One of the world’s poorest countries, Sierra Leone has made significant progress in overcoming the economic and development challenges left by high population growth and a decade of civil war. Since the war’s end in 2002, GDP growth reached 5.6 percent in 2011 and is predicted to rise to 6 percent in 2012 (World Bank). While recent high global commodity prices and currency depreciation caused average inflation to increase to 18.5 percent in 2011, that number is expected to decline in 2012 to 8.5 percent (World Bank).
General Information
- 5,8682,973,035,097 $460.00 $714,974,888 $%17.71 %%
Food Security
- 2,16235.00 %%174.00
Agricultural Production
| Agricultural Production | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 588,004 MT | 680,097 MT | 888,417 MT | 1,026,670 MT | |
| MT | MT | MT | MT | |
| 22,848 MT | 23,533 MT | 29,641 MT | 51,388 MT | |
| MT | MT | MT | MT |
Agricultural Exports
| Agricultural Exports | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MT | MT | MT | MT | |
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Agricultural Imports
| Agricultural Imports | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80,693 MT | 112,364 MT | 112,257 MT | 196,151 MT | |
| MT | MT | MT | MT | |
| 2,378 MT | 2,488 MT | 3,900 MT | 1,384 MT | |
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