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Income inequality (Gini) in Sierra Leone
2003 – 2018 · 3 data points
15 of 29 · Countries
Updated 22 Oct 2026
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2003 – 2018
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Latest value · 2018
35.7
+5.0%
since 2011
Countries · 2018
15 of 29
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2003
−11%
−0.8% a year on average
Income inequality (Gini), 2003 – 2018 index
−11% since 2003
34
36
38
40
42
2003
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2018
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2003 – 2018
The series at a glance Sierra Leone · 2003 – 2018
Latest value
35.7 · 2018
First value
40.2 · 2003
Highest
40.2 · 2003
Lowest
34.0 · 2011
Average change
−0.8% a year on average
Data points
3
By year
All years · 2003 – 2018
| Year | Sierra Leone | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 35.7 | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 34.0 | −15% |
| 2003 | 40.2 |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2003 – 2018
Ranking · Countries
2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Income inequality (Gini) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Argentina | 41.7 | |
| 1 | Brazil | 53.9 | |
| 10 | Bulgaria | 41.3 | |
| 22 | Canada | 32.5 | |
| 11 | China | 38.5 | |
| 2 | Colombia | 51.6 | |
| 29 | Czechia | 25.0 | |
| 5 | Ecuador | 45.4 | |
| 28 | Finland | 27.3 | |
| 23 | France | 32.4 | |
| 24 | Germany | 31.9 | |
| 21 | Greece | 32.9 | |
| 3 | Honduras | 48.9 | |
| 12 | Indonesia | 36.3 | |
| 17 | Italy | 35.2 | |
| 14 | Lithuania | 35.7 | |
| 4 | Mexico | 46.0 | |
| 26 | Netherlands | 28.1 | |
| 27 | Norway | 27.6 | |
| 7 | Philippines | 42.3 | |
| 25 | Poland | 30.2 | |
| 13 | Romania | 35.8 | |
| 16 | Russia | 35.3 | |
| 15 | Sierra Leone | 35.7 | |
| 20 | South Korea | 33.7 | |
| 18 | Spain | 34.7 | |
| 6 | Türkiye | 42.4 | |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 33.7 | |
| 8 | United States | 41.8 |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2018
What it means
How unequally income is shared: 0 means everyone has the same, 100 means one person has everything.
How it is calculated
Gini index of income or consumption from household surveys.