Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita (market) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita (market) was 38.44 SDR per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita in Sierra Leone, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
In 2024, total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in Sierra Leone stood at 38.44 SDR per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.0% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves (gold at market value) (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.
That places Sierra Leone 169th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita (market) 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% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 38.44 SDR per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 42.97 SDR per person, 89% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 38.44 SDR per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 98.99 SDR per person, 39% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More financial sector data for Sierra Leone
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- 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)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0027 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in Sierra Leone was 38.44 SDR per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 83.49 SDR per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest total reserves (gold at market value) (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 total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 169th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves (gold at market value) (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 Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 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
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.