Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved was 122.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Sierra Leone, 2007–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Sierra Leone is 122.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Sierra Leone peaked at 130.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 77.6%, in 2007.
Sierra Leone ranks 10th of 155 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 77.6% | — |
| 2008 | 96.5% | +24.3% |
| 2009 | 106.6% | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 130.7% | +22.7% |
| 2011 | 116.3% | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 123.7% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 110.6% | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 111.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 106.6% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 122.1% | +14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.5% | 77.6% | 106.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 116.6% | 106.6% | 130.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 122.1% | 122.1% | 122.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More infrastructure data for Sierra Leone
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.93 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 107.88 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 269 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0033 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 269 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.08 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Sierra Leone?
- Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Sierra Leone was 122.1% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 130.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.6% in 2007.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved?
- Sierra Leone ranks 10th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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