Sierra Leone | Country Data



SIERRA LEONE: EXTRACTIVE DATA SNAPSHOT


Diamonds Gold Bauxite Rutile
Proven Reserves N/A N/A 77.3
million tons
278
million tons
Annual Production 582,340 carats 212 kg
1.17
million tons
82,810
tons
Annual Revenue $5.28 M N/A N/A N/A
% Total Government Revenue 3.5
% Total Exports 90
Consumption N/A N/A N/A N/A
Net Exports (Production Minus Consumption) N/A N/A 0 0
Sources: IMF, EIU, Bank of Sierra Leone, Ministry of Mineral Resources, Sierra Leone

 

SIERRA LEONE: EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES COMPANIES


State-owned Major Private Multi-national
Oil and Gas - Repsol, Woodside, Tullow, Anadarko
Mining - Sierra Mineral Holdings I Ltd. (Titanium Resources Group), Koidu Holdings S.A., Sierra Rutile Ltd. (Titanium Field Resources Ltd. and U.S. Titanium, LLC)
Sources: EITI, USGS

 

SIERRA LEONE: KEY ECONOMIC AND GOVERNANCE INDICATORS

GDP
(IMF)
$4.1B
GDP per capita
(IMF)
$284
Population (millions)
(World Bank)
$5.4M
Life Expectancy at Birth (years)
(UNDP)
47.3
% Population Living on < $2/day
(UNDP)
76.1
United Nations Human Development Value
(UNDP)
0.365
Gini Index Value
(UNDP)
42.5
Annual Population Growth Rate (%)
(UNDP)
1.8
TI Corruption Perceptions Index
(out of 179 countries)
158
Key World Bank Governance Indicators
(percentile, 0 to 100)*
World Bank Governance Matters
Voice and Accountability 38.5
Government Effectiveness 11.4
Regulatory Quality 20.3
Rule of Law 14.8
Control of Corruption 12.6
Political Stability 16.3
* Percentile rank indicates the percentage of countries worldwide that rank below Sierra Leone. Higher values indicate better governance.