Foreign direct investment inflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment inflows — Sierra Leone

Foreign direct investment inflows in Sierra Leone in 2024 — 121,785,334 US$. Ranked 149 in the world out of 195. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 1,385.2%.

2024 122M US$ −16.53% vs 2023
World rank 149of 195
Period maximum 950M US$2011
Period minimum -140M US$1986

Trend over time

1970–2024 · US$

Foreign direct investment inflows — Sierra Leone, 1970–2024-500M0500M1B19701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 8,200,000 US$1971: 5,200,000 US$1972: 3,800,000 US$1973: 6,240,000 US$1974: 10,500,000 US$1975: 10,100,000 US$1976: 8,500,000 US$1977: 5,058,890 US$1978: 24,258,786 US$1979: 16,083,672 US$1980: -18,670,265 US$1981: 7,505,833 US$1982: 4,682,516 US$1983: 1,697,315 US$1984: 5,856,690 US$1985: -30,957,002 US$1986: -140,310,794 US$1987: 39,409,533 US$1988: -23,088,457 US$1989: 22,356,434 US$1990: 32,434,699 US$1991: 7,504,465 US$1992: -5,599,050 US$1993: -7,462,924 US$1994: -2,874,188 US$1995: 7,287,056 US$1996: 663,928 US$1997: 1,800,032 US$1998: 104,885 US$1999: 533,202 US$2000: 39,000,825 US$2001: 9,835,742 US$2002: 10,413,409 US$2003: 8,615,050 US$2004: 61,153,314 US$2005: 90,731,670 US$2006: 58,869,144 US$2007: 95,470,171 US$2008: 53,095,068 US$2009: 110,430,203 US$2010: 238,404,209 US$2011: 950,477,791 US$2012: 722,447,405 US$2013: 429,664,580 US$2014: 375,089,629 US$2015: 252,435,829 US$2016: 138,517,340 US$2017: 413,724,601 US$2018: 185,646,292 US$2019: 121,782,194 US$2020: 51,000,000 US$2021: 214,000,000 US$2022: 145,000,000 US$2023: 145,910,238 US$2024: 121,785,334 US$
Change over the period: +114M (+1,385.19%) Average annual rate: 5.12 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone 122M US$
World 1.57T US$
Sub-Saharan Africa 43.49B US$
Western Africa computed 14.03B US$
Low-income countries computed 19.09B US$
Foreign direct investment inflows — Sierra Leone, by year Sierra Leone All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 122M −24.12M −16.53%
2023 146M +910,238 +0.63%
2022 145M −69M −32.24%
2021 214M +163M +319.61%
2020 51M −70.78M −58.12%
2019 122M −63.86M −34.4%
2018 186M −228M −55.13%
2017 414M +275M +198.68%
2016 139M −114M −45.13%
2015 252M −123M −32.7%
2014 375M −54.57M −12.7%
2013 430M −293M −40.53%
2012 722M −228M −23.99%
2011 950M +712M +298.68%
2010 238M +128M +115.89%
2009 110M +57.34M +107.99%
2008 53.1M −42.38M −44.39%
2007 95.47M +36.6M +62.17%
2006 58.87M −31.86M −35.12%
2005 90.73M +29.58M +48.37%
2004 61.15M +52.54M +609.84%
2003 8.62M −1.8M −17.27%
2002 10.41M +577,667 +5.87%
2001 9.84M −29.17M −74.78%
2000 39M +38.47M +7,214.46%
1999 533,202 +428,317 +408.37%
1998 104,885 −1.7M −94.17%
1997 1.8M +1.14M +171.12%
1996 663,928 −6.62M −90.89%
1995 7.29M +10.16M +353.53%
1994 -2.87M +4.59M +61.49%
1993 -7.46M −1.86M −33.29%
1992 -5.6M −13.1M −174.61%
1991 7.5M −24.93M −76.86%
1990 32.43M +10.08M +45.08%
1989 22.36M +45.44M +196.83%
1988 -23.09M −62.5M −158.59%
1987 39.41M +180M +128.09%
1986 -140M −109M −353.24%
1985 -30.96M −36.81M −628.58%
1984 5.86M +4.16M +245.06%
1983 1.7M −2.99M −63.75%
1982 4.68M −2.82M −37.61%
1981 7.51M +26.18M +140.2%
1980 -18.67M −34.75M −216.08%
1979 16.08M −8.18M −33.7%
1978 24.26M +19.2M +379.53%
1977 5.06M −3.44M −40.48%
1976 8.5M −1.6M −15.84%
1975 10.1M −400,000 −3.81%
1974 10.5M +4.26M +68.27%
1973 6.24M +2.44M +64.21%
1972 3.8M −1.4M −26.92%
1971 5.2M −3M −36.59%
1970 8.2M

About the indicator

Net inflows of foreign direct investment — investment by non-residents that gives them at least 10% of the voting shares of an enterprise: equity capital, reinvested earnings and intra-company loans. Values can be negative when capital is withdrawn. The figures are distorted by flows in transit through holding-company jurisdictions.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.