Sierra Leone SL: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24

1990 - 2017 | Yearly | % | World Bank

Sierra Leone SL: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24 data was reported at 28.468 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 28.716 % for 2016. Sierra Leone SL: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 40.657 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 43.903 % in 2004 and a record low of 28.468 % in 2017. Sierra Leone SL: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sierra Leone – Table SL.World Bank: Labour Force. Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Early release of the 2017 ILO Labour Force Estimates and Projections, retrieved in November 2017.; Weighted Average; Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections. National estimates are also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

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Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
28.47 2017	28.72 2016	28.47 2017	43.90 2004	%	yearly	1990 - 2017

Related Indicators for Sierra Leone SL: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24

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Sierra Leone SL: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-... (%)	28.47 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: ... (%)	33.32 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: Ag... (%)	23.51 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Children in Employment: Unpaid Family Workers: % of Children in... (%)	60.36 2013	yearly	2008 - 2013
Sierra Leone SL: Children in Employment: Wage Workers: % of Children in Employme... (%)	0.76 2013	yearly	2008 - 2013
Sierra Leone SL: Labour Force Participation Rate: National Estimate: Female: Age... (%)	33.78 2014	yearly	1963 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Labour Force Participation Rate: National Estimate: Male: Aged ... (%)	23.29 2014	yearly	1963 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Labour Force Participation Rate: National Estimate: Aged 15-24 (%)	28.78 2014	yearly	1963 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Labour Force Participation Rate: National Estimate: Female: % o... (%)	56.34 2014	yearly	1963 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Labour Force Participation Rate: National Estimate: Ratio of Fe... (%)	97.73 2014	yearly	1963 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Labour Force Participation Rate: National Estimate: Male: % of ... (%)	57.65 2014	yearly	1963 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Labour Force Participation Rate: National Estimate: % of Total ... (%)	56.95 2014	yearly	1963 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Children in Employment: Female: % of Female Children Aged 7-14 (%)	57.50 2013	yearly	2000 - 2013
Sierra Leone SL: Children in Employment: Male: % of Male Children Aged 7-14 (%)	60.70 2013	yearly	2000 - 2013
Sierra Leone SL: Children in Employment: Study and Work: Female: % of Female Chi... (%)	74.70 2013	yearly	2000 - 2013
Sierra Leone SL: Children in Employment: Study and Work: Male: % of Male Childre... (%)	71.90 2013	yearly	2000 - 2013
Sierra Leone SL: Children in Employment: Study and Work: % of Children in Employ... (%)	73.20 2013	yearly	2000 - 2013
Sierra Leone SL: Children in Employment: Work Only: Female: % of Female Children... (%)	25.30 2013	yearly	2000 - 2013
Sierra Leone SL: Children in Employment: Work Only: Male: % of Male Children in ... (%)	28.10 2013	yearly	2000 - 2013
Sierra Leone SL: Children in Employment: Work Only: % of Children in Employment:... (%)	26.80 2013	yearly	2000 - 2013
Sierra Leone SL: Children in Employment: % of Children Aged 7-14 (%)	59.20 2013	yearly	2000 - 2013
Sierra Leone SL: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: ... (%)	57.14 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % ... (%)	58.70 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Tot... (%)	57.91 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Labour Force: Female: % of Total Labour Force (%)	50.15 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Labour Force (Person)	2,534,310.00 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Ratio of... (%)	97.35 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: ... (%)	58.43 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Tot... (%)	58.59 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % ... (%)	58.76 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Children in Employment: Unpaid Family Workers: Female: % of Fem... (%)	63.07 2013	yearly	2008 - 2013
Sierra Leone SL: Children in Employment: Unpaid Family Workers: Male: % of Male ... (%)	58.00 2013	yearly	2008 - 2013
Sierra Leone SL: Average Working Hours of Children: Study and Work: Female: Aged... (Hour)	8.20 2013	yearly	2013 - 2013
Sierra Leone SL: Average Working Hours of Children: Study and Work: Male: Aged 7... (Hour)	8.50 2013	yearly	2013 - 2013
Sierra Leone SL: Average Working Hours of Children: Study and Work: Aged 7-14: H... (Hour)	8.40 2013	yearly	2013 - 2013
Sierra Leone SL: Average Working Hours of Children: Working Only: Female: Aged 7... (Hour)	9.90 2013	yearly	2013 - 2013
Sierra Leone SL: Average Working Hours of Children: Working Only: Male: Aged 7-1... (Hour)	10.80 2013	yearly	2013 - 2013
Sierra Leone SL: Average Working Hours of Children: Working Only: Aged 7-14: Hou... (Hour)	10.40 2013	yearly	2013 - 2013
Sierra Leone SL: Children in Employment: Wage Workers: Female: % of Female Child... (%)	0.39 2013	yearly	2008 - 2013
Sierra Leone SL: Children in Employment: Wage Workers: Male: % of Male Children ... (%)	1.09 2013	yearly	2008 - 2013
Sierra Leone SL: Labour Force With Advanced Education: Female: % of Female Worki... (%)	74.87 2014	yearly	2014 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Labour Force With Advanced Education: Male: % of Male Working-a... (%)	69.98 2014	yearly	2014 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Labour Force With Advanced Education: % of Total Working-age Po... (%)	62.42 2014	yearly	2014 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Labour Force With Basic Education: Female: % of Female Working-... (%)	48.87 2014	yearly	2014 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Labour Force With Basic Education: Male: % of Male Working-age ... (%)	47.94 2014	yearly	2014 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Labour Force With Basic Education: % of Total Working-age Popul... (%)	46.94 2014	yearly	2014 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Labour Force With Intermediate Education: Female: % of Female W... (%)	50.61 2014	yearly	2014 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Labour Force With Intermediate Education: Male: % of Male Worki... (%)	44.63 2014	yearly	2014 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Labour Force With Intermediate Education: % of Total Working-ag... (%)	35.27 2014	yearly	2014 - 2014

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Sierra Leone Key Series

National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	2,470.350 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	525.368 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	4.649 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Government Expenditure (SLL bn)	46,764.196 2029	yearly	2000 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (SLL bn)	119,353.843 2029	yearly	2001 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (SLL bn)	41,761.109 2029	yearly	2000 - 2029

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	9.391 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	0.000	yearly	-

Inflation	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%)	8.900 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028

Balance of Payments	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn)	-0.417 2029	yearly	1980 - 2029

More Indicators for Sierra Leone

Indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
Sierra Leone SL: Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita (Cub m)	22,601.55 2014	yearly	1962 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Marine Protected Areas: % of Total Surface Area (%)	0.54 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Bank Liquid Reserves: to Bank Assets Ratio (%)	22.44 2017	yearly	2001 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Total Reserves: Including Gold (USD mn)	497.24 2016	yearly	1966 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Total Reserves: % of Total External Debt (%)	33.77 2016	yearly	1971 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Total Reserves: Months of Imports (NA)	3.91 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Total Reserves: Excluding Gold (USD mn)	497.24 2016	yearly	1966 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Domestic Credit: Net (SLL mn)	6,057,503.13 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Foreign Assets: Net (SLL mn)	2,178,026.24 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Deposit Interest Rate (% pa)	4.07 2017	yearly	1977 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Lending Interest Rate (% pa)	17.92 2017	yearly	1966 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Interest Rate Spread (% pa)	13.85 2017	yearly	1977 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Real Interest Rate (% pa)	2.83 2017	yearly	1966 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Risk Premium on Lending: Lending Rate Minus Treasury Bill Rate (% pa)	7.96 2017	yearly	1966 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Domestic Credit: Provided by Financial Sector: % of GDP (%)	21.94 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Domestic Credit: to Private Sector: % of GDP (%)	5.12 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Grants and Other Revenue (SLL mn)	1,235,477.00 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Grants and Other Revenue: % of Revenue (%)	38.78 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Revenue Excluding Grants (SLL mn)	2,226,204.00 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Revenue Excluding Grants: % of GDP (%)	9.81 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Exports (SLL mn)	0.00 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Exports: % of Tax Revenue (%)	0.00 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Goods and Services (SLL mn)	769,487.00 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Goods and Services: % of ... (%)	24.15 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Goods and Services: % Val... (%)	7.67 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Customs and Other Import Duties (SLL mn)	285,040.00 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Customs and Other Import Duties: %... (%)	14.62 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on International Trade (SLL mn)	285,040.00 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on International Trade: % of... (%)	8.95 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Other Taxes (SLL mn)	0.00 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Other Taxes: % of Revenue (%)	0.00 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Tax Revenue (SLL mn)	1,950,200.00 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%)	8.60 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Income: Profits and Capit... (SLL mn)	895,672.00 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Income: Profits and Capit... (%)	28.12 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Income: Profits and Capit... (%)	45.93 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Expenditure: Compensation of Employees (SLL mn)	1,442,720.00 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Expenditure: Compensation of Employees: % of Expenditure (%)	54.02 2014	yearly	1999 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Expenditure: Goods and Services Expenditure (SLL mn)	635,545.00 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Expenditure: Goods and Services Expenditure: % of Expenditure (%)	23.80 2014	yearly	1999 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Expenditure: Interest Payments (SLL mn)	221,359.00 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Expenditure: Interest Payments: % of Revenue (%)	6.95 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Expenditure: Interest Payments: % of Expenditure (%)	8.29 2014	yearly	1999 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Expenditure: Other Expenditure (SLL mn)	15,960.40 2014	yearly	1999 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Expenditure: Other Expenditure: % of GDP (%)	0.60 2014	yearly	1999 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Expenditure (SLL mn)	2,670,520.00 2014	yearly	1999 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Expenditure: % of GDP (%)	11.77 2014	yearly	1999 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Expenditure: Subsidies and Other Transfers (SLL mn)	354,940.36 2014	yearly	1992 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Expenditure: Subsidies and Other Transfers: % of Expenditure (%)	13.29 2014	yearly	1999 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Business Extent of Disclosure Index (NA)	6.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Ease of Doing Business Index: 1=Most Business-friendly Regulati... (NA)	160.00 2017	yearly	2017 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Depth of Credit Information Index: 0=Low To 8=High (NA)	0.00 2017	yearly	2013 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Private Credit Bureau Coverage: % of Adults (%)	0.00 2017	yearly	2004 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Public Credit Registry Coverage: % of Adults (%)	1.50 2017	yearly	2004 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Cost to Exports: USD per Container (USD)	1,185.00 2014	yearly	2005 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Exports: Number of Documents (Number)	7.00 2014	yearly	2005 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Exports: Lead Time (Day)	25.00 2014	yearly	2005 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Firms using Banks to Finance Investment: % of Firms (%)	7.00 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Informal Payments to Public Officials: % of Firms (%)	46.00 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Losses Due To Theft and Vandalism: % of Annual Sales for Affect... (%)	11.70 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Time Required to Obtain an Operating License (Day)	15.30 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Firms with Female Participation in Ownership: % of Firms (%)	18.80 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Firms Formally Registered When Operations Started: % of Firms (%)	91.30 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Value Lost Due to Electrical Outages: % of Sales for Affected F... (%)	15.80 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Firms Offering Formal Training: % of Firms (%)	21.60 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Time Spent Dealing with the Requirements of Government Regulati... (%)	13.10 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Cost to Imports: USD per Container (USD)	1,575.00 2014	yearly	2005 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Imports: Number of Documents (Number)	8.00 2014	yearly	2005 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Imports: Lead Time (Day)	28.00 2014	yearly	2005 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Time to Resolve Insolvency (Year)	2.30 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Strength of Legal Rights Index: 0=Weak To 12=Strong (NA)	5.00 2017	yearly	2013 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Time Required to Enforce a Contract (Day)	515.00 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Time Required to Register Property (Day)	56.00 2017	yearly	2004 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Procedures to Register Property (Number)	7.00 2017	yearly	2004 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI per Capita (%)	36.20 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Time Required to Start a Business (Day)	11.00 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business (Number)	5.00 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Time to Prepare and Pay Taxes (Hour)	343.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Number of Visits or Required Meetings with Tax Officials: Avera... (NA)	3.20 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Tax Payments (Number)	34.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Total Tax Rate: % of Profit (%)	31.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Time Required to Build a Warehouse (Day)	182.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Procedures to Build a Warehouse (Number)	17.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Investment with Private Participation: Energy (USD mn)	30.00 2011	yearly	2007 - 2011
Sierra Leone SL: Scientific and Technical Journal Articles (Unit)	48.20 2016	yearly	2003 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Trademark Applications: Direct Nonresident (Unit)	751.00 2016	yearly	1963 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Trademark Applications: Direct Resident (Unit)	350.00 2014	yearly	1965 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Trademark Applications: Total (Unit)	751.00 2016	yearly	1963 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Business Regulatory Environment Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	3.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Debt Policy Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	3.50 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Economic Management Cluster Average: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	3.50 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Policy and Institutions For Environmental Sustainability ... (NA)	3.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Quality of Budgetary and Financial Management Rating: 1=L... (NA)	3.50 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Financial Sector Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	3.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Fiscal Policy Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	3.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Gender Equality Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	3.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA): Building Hu... (NA)	3.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: International Development Association: Resource Allocation Inde... (NA)	3.24 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Macroeconomic Management Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	4.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Quality of Public Administration Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	3.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017

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