Economic Indicators for Sierra Leone


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Current account balance-5.00-3.8328.71-65.26Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index558.17378.05558.1771.85
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )47.6427.2147.644.64Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate19.6419.3162.838.00%
Interest rates-12.31-4.8027.17-51.62Percentage (%)
Budget ( government finance )106.65111.43130.7477.58
Human Capital Index0.360.350.360.35Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered1,980.001,233.001,980.00333.00Number
Time required to start a business8.008.0026.008.00Days
Time required to build a warehouse182.00182.00222.00182.00Days
Armed forces Personnel9,000.009,000.0015,800.003,100.00Total
Exports of goods and services21.5216.7934.695.08Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services34.3428.2839.7412.41Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP4450USD Billions
GDP Growth3.433.4626.52-20.49Percentage (%)
Hospital beds0.401.211.210.40Per 1,000 people
Physicians0.070.070.080.02Per 1,000 people
Labor force2,803,399.002,720,927.002,803,399.001,528,861.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education4.8711.5211.524.87Percentage (%)
Fertility rate3.883.986.613.88Total
Population9993Thousands