Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in was 15.5% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sierra Leone, 2007–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 15.5% for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in 2022. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sierra Leone peaked at 15.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2007.
Sierra Leone ranks 14th of 108 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.5% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 13.4% | — |
| 2019 | 12.9% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 15.5% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 0.0% | 13.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 14.2% | 15.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38,043 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 73,295 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,708 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 92,723 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2393 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sierra Leone?
- Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sierra Leone was 15.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2007.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Sierra Leone ranks 14th out of 108 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in upper-secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release