % of GDP
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28.7% |
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[4th of 129]
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Definition: Economy > Aid as % of GDP |
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Debt > External
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$1,610,000,000.00 |
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[103rd of 136]
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Definition: Economy > Debt > External |
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Economic freedom
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1.15 |
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[142nd of 156]
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Definition: Economy > Economic freedom |
Economy > Overview
Sierra Leone is an extremely poor nation with tremendous inequality in income distribution. While it possesses substantial mineral, agricultural, and fishery resources, its physical and social infrastructure is not well developed, and serious social disorders continue to hamper economic development. Nearly half of the working-age population engages in subsistence agriculture. Manufacturing consists mainly of the processing of raw materials and of light manufacturing for the domestic market. Alluvial diamond mining remains the major source of hard currency earnings accounting for nearly half of Sierra Leone's exports. The fate of the economy depends upon the maintenance of domestic peace and the continued receipt of substantial aid from abroad, which is essential to offset the severe trade imbalance and supplement government revenues. The IMF has completed a Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility program that helped stabilize economic growth and reduce inflation. A recent increase in political stability has led to a revival of economic activity such as the rehabilitation of bauxite and rutile mining. |
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Definition: Economy > Economy > Overview |
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Exports
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$216,000,000.00 |
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[168th of 189]
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Definition: Economy > Exports |
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GDP
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$1,443,004,000.00 |
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[142nd of 203]
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Definition: Economy > GDP |
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GDP > PPP
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$4,429,000,000.00 |
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[143rd of 163]
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Definition: Economy > GDP > PPP |
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GDP > Real growth rate
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7% |
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[49th of 198]
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Definition: Economy > GDP > Real growth rate |
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GDP growth > annual %
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7.5 annual %
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[24th of 187]
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Definition: Economy > GDP growth > annual % |
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GINI index
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62.9
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[1st of 40]
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Definition: Economy > GINI index |
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Gross National Income
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$693,452,000.00 |
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[143rd of 172]
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Definition: Economy > Gross National Income |
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Human Development Index
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0.298 |
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[177th of 178]
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Definition: Economy > Human Development Index |
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Income category
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Low income |
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Definition: Economy > Income category |
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Income distribution > Poorest 10%
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0.5% |
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[114th of 114]
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Definition: Economy > Income distribution > Poorest 10% |
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Income distribution > Richest 10%
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43.6% |
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[11th of 114]
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Definition: Economy > Income distribution > Richest 10% |
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Population below poverty line
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70.2% |
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[3rd of 46]
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Definition: Economy > Population below poverty line |
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Population under $1 a day
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57 |
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[8th of 59]
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Definition: Economy > Population under $1 a day |
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Poverty > Share of all poor people
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0.26 % of world's poor |
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[28th of 80]
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Definition: Economy > Poverty > Share of all poor people |
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Tourist arrivals
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48,000 |
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[133rd of 152]
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Definition: Economy > Tourist arrivals |
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