Macro-economic Trend
This is a chart of trend of gross domestic product of Sierra Leone at market prices estimated by the International Monetary Fund and EconStats with figures in millions of Sierra Leone Leones.
| Year | Gross Domestic Product |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 246 |
| 1970 | 355 |
| 1975 | 572 |
| 1980 | 1,155 |
| 1985 | 4,365 |
| 1990 | 98,386 |
| 1995 | 657,604 |
| 2000 | 1,330,429 |
Current GDP per capita of Sierra Leone grew 32% in the Sixties reaching a peak growth of 107% in the Seventies. But this proved unsustainable and it consequently shrank by 52% in the Eighties and a further 10% in the Nineties.
Mean wages were $0.32 per manhour in 2009.
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