| 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources: Total: Billion Cubic M... (Cub m bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 160.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita (Cub m)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 22,601.55
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Marine Protected Areas: % of Total Surface Area (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.54
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Bank Liquid Reserves: to Bank Assets Ratio (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 22.44
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Total Reserves: Including Gold (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 497.24
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1966 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Total Reserves: % of Total External Debt (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 33.77
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Total Reserves: Months of Imports (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.91
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Total Reserves: Excluding Gold (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 497.24
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1966 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Domestic Credit: Net (SLL mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6,057,503.13
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Foreign Assets: Net (SLL mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,178,026.24
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Deposit Interest Rate (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.07
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Lending Interest Rate (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 17.92
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1966 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Interest Rate Spread (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 13.85
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Real Interest Rate (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.83
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1966 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Risk Premium on Lending: Lending Rate Minus Treasury Bill Rate (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.96
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1966 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Domestic Credit: Provided by Financial Sector: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 21.94
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Domestic Credit: to Private Sector: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5.12
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Grants and Other Revenue (SLL mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,235,477.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Grants and Other Revenue: % of Revenue (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 38.78
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Revenue Excluding Grants (SLL mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,226,204.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Revenue Excluding Grants: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9.81
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Exports (SLL mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Exports: % of Tax Revenue (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Goods and Services (SLL mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 769,487.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Goods and Services: % of ... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 24.15
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Goods and Services: % Val... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.67
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Customs and Other Import Duties (SLL mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 285,040.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Customs and Other Import Duties: %... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 14.62
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on International Trade (SLL mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 285,040.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on International Trade: % of... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8.95
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Other Taxes (SLL mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Other Taxes: % of Revenue (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Tax Revenue (SLL mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,950,200.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8.60
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Income: Profits and Capit... (SLL mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 895,672.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Income: Profits and Capit... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 28.12
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Income: Profits and Capit... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 45.93
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Expenditure: Compensation of Employees (SLL mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,442,720.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Expenditure: Compensation of Employees: % of Expenditure (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 54.02
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1999 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Expenditure: Goods and Services Expenditure (SLL mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 635,545.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Expenditure: Goods and Services Expenditure: % of Expenditure (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 23.80
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1999 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Expenditure: Interest Payments (SLL mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 221,359.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Expenditure: Interest Payments: % of Revenue (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.95
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Expenditure: Interest Payments: % of Expenditure (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8.29
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1999 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Expenditure: Other Expenditure (SLL mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 15,960.40
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1999 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Expenditure: Other Expenditure: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.60
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1999 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Expenditure (SLL mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,670,520.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1999 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Expenditure: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11.77
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1999 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Expenditure: Subsidies and Other Transfers (SLL mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 354,940.36
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1992 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Expenditure: Subsidies and Other Transfers: % of Expenditure (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 13.29
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1999 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Business Extent of Disclosure Index (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Ease of Doing Business Index: 1=Most Business-friendly Regulati... (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 160.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2017 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Depth of Credit Information Index: 0=Low To 8=High (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2013 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Private Credit Bureau Coverage: % of Adults (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2004 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Public Credit Registry Coverage: % of Adults (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.50
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2004 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Cost to Exports: USD per Container (USD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,185.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Exports: Number of Documents (Number)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Exports: Lead Time (Day)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 25.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Firms using Banks to Finance Investment: % of Firms (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Informal Payments to Public Officials: % of Firms (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 46.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Losses Due To Theft and Vandalism: % of Annual Sales for Affect... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11.70
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Time Required to Obtain an Operating License (Day)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 15.30
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Firms with Female Participation in Ownership: % of Firms (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 18.80
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Firms Formally Registered When Operations Started: % of Firms (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 91.30
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Value Lost Due to Electrical Outages: % of Sales for Affected F... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 15.80
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Firms Offering Formal Training: % of Firms (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 21.60
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Time Spent Dealing with the Requirements of Government Regulati... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 13.10
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Cost to Imports: USD per Container (USD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,575.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Imports: Number of Documents (Number)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Imports: Lead Time (Day)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 28.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Time to Resolve Insolvency (Year)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.30
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Strength of Legal Rights Index: 0=Weak To 12=Strong (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2013 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Time Required to Enforce a Contract (Day)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 515.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Time Required to Register Property (Day)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 56.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2004 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Procedures to Register Property (Number)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2004 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI per Capita (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 36.20
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Time Required to Start a Business (Day)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business (Number)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Time to Prepare and Pay Taxes (Hour)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 343.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Number of Visits or Required Meetings with Tax Officials: Avera... (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.20
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Tax Payments (Number)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 34.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Total Tax Rate: % of Profit (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 31.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Time Required to Build a Warehouse (Day)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 182.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Procedures to Build a Warehouse (Number)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 17.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Investment with Private Participation: Energy (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 30.00
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2007 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Scientific and Technical Journal Articles (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 48.20
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Trademark Applications: Direct Nonresident (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 751.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1963 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Trademark Applications: Direct Resident (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 350.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Trademark Applications: Total (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 751.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1963 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Business Regulatory Environment Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Debt Policy Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.50
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Economic Management Cluster Average: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.50
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Policy and Institutions For Environmental Sustainability ... (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Quality of Budgetary and Financial Management Rating: 1=L... (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.50
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Financial Sector Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Fiscal Policy Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Gender Equality Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA): Building Hu... (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: International Development Association: Resource Allocation Inde... (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.24
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Macroeconomic Management Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         |