Sierra Leone — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1963–2025 · 63 observations
About this series
Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The latest central government expenditure reading for Sierra Leone was 17.4% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 17.9% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −0.51 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 16.1% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2013–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 17.4 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 17.9 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 15.7 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 19.5 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 16.9 % of GDP |
8 earlier values, back to 2013
| 2020 | 15.8 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 13.1 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 13.5 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 15.5 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 15.7 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 21.3 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 17.7 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 15.6 % of GDP |