Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita was 38.44 SDR per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita in Sierra Leone, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Sierra Leone is 38.44 SDR per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.0% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 83.49 SDR per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7029 SDR per person, in 1989.
Sierra Leone ranks 168th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | SDR per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.99 SDR per person | — |
| 1961 | 12.06 SDR per person | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 13.58 SDR per person | +12.5% |
| 1963 | 13.64 SDR per person | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 8.43 SDR per person | -38.2% |
| 1965 | 9.17 SDR per person | +8.8% |
| 1966 | 7.95 SDR per person | -13.3% |
| 1967 | 6.21 SDR per person | -22.0% |
| 1968 | 10.53 SDR per person | +69.7% |
| 1969 | 13.3 SDR per person | +26.3% |
| 1970 | 14.51 SDR per person | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 12.8 SDR per person | -11.8% |
| 1972 | 15.2 SDR per person | +18.7% |
| 1973 | 14.97 SDR per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 15.28 SDR per person | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 8.16 SDR per person | -46.6% |
| 1976 | 7.16 SDR per person | -12.2% |
| 1977 | 8.91 SDR per person | +24.4% |
| 1978 | 8.49 SDR per person | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 11.05 SDR per person | +30.2% |
| 1980 | 7.33 SDR per person | -33.7% |
| 1981 | 4.1 SDR per person | -44.0% |
| 1982 | 2.24 SDR per person | -45.4% |
| 1983 | 4.45 SDR per person | +98.3% |
| 1984 | 2.22 SDR per person | -50.0% |
| 1985 | 2.71 SDR per person | +21.9% |
| 1986 | 2.99 SDR per person | +10.6% |
| 1987 | 1.16 SDR per person | -61.1% |
| 1988 | 1.4 SDR per person | +20.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7029 SDR per person | -49.9% |
| 1990 | 0.9092 SDR per person | +29.4% |
| 1991 | 1.59 SDR per person | +74.4% |
| 1992 | 3.3 SDR per person | +108.4% |
| 1993 | 5.07 SDR per person | +53.6% |
| 1994 | 6.67 SDR per person | +31.5% |
| 1995 | 5.57 SDR per person | -16.5% |
| 1996 | 4.4 SDR per person | -21.0% |
| 1997 | 6.7 SDR per person | +52.2% |
| 1998 | 7.25 SDR per person | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 6.66 SDR per person | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 8.54 SDR per person | +28.2% |
| 2001 | 8.7 SDR per person | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 12.53 SDR per person | +44.0% |
| 2003 | 8.66 SDR per person | -30.9% |
| 2004 | 15.04 SDR per person | +73.7% |
| 2005 | 21.68 SDR per person | +44.2% |
| 2006 | 21.74 SDR per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 23.84 SDR per person | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 24.25 SDR per person | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 42.66 SDR per person | +75.9% |
| 2010 | 42.68 SDR per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 44.78 SDR per person | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 47.47 SDR per person | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 51.5 SDR per person | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 60.3 SDR per person | +17.1% |
| 2015 | 59.37 SDR per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 51.33 SDR per person | -13.5% |
| 2017 | 52.25 SDR per person | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 47.7 SDR per person | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 49.58 SDR per person | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 62.1 SDR per person | +25.2% |
| 2021 | 83.49 SDR per person | +34.4% |
| 2022 | 56.69 SDR per person | -32.1% |
| 2023 | 43.67 SDR per person | -23.0% |
| 2024 | 38.44 SDR per person | -12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.69 SDR per person | 6.21 SDR per person | 13.64 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.65 SDR per person | 7.16 SDR per person | 15.28 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.93 SDR per person | 0.7029 SDR per person | 7.33 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.81 SDR per person | 0.9092 SDR per person | 7.25 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.76 SDR per person | 8.54 SDR per person | 42.66 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.7 SDR per person | 42.68 SDR per person | 60.3 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.88 SDR per person | 38.44 SDR per person | 83.49 SDR per person | 5 |
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More financial sector data for Sierra Leone
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 10.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.015 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 12.11 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -10.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -10.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 38.44 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -10.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 38.44 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -33.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Sierra Leone was 38.44 SDR per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 83.49 SDR per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7029 SDR per person in 1989.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 168th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserves excluding gold International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.