Share of voting rights in international organizations in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of voting rights in international organizations was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of voting rights in international organizations in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Financing for Development Office – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of voting rights in international organizations in Sierra Leone stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 56.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of voting rights in international organizations in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2022.
That places Sierra Leone 66th out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Share of voting rights in international organizations in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +16.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -37.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -29.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2%, 61% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 36% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of voting rights in international organizations in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -37.0% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More social development data for Sierra Leone
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8,925 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8,925 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of voting rights in international organizations in Sierra Leone?
- Share of voting rights in international organizations in Sierra Leone was 0.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Financing for Development Office – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of voting rights in international organizations recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of voting rights in international organizations recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of voting rights in international organizations?
- Sierra Leone ranks 66th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of voting rights in international organizations rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Financing for Development Office – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of voting rights in international organizations. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of voting rights of developing countries in international organizations, by organization (%).