San Marino has a GDP of $1.83B compared to $7.55B for Sierra Leone, ranking 181/197 and 157/197 by economy size, respectively.
San Marino has $1.31B in government debt (64.1% of GDP), compared to $3.25B (44.3% of GDP) in Sierra Leone.
The chart below compares the two countries' GDP growth in both current (nominal) and constant dollars, accounting for inflation over time.
| Year | GDP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
San Marino
|
Sierra Leone
|
|||
| Current $ | Constant $ | Current $ | Constant $ | |
| 1960 | - | - | $322,151,961 | $2,005,356,249 |
| 1961 | - | - | $327,978,758 | $2,041,634,017 |
| 1962 | - | - | $342,872,549 | $2,134,343,945 |
| 1963 | - | - | $348,700,980 | $2,170,621,713 |
| 1964 | - | - | $372,011,438 | $2,315,732,958 |
| 1965 | - | - | $359,523,810 | $2,482,006,192 |
| 1966 | - | - | $375,630,252 | $2,524,200,297 |
| 1967 | - | - | $348,895,028 | $2,525,116,116 |
| 1968 | - | - | $329,991,597 | $2,576,121,538 |
| 1969 | - | - | $408,853,541 | $2,795,747,409 |
| 1970 | - | - | $434,584,634 | $3,036,754,626 |
| 1971 | - | - | $419,495,788 | $3,142,006,005 |
| 1972 | - | - | $465,254,682 | $3,170,291,432 |
| 1973 | - | - | $575,471,814 | $3,241,832,807 |
| 1974 | - | - | $648,940,351 | $3,355,291,389 |
| 1975 | - | - | $679,352,876 | $3,411,298,469 |
| 1976 | - | - | $594,810,422 | $3,395,975,723 |
| 1977 | - | - | $692,079,407 | $3,397,560,822 |
| 1978 | - | - | $960,765,043 | $3,479,317,421 |
| 1979 | - | - | $1,109,343,425 | $3,636,278,670 |
| 1980 | - | - | $1,100,476,190 | $3,812,401,965 |
| 1981 | - | - | $1,114,926,661 | $3,922,253,604 |
| 1982 | - | - | $1,294,995,964 | $4,109,806,182 |
| 1983 | - | - | $995,278,515 | $4,023,385,112 |
| 1984 | - | - | $1,087,450,199 | $4,188,063,643 |
| 1985 | - | - | $856,890,459 | $3,965,621,323 |
| 1986 | - | - | $490,181,457 | $4,014,638,262 |
| 1987 | - | - | $660,106,336 | $4,304,947,544 |
| 1988 | - | - | $1,055,083,933 | $4,000,157,258 |
| 1989 | - | - | $932,974,420 | $4,029,358,406 |
| 1990 | - | - | $649,644,098 | $4,164,341,831 |
| 1991 | - | - | $779,981,987 | $4,262,285,544 |
| 1992 | - | - | $679,940,814 | $3,451,901,040 |
| 1993 | - | - | $768,867,883 | $3,499,349,144 |
| 1994 | - | - | $911,853,802 | $3,431,203,335 |
| 1995 | - | - | $870,740,292 | $3,156,715,563 |
| 1996 | - | - | $941,709,423 | $3,212,078,681 |
| 1997 | $976,606,694 | $1,248,966,330 | $850,232,760 | $3,023,302,223 |
| 1998 | $1,048,316,128 | $1,342,209,396 | $672,368,187 | $3,077,268,550 |
| 1999 | $1,109,473,368 | $1,463,670,758 | $669,386,624 | $3,016,360,584 |
| 2000 | $1,007,661,367 | $1,495,569,702 | $635,866,404 | $3,217,030,904 |
| 2001 | $1,059,529,812 | $1,578,997,708 | $1,681,473,894 | $3,012,895,636 |
| 2002 | $1,148,872,072 | $1,583,905,238 | $1,933,863,911 | $3,812,040,143 |
| 2003 | $1,462,590,267 | $1,645,249,360 | $2,142,618,046 | $4,173,559,980 |
| 2004 | $1,715,340,543 | $1,720,089,190 | $2,237,350,687 | $4,443,958,502 |
| 2005 | $1,786,514,058 | $1,761,803,193 | $2,545,275,313 | $4,637,426,231 |
| 2006 | $1,909,765,165 | $1,829,281,727 | $3,263,697,467 | $4,836,052,320 |
| 2007 | $2,188,654,628 | $1,959,331,267 | $3,632,957,611 | $5,017,392,581 |
| 2008 | $2,403,213,305 | $1,949,516,207 | $4,157,895,298 | $5,202,336,667 |
| 2009 | $2,064,277,126 | $1,748,307,486 | $3,953,403,098 | $5,281,974,206 |
| 2010 | $1,881,191,925 | $1,652,610,655 | $4,262,805,967 | $5,617,678,842 |
| 2011 | $1,813,717,439 | $1,515,199,821 | $4,861,632,885 | $6,072,747,635 |
| 2012 | $1,604,701,299 | $1,408,461,048 | $6,141,666,509 | $6,715,143,020 |
| 2013 | $1,678,741,475 | $1,397,419,106 | $7,502,762,863 | $7,699,806,186 |
| 2014 | $1,673,911,426 | $1,387,604,047 | $7,686,138,791 | $7,098,065,168 |
| 2015 | $1,419,401,071 | $1,419,401,071 | $6,788,352,975 | $6,788,352,975 |
| 2016 | $1,468,343,140 | $1,452,677,592 | $6,084,297,211 | $7,225,348,889 |
| 2017 | $1,528,620,346 | $1,456,429,357 | $5,749,846,528 | $7,457,128,029 |
| 2018 | $1,655,353,653 | $1,478,187,033 | $6,390,514,689 | $7,672,926,607 |
| 2019 | $1,616,232,125 | $1,508,721,723 | $6,526,183,564 | $8,095,145,458 |
| 2020 | $1,544,714,493 | $1,408,423,248 | $6,693,888,876 | $7,993,685,031 |
| 2021 | $1,855,396,000 | $1,604,162,946 | $7,173,379,137 | $8,465,060,863 |
| 2022 | $1,831,700,577 | $1,730,866,818 | $7,124,465,160 | $8,914,856,495 |
| 2023 | - | - | $6,411,787,856 | $9,423,896,753 |
| 2024 | - | - | $7,547,843,281 | $9,800,852,626 |
Economic indicators
|
San Marino
|
Sierra Leone
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product |
$1.83B
2022 |
$7.55B
2024 |
| GDP rank |
181/197
2022 |
157/197
2024 |
| GDP growth |
-1.28%
2021-2022 |
17.7%
2023-2024 |
| GDP per capita |
$54,265
2022 |
$873
2024 |
| GDP per capita rank |
20/197
2022 |
183/197
2024 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$75,941
2022 |
$3,516
2024 |
| Government debt |
$1.31B
2022 |
$3.25B
2024 |
| Debt-to-GDP ratio |
64.1%
2025 |
44.3%
2025 |
| Government debt per person |
$38,712
2022 |
$376
2024 |
| Government debt per person rank |
15/185
2022 |
174/185
2024 |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$44,308
2025 |
$3,438
2025 |
| Income share by richest 10% | n/a |
29.4%
2018 |
| Income share by poorest 10% | n/a |
3.4%
2018 |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
22.1%
2025 |
17.7%
2025 |
| Consumer prices inflation |
2%
2024-2025 |
9.4%
2024-2025 |
| Central bank interest rate | n/a |
24.8%
2024 |
| Unemployment rate |
4.91%
2022 |
3.19%
2018 |
| Population |
33996
|
8961932
|
GDP per capita in San Marino vs Sierra Leone
San Marino's GDP per capita is $54,265, ranking 20/197, compared to $873 in Sierra Leone, ranking 183/197. Adjusted for purchasing power (GDP per capita PPP), San Marino ranks 17th at $75,941, while Sierra Leone ranks 171st at $3,516.
| Year | Current $ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
San Marino
|
Sierra Leone
|
|||
| GDP per capita | GDP per capita, PPP | GDP per capita | GDP per capita, PPP | |
| 1960 | - | - | $142 | - |
| 1961 | - | - | $142.3 | - |
| 1962 | - | - | $146.4 | - |
| 1963 | - | - | $146.4 | - |
| 1964 | - | - | $153.4 | - |
| 1965 | - | - | $145.6 | - |
| 1966 | - | - | $149.4 | - |
| 1967 | - | - | $136.2 | - |
| 1968 | - | - | $126.4 | - |
| 1969 | - | - | $153.6 | - |
| 1970 | - | - | $160.2 | - |
| 1971 | - | - | $151.8 | - |
| 1972 | - | - | $165.3 | - |
| 1973 | - | - | $200.7 | - |
| 1974 | - | - | $222.2 | - |
| 1975 | - | - | $228.4 | - |
| 1976 | - | - | $196.4 | - |
| 1977 | - | - | $224.3 | - |
| 1978 | - | - | $305 | - |
| 1979 | - | - | $346 | - |
| 1980 | - | - | $336 | - |
| 1981 | - | - | $334 | - |
| 1982 | - | - | $380 | - |
| 1983 | - | - | $285.9 | - |
| 1984 | - | - | $306 | - |
| 1985 | - | - | $235.5 | - |
| 1986 | - | - | $131.5 | - |
| 1987 | - | - | $172.4 | - |
| 1988 | - | - | $268.2 | - |
| 1989 | - | - | $231.3 | - |
| 1990 | - | - | $154.8 | $1,382 |
| 1991 | - | - | $183.7 | $1,445 |
| 1992 | - | - | $163.2 | $1,220 |
| 1993 | - | - | $185 | $1,269 |
| 1994 | - | - | $218.5 | $1,266 |
| 1995 | - | - | $208.4 | $1,187 |
| 1996 | - | - | $224.3 | $1,225 |
| 1997 | $37,853 | $44,426 | $199.9 | $1,157 |
| 1998 | $40,127 | $47,679 | $156.5 | $1,180 |
| 1999 | $41,932 | $52,064 | $155 | $1,167 |
| 2000 | $37,601 | $53,713 | $143.7 | $1,242 |
| 2001 | $39,035 | $57,252 | $358 | $1,121 |
| 2002 | $41,791 | $57,584 | $389 | $1,360 |
| 2003 | $52,530 | $60,224 | $414 | $1,458 |
| 2004 | $58,232 | $61,114 | $418 | $1,541 |
| 2005 | $59,878 | $63,739 | $463 | $1,615 |
| 2006 | $63,271 | $67,434 | $580 | $1,698 |
| 2007 | $70,124 | $71,744 | $632 | $1,770 |
| 2008 | $75,902 | $71,724 | $705 | $1,824 |
| 2009 | $62,429 | $61,970 | $653 | $1,814 |
| 2010 | $56,543 | $58,926 | $685 | $1,900 |
| 2011 | $55,601 | $56,240 | $761 | $2,043 |
| 2012 | $47,946 | $51,274 | $938 | $2,317 |
| 2013 | $50,808 | $50,770 | $1,117 | $2,701 |
| 2014 | $51,260 | $52,909 | $1,118 | $2,762 |
| 2015 | $43,147 | $52,247 | $965 | $2,560 |
| 2016 | $44,359 | $53,033 | $844 | $2,635 |
| 2017 | $45,192 | $52,463 | $779 | $2,501 |
| 2018 | $47,951 | $54,461 | $846 | $2,640 |
| 2019 | $46,627 | $57,444 | $844 | $2,705 |
| 2020 | $44,427 | $55,207 | $846 | $2,721 |
| 2021 | $54,169 | $64,745 | $886 | $2,852 |
| 2022 | $54,265 | $75,941 | $861 | $3,147 |
| 2023 | - | - | $758 | $3,371 |
| 2024 | - | - | $873 | $3,516 |
Spending and national debt comparison
In 2024, San Marino's government spending was $397M, accounting for 22.1% of its GDP, while Sierra Leone's spent $1.33B, or 17.7% of GDP.
Debt-to-GDP ratio is 64.1% in San Marino and 44.3% in Sierra Leone, ranking 69/185 and 118/185, respectively.
| Year | % of GDP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
San Marino
|
Sierra Leone
|
|||
| Government spending | Government debt | Government spending | Government debt | |
| 2000 | - | - | 10.3% | - |
| 2001 | - | 11.6% | 12% | 113.5% |
| 2002 | - | 17.2% | 12.6% | 99.8% |
| 2003 | - | 16.1% | 11.7% | 99.8% |
| 2004 | 19% | 16.9% | 11.1% | 93.2% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | 14.5% | 10.9% | 78.9% |
| 2006 | 19.7% | 14.2% | 9.97% | 61.9% |
| 2007 | 20.7% | 12.6% | 8.1% | 26.4% |
| 2008 | 22% | 15.5% | 10.3% | 46.1% |
| 2009 | 24.8% | 20.1% | 11.3% | 31.1% |
| 2010 | 24.4% | 20% | 12.5% | 28.9% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | 16.6% | 13.2% | 25.8% |
| 2012 | 30.6% | 17.2% | 13.5% | 24.1% |
| 2013 | 30.2% | 23.2% | 11.4% | 22.3% |
| 2014 | 23.7% | 21% | 13.5% | 26.8% |
| 2015 | 26.3% | 19.3% | 13.1% | 28.8% |
| 2016 | 23.4% | 21.4% | 14.9% | 38.9% |
| 2017 | 25.6% | 56.6% | 15% | 44.2% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | 56.7% | 13.7% | 44.2% |
| 2019 | 22.4% | 56.2% | 13.3% | 45.3% |
| 2020 | 59.2% | 69.8% | 15.6% | 46.4% |
| 2021 | 37.1% | 77.2% | 20.3% | 47.1% |
| 2022 | 21.7% | 71.3% | 19.5% | 54% |
| 2023 | 21.9% | 69.9% | 17.7% | 49.9% |
| 2024 | 22.4% | 65.2% | 17.6% | 43% |
| 2025 | 22.1% | 64.1% | 17.7% | 44.3% |
Government deficit by year
In 2022, San Marino's government surplus, the difference between spending and revenue, was $7.76M, equivalent to 0.42% of GDP. This compares to Sierra Leone's deficit of -$422M, or -5.93% of GDP.
Over the past 19 years, San Marino recorded a fiscal deficit in 12 of those years, while Sierra Leone ran a deficit in 18 years. On average, San Marino posted an annual deficit equal to -3.96% of GDP, compared to deficit of -2.19% of GDP for Sierra Leone.
| Year | Deficit/surplus, % of GDP | |
|---|---|---|
|
San Marino
|
Sierra Leone
|
|
| 2000 | - | -1.94% |
| 2001 | - | -3.22% |
| 2002 | - | -3.03% |
| 2003 | - | -2.78% |
| 2004 | 2.44% | -1.46% |
| 2005 | 3.58% | -1.17% |
| 2006 | 1.51% | -0.93% |
| 2007 | 1.83% | 12.6% |
| 2008 | 0.18% | -2.22% |
| 2009 | -2.46% | -1.51% |
| 2010 | -2.24% | -3.09% |
| 2011 | -4.05% | -2.78% |
| 2012 | -7.08% | -3.41% |
| 2013 | -7.74% | -1.74% |
| 2014 | 1.06% | -2.77% |
| 2015 | -3.32% | -2.86% |
| 2016 | -0.19% | -5.41% |
| 2017 | -3.49% | -5.61% |
| 2018 | -1.56% | -3.57% |
| 2019 | -0.11% | -1.95% |
| 2020 | -37.6% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | -16.4% | -4.35% |
| 2022 | 0.42% | -5.93% |
| 2023 | -0.73% | -4.99% |
| 2024 | -1.85% | -4.62% |
| 2025 | -1.71% | -4.2% |
Inflation comparison by year
Over the past 23 years, San Marino has recorded an average annual inflation rate of 1.95%, compared with 13.4% in Sierra Leone. In 2025, inflation was 2% in San Marino and 9.4% in Sierra Leone.
| Year | Inflation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
San Marino
|
Sierra Leone
|
San Marino
|
Sierra Leone
|
| 1996 | - | 23.1% | |
| 1997 | - | 14.6% | |
| 1998 | - | 36% | |
| 1999 | - | 34.1% | |
| 2000 | - | -0.9% | |
| 2001 | - | 2.6% | |
| 2002 | - | 0.1% | |
| 2003 | 1.3% | 4% | |
| 2004 | 1.4% | 12.9% | |
| 2005 | 1.7% | 13.7% | |
| 2006 | 2.1% | 10.5% | |
| 2007 | 2.5% | 17% | |
| 2008 | 4.1% | 8.2% | |
| 2009 | 2.4% | 7.5% | |
| 2010 | 2.4% | 7.2% | |
| 2011 | 2.2% | 6.8% | |
| 2012 | 2.8% | 6.6% | |
| 2013 | 1.6% | 5.5% | |
| 2014 | 1.1% | 4.6% | |
| 2015 | 0.1% | 6.7% | |
| 2016 | 0.6% | 10.9% | |
| 2017 | 1% | 18.2% | |
| 2018 | 1.2% | 16% | |
| 2019 | 0.5% | 14.8% | |
| 2020 | -0.1% | 13.4% | |
| 2021 | 1.6% | 11.9% | |
| 2022 | 5.3% | 27.2% | |
| 2023 | 5.9% | 47.7% | |
| 2024 | 1.2% | 28.4% | |
| 2025 | 2% | 9.4% | |
Balance of trade
|
San Marino
|
Sierra Leone
|
|
|---|---|---|
Current account balance
|
$284M
2022 |
-$606M
2023 |
| Current account balance ranking |
61/189
2022 |
106/189
2023 |
| Current account balance, % of GDP |
+15.5%
2022 |
-9.46%
2023 |
| Goods imports |
$2.32B
2022 |
$1.92B
2023 |
| Goods exports |
$2.73B
2022 |
$1.34B
2023 |
| Service imports |
$849M
2022 |
$348M
2023 |
| Service exports |
$891M
2022 |
$42.5M
2023 |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP |
173%
2022 |
43.5%
2024 |
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP |
197.4%
2022 |
20.9%
2024 |
Economic freedom indices
The indices of economic freedom below are issued by the Heritage Foundation. Higher scores indicate stronger economic health.
|
San Marino
|
Sierra Leone
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Economic freedom | 76 | 48 |
| Economic freedom ranking | 16/197 | 173/197 |
| Property rights | n/a | 33.8 |
| Government integrity | n/a | 36 |
| Judicial effectiveness | n/a | 41.5 |
| Tax burden | n/a | 87.8 |
| Government spending | n/a | 89 |
| Fiscal health | n/a | 53.8 |
| Business freedom | n/a | 37 |
| Labor freedom | n/a | 23.7 |
| Monetary freedom | n/a | 50.2 |
| Trade freedom | n/a | 63.6 |
| Investment freedom | n/a | 40 |
| Financial freedom | n/a | 20 |
More economic indicators
|
San Marino
|
Sierra Leone
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Services, % of GDP |
55.1%
2022 |
44.8%
2024 |
| Industry, % of GDP |
37.6%
2022 |
27.3%
2024 |
| Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, % of GDP |
0.01%
2022 |
25.4%
2024 |
|
GNI, Atlas method
|
$1.82B
2022 |
$7.26B
2024 |
| GNI per capita, PPP |
$69,360
2022 |
$3,490
2024 |
| Total reserves including gold |
$759M
2024 |
$433M
2024 |
| Total reserves ranking |
147/177
2024 |
160/177
2024 |
|
Net foreign direct investment
|
-$20.3M
2022 |
-$241M
2023 |
|
Net inflows of foreign direct investment
|
$85.9M
2022 |
$274M
2024 |
|
Net outflows of foreign direct investment
|
$65.6M
2022 |
-$33.3K
2010 |
|
Servicing debt to the IMF, % of GNI
|
n/a |
2.44%
2023 |
| Poverty at national poverty lines | n/a |
56.8%
2018 |
|
Gross capital formation, % of GDP
|
23%
2022 |
29.5%
2024 |
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