Number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults was 3.48 per 100,000 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults in Sierra Leone, 2008–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 3.48 per 100,000 people for number of automated teller machines (atms) per 100,000 adults in 2024.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 821.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of automated teller machines (atms) per 100,000 adults in Sierra Leone peaked at 3.68 per 100,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3003 per 100,000 people, in 2008.
That places Sierra Leone 186th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.3003 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2009 | 0.4082 per 100,000 people | +35.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3961 per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3847 per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3736 per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3628 per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3774 per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 1.98 per 100,000 people | +424.3% |
| 2016 | 1.68 per 100,000 people | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 2.16 per 100,000 people | +28.4% |
| 2018 | 1.6 per 100,000 people | -25.7% |
| 2019 | 2.31 per 100,000 people | +44.2% |
| 2022 | 3.68 per 100,000 people | +59.1% |
| 2023 | 3.58 per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 3.48 per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 3.48 per 100,000 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.82 per 100,000 people, 91% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 3.48 per 100,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.93 per 100,000 people, 50% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +424.3% | 0.3774 per 100,000 people | 1.98 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3542 per 100,000 people | 0.3003 per 100,000 people | 0.4082 per 100,000 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.16 per 100,000 people | 0.3628 per 100,000 people | 2.31 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.58 per 100,000 people | 3.48 per 100,000 people | 3.68 per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More development goals data for Sierra Leone
- Red List Index 0.9225 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 94.32 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 61.77 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Infant deaths 14,038 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 7,350 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.2439 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 23,171 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of automated teller machines (atms) per 100,000 adults in Sierra Leone?
- Number of automated teller machines (atms) per 100,000 adults in Sierra Leone was 3.48 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of automated teller machines (atms) per 100,000 adults recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 3.68 per 100,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of automated teller machines (atms) per 100,000 adults recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3003 per 100,000 people in 2008.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for number of automated teller machines (atms) per 100,000 adults?
- Sierra Leone ranks 186th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of automated teller machines (atms) per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 821.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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