Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 22.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
22.6%
Change on year
up 26.4%
World rank
172nd
of 189 countries
All-time high
22.6%
in 2020
All-time low
13.2%
in 2014
Years of data
7
2008–2020
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Sierra Leone, 2008–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Sierra Leone stood at 22.6%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.4% on the previous year and up 67.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Sierra Leone peaked at 22.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2014.
That places Sierra Leone 172nd out of 189 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 13.3% | — |
| 2010 | 13.5% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | +35.6% |
| 2020 | 22.6% | +26.4% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 22.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 39.5%, 57% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 22.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.2%, 61% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.3% | 13.3% | 13.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 13.2% | 17.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 22.6% | 22.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 169 Mozambique 23.9% compare
- 170 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 23.2% compare
- 171 Zambia 22.7% compare
- 173 Ghana 22.6% compare
- 174 Afghanistan 20.7% compare
- 175 Mali 20.5% compare
More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6447 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6611 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Sierra Leone?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Sierra Leone was 22.6% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2014.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Sierra Leone ranks 172nd out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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