Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows

1970 - 2016 | Yearly | USD mn | World Bank

Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data was reported at 560.000 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 137.966 USD mn for 2016. Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data is updated yearly, averaging 9.225 USD mn from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2017, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 950.478 USD mn in 2011 and a record low of -140.311 USD mn in 1986. Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows 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.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).

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Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
137.97 2016	252.44 2015	-140.31 1986	950.48 2011	USD mn	yearly	1970 - 2016

Related Indicators for Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows

Related indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows (USD mn)	137.97 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Financial Account: Net (USD mn)	-19.74 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn)	-22.02 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net (USD mn)	-137.97 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net (USD mn)	-2.62 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Reserves and Related Items (USD mn)	-557.46 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Capital Account: Net (USD mn)	164.64 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows:... (%)	3.88 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Primary Inco... (USD mn)	0.00 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows (USD mn)	0.13 2011	yearly	1977 - 2011
Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation (USD mn)	74.72 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation (USD mn)	510.99 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows (USD mn)	0.00 2014	yearly	1988 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows... (%)	0.00 2014	yearly	1988 - 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

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Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Equity of Public Resource Use Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	3.50 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Property Rights and Rule-Based Governance Rating: 1=Low T... (NA)	3.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Social Protection Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	3.50 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Public Sector Management and Institutions Cluster Average... (NA)	3.10 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Efficiency of Revenue Mobilization Rating: 1=Low To 6=Hig... (NA)	3.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Policies for Social Inclusion/Equity Cluster Average: 1=L... (NA)	3.20 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Structural Policies Cluster Average: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	3.17 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Trade Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	3.50 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Transparency: Accountability: and Corruption in The Publi... (NA)	3.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Air Transport: Registered Carrier Departures Worldwide (Unit)	2,145.00 2012	yearly	1975 - 2012
Sierra Leone SL: Air Transport: Freight (Ton-km mn)	0.00 2012	yearly	1975 - 2012
Sierra Leone SL: Air Transport: Passengers Carried (Person)	50,193.00 2012	yearly	1975 - 2012
Sierra Leone SL: Liner Shipping Connectivity Index: Maximum Value In 2004 = 100 (NA)	7.61 2016	yearly	2004 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Fixed Telephone Subscriptions (Unit)	17,000.00 2016	yearly	1965 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Fixed Telephone Subscriptions: per 100 People (Number)	0.23 2016	yearly	1965 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Secure Internet Servers (Unit)	14.00 2017	yearly	2010 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Secure Internet Servers: per 1 Million People (Number)	1.85 2017	yearly	2010 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Exports: Lead Time: Median Case (Day)	2.00 2012	yearly	2007 - 2012
Sierra Leone SL: Imports: Lead Time: Median Case (Day)	2.00 2012	yearly	2007 - 2012
Sierra Leone SL: Logistics Performance Index: 1=Low To 5=High: Efficiency of Cus... (NA)	1.91 2016	yearly	2007 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Logistics Performance Index: 1=Low To 5=High: Quality of Trade ... (NA)	2.07 2016	yearly	2007 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Logistics Performance Index: 1=Low To 5=High: Ease of Arranging... (NA)	2.31 2016	yearly	2007 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Logistics Performance Index: 1=Low To 5=High: Competence and Qu... (NA)	1.85 2016	yearly	2007 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Logistics Performance Index: 1=Low To 5=High: Overall (NA)	2.03 2016	yearly	2007 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Logistics Performance Index: 1=Low To 5=High: Frequency with wh... (NA)	2.23 2016	yearly	2007 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Logistics Performance Index: 1=Low To 5=High: Ability to Track ... (NA)	1.74 2016	yearly	2007 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Arms Imports: SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIV) (TIV)	2,000,000.00 2016	yearly	1973 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Armed Forces Personnel: Total (Person)	8,500.00 2016	yearly	1985 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Armed Forces Personnel: % of Total Labour Force (%)	0.34 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Military Expenditure (SLL mn)	211,295.00 2017	yearly	1961 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Military Expenditure: % of GDP (%)	0.77 2017	yearly	1961 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Military Expenditure: % of Central Government Expenditure (%)	8.27 2014	yearly	2000 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: USD: Final Consumption Expenditure: General Government (USD mn)	442.30 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Final Consumption Expenditure: General Government (SLL mn)	2,874,922.10 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Growth: Final Consumption Expenditure: General Government (%)	17.92 2016	yearly	1981 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Real: Final Consumption Expenditure: General Government (SLL mn)	897,804.44 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: % of GDP: Final Consumption Expenditure: General Governmen... (%)	12.44 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: USD: Final Consumption Expenditure: Household (USD mn)	3,630.91 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Final Consumption Expenditure: Household (SLL mn)	23,600,926.16 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Real: Final Consumption Expenditure: Household (SLL mn)	9,526,938.27 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: PPP: Household Final Consumption Expenditure (Intl $ mn)	10,233.93 2016	yearly	2006 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: USD: Final Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	4,073.21 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Final Consumption Expenditure (SLL mn)	26,475,848.26 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Real: Final Consumption Expenditure (SLL mn)	10,424,742.71 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: USD: Gross National Expenditure (USD mn)	4,608.19 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Gross National Expenditure (SLL mn)	29,953,235.54 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Real: Gross National Expenditure (SLL mn)	12,095,971.64 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: % of GDP: Gross National Expenditure (%)	129.59 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: USD: Exports of Goods and Services (USD mn)	885.95 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Growth: Exports of Goods and Services (%)	21.72 2016	yearly	1968 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Real: Exports of Goods and Services (SLL mn)	3,148,991.47 2016	yearly	1967 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: % of GDP: Exports of Goods and Services (%)	24.91 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: USD: Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn)	672.83 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Growth: Gross Fixed Capital Formation (%)	8.42 2016	yearly	1981 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Real: Gross Fixed Capital Formation (SLL mn)	1,661,575.74 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: % of GDP: Gross Fixed Capital Formation (%)	18.92 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: USD: Changes in Inventories (USD mn)	42.71 2016	yearly	1965 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Real: Changes in Inventories (SLL mn)	42,409.78 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: USD: Gross Capital Formation (USD mn)	715.53 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Gross Capital Formation (SLL mn)	4,650,975.40 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Growth: Gross Capital Formation (%)	8.28 2016	yearly	2002 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Real: Gross Capital Formation (SLL mn)	1,703,985.52 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: % of GDP: Gross Capital Formation (%)	20.12 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: USD: Imports of Goods and Services (USD mn)	1,938.11 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Growth: Imports of Goods and Services (%)	23.93 2016	yearly	1968 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Real: Imports of Goods and Services (SLL mn)	6,247,825.98 2016	yearly	1967 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: % of GDP: Imports of Goods and Services (%)	54.50 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: USD: External Balance of Goods and Services (USD mn)	-1,052.15 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: External Balance of Goods and Services (SLL mn)	-6,838,998.07 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Real: External Balance of Goods and Services (SLL mn)	-3,098,834.51 2016	yearly	1967 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: % of GDP: External Balance on Goods and Services (%)	-29.59 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: % of GDP: Trade (%)	79.42 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: USD: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost: Agriculture (USD mn)	2,275.73 2017	yearly	1964 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost: Agriculture (SLL mn)	16,647,096.19 2017	yearly	1964 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Growth: Gross Value Added: Agriculture (%)	5.42 2017	yearly	1965 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Real: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost: Agriculture (SLL mn)	4,714,211.00 2017	yearly	1964 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: % of GDP: Gross Value Added: Agriculture (%)	60.30 2017	yearly	1964 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: USD: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost: Industry: Manufactu... (USD mn)	73.90 2017	yearly	1964 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost: Industry: Manufacturing (SLL mn)	540,614.14 2017	yearly	1964 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Growth: Gross Value Added: Industry: Manufacturing (%)	5.01 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Real: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost: Industry: Manufact... (SLL mn)	191,424.41 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: % of GDP: Gross Value Added: Industry: Manufacturing (%)	1.96 2017	yearly	1964 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: USD: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost: Industry (USD mn)	193.91 2017	yearly	1964 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost: Industry (SLL mn)	1,418,483.14 2017	yearly	1964 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Growth: Gross Value Added: Industry (%)	-15.38 2017	yearly	1965 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Real: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost: Industry (SLL mn)	864,364.85 2017	yearly	1964 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: % of GDP: Gross Value Added: Industry (%)	5.14 2017	yearly	1964 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Adjusted Savings: Education Expenditure (USD mn)	90.90 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Adjusted Savings: Education Expenditure: % of GNI (%)	2.71 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Adjusted Savings: Carbon Dioxide Damage (USD mn)	35.82 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Adjusted Savings: Carbon Dioxide Damage: % of GNI (%)	1.07 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Adjusted Savings: Net Forest Depletion (USD mn)	417.56 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Adjusted Savings: Net Forest Depletion: % of GNI (%)	12.46 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Adjusted Savings: Consumption of Fixed Capital (USD mn)	191.82 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Adjusted Savings: Consumption of Fixed Capital: % of GNI (%)	5.72 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Adjusted Savings: Mineral Depletion (USD mn)	65.66 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Adjusted Savings: Mineral Depletion: % of GNI (%)	1.96 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Adjusted Savings: Energy Depletion (USD mn)	0.00 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Adjusted Savings: Energy Depletion: % of GNI (%)	0.00 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Adjusted Savings: Particulate Emission Damage (USD mn)	72.35 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016

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