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Economic Indicators for Sierra Leone

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Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Armed forces personnel, total	9,000	9,000	11,000	8,500
Consumer price index (2010 = 100)	558.17	558.17	558.17	93.3
Current account balance (% of GDP)	-5	-5	-3.83	-65.26	B
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)	21.52	21.52	21.52	8.75	B
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)	3.88	3.88	5.56	3.88	%
GDP (current US$)	3,809,832,236.96	3,809,832,236.96	5,015,180,725.34	2,419,014,960.2	B
GDP growth (annual %)	3.43	3.43	21.08	-20.49	B
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)	0.36	0.36	0.36	0.35
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)	34.34	34.34	37.6	18.12	B
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)	47.64	47.64	47.64	4.64	%
Labor force, total	2,803,399	2,803,399	2,803,399	2,113,946
Lending interest rate (%)	19.64	19.64	24.5	15.66	%
New businesses registered (number)	1,980	1,980	1,980	682
Physicians (per 1,000 people)	0.07	0.07	0.07	0.02
Population, total	8,791,092	8,791,092	8,791,092	6,259,842
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)	106.65	106.65	130.74	106.6
Real interest rate (%)	-12.31	-12.31	17.31	-12.31	%
Time required to build a warehouse (days)	182	182	200	182
Time required to start a business (days)	8	8	17	8
Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education)	4.87	4.87	11.52	4.87	%
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate)	3.19	3.19	4.68	3.19	%