Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita was 50.14 US dollar per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in Sierra Leone, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 50.14 US dollar per person for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 14.4% on the previous year and down 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 117.02 US dollar per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.72 US dollar per person, in 2001.
Sierra Leone ranks 160th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8.72 US dollar per person | — |
| 2002 | 15.28 US dollar per person | +75.2% |
| 2003 | 10.9 US dollar per person | -28.7% |
| 2004 | 19.71 US dollar per person | +80.9% |
| 2005 | 28.04 US dollar per person | +42.3% |
| 2006 | 30.69 US dollar per person | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 37.14 US dollar per person | +21.0% |
| 2008 | 35.54 US dollar per person | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 46.73 US dollar per person | +31.5% |
| 2010 | 54.72 US dollar per person | +17.1% |
| 2011 | 58.5 US dollar per person | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 63.59 US dollar per person | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 70.54 US dollar per person | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 80.78 US dollar per person | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 68.66 US dollar per person | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 64.79 US dollar per person | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 64.94 US dollar per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 66.34 US dollar per person | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 68.56 US dollar per person | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 89.44 US dollar per person | +30.5% |
| 2021 | 117.02 US dollar per person | +30.8% |
| 2022 | 75.45 US dollar per person | -35.5% |
| 2023 | 58.59 US dollar per person | -22.3% |
| 2024 | 50.14 US dollar per person | -14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.86 US dollar per person | 8.72 US dollar per person | 46.73 US dollar per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 66.14 US dollar per person | 54.72 US dollar per person | 80.78 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.13 US dollar per person | 50.14 US dollar per person | 117.02 US dollar per person | 5 |
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- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in Sierra Leone was 50.14 US dollar per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 117.02 US dollar per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.72 US dollar per person in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 160th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserve assets International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.