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Sierra Leone flag Sierra Leone Change log

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+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” (2021 est.) less than 1
+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.total.text β€” 0 (2021 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadcast media.text β€” 1 state-owned TV station; 3 private TV stations; 1 pay-TV service; 1 state-owned national radio station; about 24 private radio stations; transmissions of several international broadcasters available (2019)
+ Added Communications.Internet country code.text β€” .sl
+ Added Communications.Internet users.percent of population.text β€” 21% (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” (2022 est.) less than 1
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.total subscriptions.text β€” 0 (2021 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 108 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.total subscriptions.text β€” 8.93 million (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.note β€” note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.text β€” cassava, rice, oil palm fruit, vegetables, sweet potatoes, milk, citrus fruits, fruits, groundnuts, sugarcane (2023)
+ Added Economy.Budget.expenditures.text β€” $867 million (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Budget.revenues.text β€” $740 million (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2021.text β€” -$522.815 million (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2022.text β€” -$452.094 million (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2023.text β€” -$606.358 million (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.note β€” note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Debt - external.Debt - external 2023.text β€” $1.451 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Debt - external.note β€” note: present value of external debt in current US dollars
+ Added Economy.Economic overview.text β€” low-income West African economy; primarily subsistent agriculture; key iron and diamond mining activities suspended; slow recovery from 1990s civil war; systemic corruption; high-risk debt; high youth unemployment; natu…
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Currency.text β€” leones (SLL) per US dollar -
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2019.text β€” 9.01 (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2020.text β€” 9.83 (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2021.text β€” 10.439 (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2022.text β€” 14.048 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2023.text β€” 21.305 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.note β€” note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.text β€” iron ore, titanium ore, diamonds, aluminum ore, cocoa beans (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.note β€” note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.text β€” China 67%, India 6%, Belgium 5%, Netherlands 4%, Ireland 3% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2021.text β€” $928.689 million (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2022.text β€” $1.202 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2023.text β€” $1.382 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.note β€” note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).note β€” note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).text β€” $7.548 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.exports of goods and services.text β€” 20.9% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.government consumption.text β€” 5.5% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.household consumption.text β€” 87.6% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.imports of goods and services.text β€” -43.5% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.investment in fixed capital.text β€” 29.5% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.investment in inventories.text β€” 0% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.agriculture.text β€” 25.4% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.industry.text β€” 27.3% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.services.text β€” 44.8% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2018.text β€” 35.7 (2018 est.)
+ Added Economy.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income.note β€” note: index (0-100) of income distribution; higher values represent greater inequality
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.highest 10%.text β€” 29.4% (2018 est.)
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.lowest 10%.text β€” 3.4% (2018 est.)
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.note β€” note: % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.note β€” note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.text β€” rice, plastic products, packaged medicine, cement, cars (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.note β€” note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.text β€” China 32%, India 15%, UAE 5%, USA 5%, Turkey 5% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2021.text β€” $1.91 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2022.text β€” $2.074 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2023.text β€” $2.264 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.note β€” note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.note β€” note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.text β€” 4.7% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Industries.text β€” diamond mining; iron ore, rutile and bauxite mining; small-scale manufacturing (beverages, textiles, footwear)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022.text β€” 27.2% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023.text β€” 47.6% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024.text β€” 28.6% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).note β€” note: annual % change based on consumer prices
+ Added Economy.Labor force.note β€” note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work
+ Added Economy.Labor force.text β€” 2.863 million (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Population below poverty line.note β€” note: % of population with income below national poverty line
+ Added Economy.Population below poverty line.text β€” 56.8% (2018 est.)
+ Added Economy.Public debt.Public debt 2016.text β€” 54.9% of GDP (2016 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022.text β€” $24.312 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023.text β€” $25.7 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024.text β€” $26.728 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2022.text β€” 5.3% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2023.text β€” 5.7% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2024.text β€” 4% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.note β€” note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2022.text β€” $2,900 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2023.text β€” $3,000 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2024.text β€” $3,100 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2021.text β€” 2.6% of GDP (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2022.text β€” 4.1% of GDP (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2023.text β€” 4.6% of GDP (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.note β€” note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021.text β€” $945.908 million (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022.text β€” $624.496 million (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023.text β€” $495.699 million (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.note β€” note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2022.text β€” 3.2% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2023.text β€” 3.2% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2024.text β€” 3.2% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.note β€” note: % of labor force seeking employment
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).female.text β€” 2.5% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).male.text β€” 4.8% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).note β€” note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).total.text β€” 3.6% (2024 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - rural areas.text β€” 5%
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - total population.text β€” 29.4% (2022 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - urban areas.text β€” 55.3%
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.biomass and waste.text β€” 2.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.fossil fuels.text β€” 3.4% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.hydroelectricity.text β€” 84.4% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.solar.text β€” 9.8% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.consumption.text β€” 131.321 million kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.installed generating capacity.text β€” 149,000 kW (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.transmission/distribution losses.text β€” 81.921 million kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Energy consumption per capita.Total energy consumption per capita 2023.text β€” 2.301 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Petroleum.refined petroleum consumption.text β€” 9,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.from petroleum and other liquids.text β€” 1.342 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.total emissions.text β€” 1.342 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Climate.text β€” tropical; hot, humid; summer rainy season (May to December); winter dry season (December to April)
+ Added Environment.Environmental issues.text β€” overharvesting of timber, expansion of cattle grazing, and slash-and-burn agriculture resulting in deforestation, soil exhaustion, and flooding; loss of biodiversity; air pollution; water pollution; overfishing
+ Added Environment.International environmental agreements.party to.text β€” Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London C…
+ Added Environment.International environmental agreements.signed, but not ratified.text β€” Environmental Modification
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land.text β€” 54.7% (2023 est.)
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