Sierra Leone GDP from Services
Services value added as a share of GDP.
GDP from Services in Sierra Leone decreased to 41.60 percent of GDP in 2025 from 42.57 percent of GDP in 2024.
Sierra Leone GDP from Services — History
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Sierra Leone GDP from Services — analysis in simple words
Latest reading
GDP from Services in Sierra Leone decreased to 41.60 percent of GDP in 2025 from 42.57 percent of GDP in 2024.
Over the last three years it rose twice and fell once.
Recent trend
A year earlier (2024) it was 42.6%, so the latest figure is 1.0 percentage points lower.
Over the past five years the average was 42.4%, with a range from 41.6% to 43.5%. The latest value is below that five-year average.
Historical context
This data series starts in 1964 and has 62 annual observations. The latest reading is higher than 55% of all of them.
The highest value on record is 47.4% (2009) and the lowest is 12.4% (1999). The long-run average is 37.3%.
Compared with other countries
Among 202 economies with recent data, Sierra Leone ranks 184th from the top. The median across all these economies is 57.7%, so Sierra Leone is below the typical country.
Within Sub-Saharan Africa (45 economies with data) it ranks 34th; the regional median is 48.7%.
Statistics
- Latest
- 41.6%2025
- Previous
- 42.6%
- 5-year average
- 42.4%
- Long-run average
- 37.3%since 1964
- All-time high
- 47.4%2009
- All-time low
- 12.4%1999
- Observations
- 62Annual
Recent Data
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41.6% | ▼ −1.0 pp |
| 2024 | 42.6% | ▲ +0.4 pp |
| 2023 | 42.2% | ▲ +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 42.1% | ▼ −1.3 pp |
| 2021 | 43.5% | ▲ +0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 43.4% | ▼ −0.7 pp |
| 2019 | 44.1% | ▲ +0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 43.9% | ▼ −0.8 pp |
| 2017 | 44.8% | ▼ −0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 44.8% | ▼ −1.0 pp |
| 2015 | 45.8% | ▲ +4.0 pp |
| 2014 | 41.8% | ▲ +0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 41.5% | ▼ −2.4 pp |
| 2012 | 44.0% | ▼ −3.0 pp |
| 2011 | 46.9% | ▲ +0.7 pp |
| 2010 | 46.2% | ▼ −1.2 pp |
| 2009 | 47.4% | ▲ +1.3 pp |
| 2008 | 46.0% | ▲ +1.3 pp |
| 2007 | 44.8% | ▲ +0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 44.6% | ▲ +7.7 pp |
| 2005 | 36.9% | ▼ −0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 37.1% | ▼ −1.4 pp |
| 2003 | 38.5% | ▼ −1.8 pp |
| 2002 | 40.3% | ▼ −1.8 pp |
| 2001 | 42.1% | ▲ +29.6 pp |
| 2000 | 12.5% | ▲ +0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 12.4% | ▼ −0.5 pp |
| 1998 | 13.0% | ▼ −0.4 pp |
| 1997 | 13.4% | ▼ −0.4 pp |
| 1996 | 13.7% |
GDP from Services — Sierra Leone vs Peers
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Understanding GDP from Services — a simple guide
What it measures
Services value added as a share of GDP.
How it is calculated
Value added by services (trade, transport, finance, IT, health, education, government) ÷ GDP × 100.
A share of 55% means more than half the economy is services.
Service-heavy economies tend to be less cyclical.
A lower share means agriculture or industry plays a bigger role.
Why it matters for the economy and markets
Services dominate most advanced economies and a growing share of emerging ones.
How to read it
Services tend to be less cyclical than industry and more dependent on domestic demand.
Data source
World Bank — World Development Indicators (series NV.SRV.TOTL.ZS), annual data from 1964 to 2025. Values are shown exactly as published by the source and may be revised later.
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Data are sourced from official international organisations (IMF, World Bank, BIS) and national authorities, and are shown for educational and informational purposes only. They are not investment advice and no recommendation is made. Figures may be revised by the source; IMF figures for the current and future years are projections. This page was last updated on Saturday, October 17, 2026.