Sierra Leone Gini Index

Sierra Leone's gini index rose to 35.7 points in 2018, up from 34 points in 2011, according to World Bank. This represents an increase of 5% (1.7) from the previous year. Sierra Leone has gini index higher than the global median (35.70 points vs median 34.60 points). Compared with the median in Africa, Sierra Leone is lower (35.70 points vs regional median 37.70 points) and ranks 25th out of 36 countries in Africa. Gini Index measures income or consumption inequality in Sierra Leone for the reference period, scaled 0 to 100 where higher values indicate greater inequality.

Sierra Leone's poverty rate fell to 41.5% in 2018, down from 53.7% in 2011.