How did Sierra Leone's GDP grow 26.3% in 2002?

Sierra Leone from The World Bank: Data. ... GDP (current US$). Details. 1960 1980 2000 Billion 0.5 5.0 Sierra Leone. Population, total. Details. 1960 1980 2000 Million 2.5 7.5 Sierra Leone. Gross enrollment ratio, primary, both sexes (%). Details. 1960 1980 2000 40 120 Sierra Leone. CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita). read more

The civil war wrecked the economy. A peace deal (that held) was signed in 2001 - money poured into the country from all sorts of sources (but the diaspora is probably the most important). 26% of almost nothing isn't actually very much. read more

Learn more about the Sierra Leone economy, including the population of Sierra Leone, GDP, facts, trade, business, inflation and other data and analysis on its economy from the Index of Economic Freedom published by The Heritage Foundation. read more