Economic Community of West African States

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Postal Sector Information

Total number of permanent post offices in the region

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Sierra Leone

  • 🔹 Sierra Leone Postal Services (SALPOST)
  • 103 employees
  • 79,662,539.00
  • 34
  • 1,329
  • 24 boxes
  • 0 postal operators
  • 0 post office branches

Posts National Data

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone2024Total number of staff96.00
Sierra Leone2024Total number of permanent post offices34.00
Sierra Leone2024Female employees as a percentage of total staff26.88%
Sierra Leone2024Number of permanent post offices connected to an electronic network3.00
Sierra Leone2024Average area covered by a permanent office (km²)1,328.52
Sierra Leone2024Operating revenue (SDR)8,213,057.00
Sierra Leone2024Percentage of income linked to other products21.00%
Sierra Leone2024Percentage of income linked to letter post5.94%
Sierra Leone2024Percentage of income linked to parcels and logistics services10.00%
Sierra Leone2024Percentage of items delivered through post office boxes0.48%
Sierra Leone2024Percentage of the population having mail delivered at home75.00%
Sierra Leone2024Percentage of the population having to collect mail from a postal establishment25.00%
Sierra Leone2024Percentage of the population without postal services72.00%
Sierra Leone2024Number of post office boxes1,921.00
Sierra Leone2024Number of letter-post items, domestic service1,672.00
Sierra Leone2024Number of letter-post items, international service - dispatch1,369.00
Sierra Leone2024Number of letter-post items, international service - receipt2,161.00
Sierra Leone2024Number of express items, international service - dispatch2,116.00
Sierra Leone2024Number of express items, international service - receipt326.00
Sierra Leone2024Number of parcels, international service - dispatch507.00
Sierra Leone2024Number of parcels, international service - receipt650.00
Sierra Leone2024Population (millions)8,791,181.00
Sierra Leone2024Area of territory (km²)71,740.00
Sierra Leone2023Total number of staff103.00
Sierra Leone2023Female employees as a percentage of total staff29.87%
Sierra Leone2023Total number of permanent post offices34.00
Sierra Leone2023Number of permanent post offices connected to an electronic network3.00
Sierra Leone2023Number of post offices providing public Internet access points1.00
Sierra Leone2023Percentage of income linked to other products14.60%
Sierra Leone2023Percentage of income linked to letter post82.27%
Sierra Leone2023Percentage of income linked to parcels and logistics services3.13%
Sierra Leone2023Percentage of items delivered through post office boxes19.00%
Sierra Leone2023Percentage of the population having mail delivered at home70.00%
Sierra Leone2023Percentage of the population having to collect mail from a postal establishment30.00%
Sierra Leone2023Percentage of the population without postal services70.00%
Sierra Leone2023Number of post office boxes24.00
Sierra Leone2023Number of letter-post items, domestic service71.00
Sierra Leone2023Number of letter-post items, international service - dispatch1,403,967.00
Sierra Leone2023Number of letter-post items, international service - receipt110,615.00
Sierra Leone2023Number of express items, domestic service26.00
Sierra Leone2023Number of express items, international service - dispatch2,386.00
Sierra Leone2023Number of express items, international service - receipt409.00
Sierra Leone2023Number of parcels, international service - dispatch517.00
Sierra Leone2023Number of parcels, international service - receipt1,317.00
Sierra Leone2023Population (millions)8,791.00
Sierra Leone2023Area of territory (km²)71,740.00
Sierra Leone2023Domestic letter delivery services - number of items680.00
Sierra Leone2023Average area covered by a permanent office (km²)1,328.52
Sierra Leone2023Operating revenue (SDR)79,662,539.00
Sierra Leone2022Total number of staff97.00
Sierra Leone2022Female employees as a percentage of total staff20.90%
Sierra Leone2022Total number of permanent post offices34.00
Sierra Leone2022Number of permanent post offices connected to an electronic network3.00
Sierra Leone2022Number of post offices providing public Internet access points1.00
Sierra Leone2022Percentage of income linked to other products40.22%
Sierra Leone2022Percentage of income linked to letter post54.15%
Sierra Leone2022Percentage of income linked to parcels and logistics services5.63%
Sierra Leone2022Percentage of items delivered through post office boxes15.00%
Sierra Leone2022Percentage of the population having mail delivered at home60.00%
Sierra Leone2022Percentage of the population having to collect mail from a postal establishment40.00%
Sierra Leone2022Percentage of the population without postal services62.00%
Sierra Leone2022Number of post office boxes22.00
Sierra Leone2022Number of letter-post items, domestic service68.00
Sierra Leone2022Number of letter-post items, international service - dispatch853,841.00
Sierra Leone2022Number of letter-post items, international service - receipt5,762.00
Sierra Leone2022Number of express items, domestic service22.00
Sierra Leone2022Number of express items, international service - dispatch1,637.00
Sierra Leone2022Number of express items, international service - receipt369.00
Sierra Leone2022Number of parcels, international service - dispatch648.00
Sierra Leone2022Number of parcels, international service - receipt1,228.00
Sierra Leone2022Population (millions)8,605.00
Sierra Leone2022Area of territory (km²)71,740.00
Sierra Leone2022Domestic letter delivery services - number of items625.00
Sierra Leone2021Total number of staff105.00
Sierra Leone2021Female employees as a percentage of total staff29.40%
Sierra Leone2021Total number of permanent post offices34.00
Sierra Leone2021Number of permanent post offices connected to an electronic network3.00
Sierra Leone2021Number of post offices providing public Internet access points1.00
Sierra Leone2021Percentage of income linked to other products52.22%
Sierra Leone2021Percentage of income linked to letter post7.95%
Sierra Leone2021Percentage of income linked to parcels and logistics services38.78%
Sierra Leone2021Percentage of items delivered through post office boxes20.00%
Sierra Leone2021Percentage of the population having mail delivered at home48.00%
Sierra Leone2021Percentage of the population having to collect mail from a postal establishment62.00%
Sierra Leone2021Percentage of the population without postal services58.00%
Sierra Leone2021Number of post office boxes27.00
Sierra Leone2021Number of letter-post items, domestic service50.00
Sierra Leone2021Number of letter-post items, international service - dispatch243.00
Sierra Leone2021Number of letter-post items, international service - receipt403.00
Sierra Leone2021Number of express items, domestic service25.00
Sierra Leone2021Number of express items, international service - dispatch400.00
Sierra Leone2021Number of express items, international service - receipt10.00
Sierra Leone2021Number of parcels, international service - dispatch484.00
Sierra Leone2021Number of parcels, international service - receipt43.00
Sierra Leone2021Population (millions)8,421.00
Sierra Leone2021Area of territory (km²)71,740.00
Sierra Leone2021Domestic letter delivery services - number of items580.00
Sierra Leone2021Operating revenue (SDR)219,627,763.00
Sierra Leone2019Total number of permanent post offices54.00
Sierra Leone2019Total number of staff97.00
Sierra Leone2019Average area covered by a permanent office (km²)1,328.52
Sierra Leone2019Operating revenue (SDR)326,797.00
Sierra Leone2019Number of letter-post items, domestic service20,043.00
Sierra Leone2019Number of letter-post items, international service - dispatch197,273.00
Sierra Leone2019Number of letter-post items, international service - receipt242,642.00
Sierra Leone2019Number of express items, international service - dispatch1,055.00
Sierra Leone2019Number of express items, international service - receipt459.00
Sierra Leone2019Number of parcels, international service - dispatch546.00
Sierra Leone2019Number of parcels, international service - receipt1,214.00
Sierra Leone2019Percentage of income linked to letter post54.13%
Sierra Leone2019Percentage of income linked to parcels and logistics services24.80%
Sierra Leone2019Percentage of income linked to postal financial services21.07%
Sierra Leone2019Percentage of items delivered through post office boxes10.00%
Sierra Leone2019Percentage of the population having mail delivered at home90.00%
Sierra Leone2019Percentage of the population having to collect mail from a postal establishment10.00%
Sierra Leone2019Female employees as a percentage of total staff27.00%
Sierra Leone2019Number of letter-boxes54.00
Sierra Leone2019Number of post office boxes3,718.00
Sierra Leone2018Total number of staff99.00
Sierra Leone2015Area of territory (km²)71,740.00
Sierra Leone2015Population (millions)6,453,000.00
Sierra Leone2015Rate of exchange (national currency for one SDR)78,142,000.00
Sierra Leone2015Total number of staff98.00
Sierra Leone2015Number of full-time staff84.00
Sierra Leone2015Number of part-time staff14.00
Sierra Leone2015Number of posts (in full-time equivalent)91.00
Sierra Leone2015Female employees as a percentage of total staff27.40%
Sierra Leone2015Percentage of delivery staff29.80%
Sierra Leone2015Percentage of female management staff40.00%
Sierra Leone2015Total number of permanent post offices54.00
Sierra Leone2015Number of permanent offices staffed by administration officials37.00
Sierra Leone2015Number of permanent offices staffed by people from outside the administration17.00
Sierra Leone2015Average area covered by a permanent office (km²)132,852.00
Sierra Leone2015Average number of inhabitants served by a permanent office11,950,341.00
Sierra Leone2015Number of mobile post offices (including rural delivery staff)29.00
Sierra Leone2015Number of post offices (permanent and mobile) accepting financial transactions54.00
Sierra Leone2015Number of sorting centres1.00
Sierra Leone2015Number of post offices providing public Internet access points1.00
Sierra Leone2015Number of permanent post offices connected to an electronic network1.00
Sierra Leone2015Operating revenue (SDR)332,514.00
Sierra Leone2015Operating expenditure (SDR)346,652.00
Sierra Leone2015Percentage of income linked to letter post61.63%
Sierra Leone2015Percentage of income linked to parcels and logistics services11.42%
Sierra Leone2015Percentage of income linked to postal financial services0.00%
Sierra Leone2015Percentage of income linked to other products26.95%
Sierra Leone2015Income from philately as a percentage of total income3.16%
Sierra Leone2015Average number of collections from boxes per working day in urban areas1.00
Sierra Leone2015Average number of collections from boxes per week in rural areas5.00
Sierra Leone2015Number of letter-boxes54.00
Sierra Leone2015Average number of deliveries per working day in urban areas2.00
Sierra Leone2015Average number of deliveries per week in rural areas5.00
Sierra Leone2015Number of post office boxes3,715.00
Sierra Leone2015Percentage of items delivered through post office boxes5.00%
Sierra Leone2015Percentage of the population having mail delivered at home90.00%
Sierra Leone2015Percentage of the population having to collect mail from a postal establishment10.00%
Sierra Leone2015Percentage of the population without postal services0.00%
Sierra Leone2015Domestic quality standard for priority mail2.00
Sierra Leone2015Domestic quality target for priority mail70.00
Sierra Leone2015Annual performance level65.00
Sierra Leone2015Number of letter-post items, domestic service19,136.00
Sierra Leone2015Number of letter-post items, international service - dispatch264,994.00
Sierra Leone2015Number of letter-post items, international service - receipt312,186.00
Sierra Leone2015Basic tariff for a domestic priority letter (first weight step)0.45
Sierra Leone2015Number of express items, domestic service12.00
Sierra Leone2015Number of express items, international service - dispatch990.00
Sierra Leone2015Number of express items, international service - receipt681.00
Sierra Leone2015Number of parcels, international service - dispatch181.00
Sierra Leone2015Number of parcels, international service - receipt1,211.00
Sierra Leone2015Domestic and international dispatch, all categories together7,425.00
Sierra Leone2015Number of postal savings bank or postal bank accounts9,186.00
Sierra Leone2015End-of-year assets in postal savings bank or postal bank accounts (SDR)268,739.00
Sierra Leone2015Operating result (SDR)-14,137.00
Sierra Leone2015Net result (SDR)-14,137.00
Sierra Leone2014Area of territory (km²)71,740.00
Sierra Leone2014Population (millions)6,257,000.00
Sierra Leone2014Rate of exchange (national currency for one SDR)717,644,900.00
Sierra Leone2014Total number of staff131.00
Sierra Leone2014Number of full-time staff117.00
Sierra Leone2014Number of part-time staff14.00
Sierra Leone2014Number of posts (in full-time equivalent)124.00
Sierra Leone2014Female employees as a percentage of total staff20.60%
Sierra Leone2014Percentage of delivery staff16.79%
Sierra Leone2014Percentage of female management staff25.00%
Sierra Leone2014Total number of permanent post offices55.00
Sierra Leone2014Number of permanent offices staffed by administration officials38.00
Sierra Leone2014Number of permanent offices staffed by people from outside the administration17.00
Sierra Leone2014Average area covered by a permanent office (km²)130,436.00
Sierra Leone2014Average number of inhabitants served by a permanent office11,375,835.00
Sierra Leone2014Number of mobile post offices (including rural delivery staff)0.00
Sierra Leone2014Number of post offices (permanent and mobile) accepting financial transactions55.00
Sierra Leone2014Number of sorting centres1.00
Sierra Leone2014Number of post offices providing public Internet access points1.00
Sierra Leone2014Number of permanent post offices connected to an electronic network1.00
Sierra Leone2014Operating revenue (SDR)386,514.00
Sierra Leone2014Operating expenditure (SDR)377,461.00
Sierra Leone2014Operating result (SDR)9,053.00
Sierra Leone2014Net result (SDR)6,337.00
Sierra Leone2014Percentage of income linked to letter post58.71%
Sierra Leone2014Percentage of income linked to parcels and logistics services6.30%
Sierra Leone2014Percentage of income linked to postal financial services0.00%
Sierra Leone2014Percentage of income linked to other products34.99%
Sierra Leone2014Income from philately as a percentage of total income0.43%
Sierra Leone2014Average number of collections from boxes per working day in urban areas1.00
Sierra Leone2014Average number of collections from boxes per week in rural areas5.00
Sierra Leone2014Number of letter-boxes55.00
Sierra Leone2014Average number of deliveries per working day in urban areas2.00
Sierra Leone2014Average number of deliveries per week in rural areas5.00
Sierra Leone2014Number of post office boxes3,715.00
Sierra Leone2014Percentage of items delivered through post office boxes15.00%
Sierra Leone2014Percentage of the population having mail delivered at home95.00%
Sierra Leone2014Percentage of the population having to collect mail from a postal establishment5.00%
Sierra Leone2014Percentage of the population without postal services0.00%
Sierra Leone2014Number of letter-post items, domestic service17,653.00
Sierra Leone2014Number of letter-post items, international service - dispatch294,442.00
Sierra Leone2014Number of letter-post items, international service - receipt364,751.00
Sierra Leone2014Number of express items, international service - dispatch780.00
Sierra Leone2014Number of express items, international service - receipt906.00
Sierra Leone2014Number of parcels, international service - dispatch88.00
Sierra Leone2014Number of parcels, international service - receipt1,681.00
Sierra Leone2014Number of postal savings bank or postal bank accounts9,186.00
Sierra Leone2014End-of-year assets in postal savings bank or postal bank accounts (SDR)292,624.00
Sierra Leone2013Area of territory (km²)71,740.00
Sierra Leone2013Population (millions)6,092,000.00
Sierra Leone2013Rate of exchange (national currency for one SDR)670,881,000.00
Sierra Leone2013Total number of staff129.00
Sierra Leone2013Number of full-time staff125.00
Sierra Leone2013Number of part-time staff4.00
Sierra Leone2013Number of posts (in full-time equivalent)125.00
Sierra Leone2013Female employees as a percentage of total staff18.60%
Sierra Leone2013Percentage of delivery staff20.90%
Sierra Leone2013Percentage of female management staff25.00%
Sierra Leone2013Total number of permanent post offices56.00
Sierra Leone2013Number of permanent offices staffed by administration officials38.00
Sierra Leone2013Number of permanent offices staffed by people from outside the administration18.00
Sierra Leone2013Average area covered by a permanent office (km²)128,107.00
Sierra Leone2013Average number of inhabitants served by a permanent office10,878,705.00
Sierra Leone2013Number of post offices (permanent and mobile) accepting financial transactions56.00
Sierra Leone2013Number of sorting centres1.00
Sierra Leone2013Number of post offices providing public Internet access points1.00
Sierra Leone2013Number of permanent post offices connected to an electronic network1.00
Sierra Leone2013Operating revenue (SDR)359,627.00
Sierra Leone2013Operating expenditure (SDR)314,656.00
Sierra Leone2013Operating result (SDR)44,972.00
Sierra Leone2013Net result (SDR)40,474.00
Sierra Leone2013Percentage of income linked to letter post57.42%
Sierra Leone2013Percentage of income linked to parcels and logistics services11.17%
Sierra Leone2013Percentage of income linked to postal financial services0.00%
Sierra Leone2013Percentage of income linked to other products31.41%
Sierra Leone2013Income from philately as a percentage of total income1.33%
Sierra Leone2013Average number of collections from boxes per working day in urban areas3.00
Sierra Leone2013Average number of collections from boxes per week in rural areas5.00
Sierra Leone2013Number of letter-boxes56.00
Sierra Leone2013Average number of deliveries per working day in urban areas2.00
Sierra Leone2013Average number of deliveries per week in rural areas5.00
Sierra Leone2013Number of post office boxes3,715.00
Sierra Leone2013Percentage of items delivered through post office boxes5.00%
Sierra Leone2013Percentage of the population having mail delivered at home95.00%
Sierra Leone2013Percentage of the population having to collect mail from a postal establishment5.00%
Sierra Leone2013Percentage of the population without postal services0.00%
Sierra Leone2013Average number of letter-post items posted per inhabitant0.05
Sierra Leone2013Number of letter-post items, domestic service16,048.00
Sierra Leone2013Number of letter-post items, international service - dispatch280,421.00
Sierra Leone2013Number of letter-post items, international service - receipt427,501.00
Sierra Leone2013Number of express items, international service - dispatch937.00
Sierra Leone2013Number of express items, international service - receipt1,183.00
Sierra Leone2013Number of parcels, international service - dispatch126.00
Sierra Leone2013Number of parcels, international service - receipt2,617.00
Sierra Leone2012Area of territory (km²)71,740.00
Sierra Leone2012Population (millions)6,126,000.00
Sierra Leone2012Average number of deliveries per working day in urban areas0.00
Sierra Leone2011Area of territory (km²)71,740.00
Sierra Leone2011Population (millions)5,997,000.00
Sierra Leone2011Rate of exchange (national currency for one SDR)672,096,700.00
Sierra Leone2011Total number of staff150.00
Sierra Leone2011Number of full-time staff148.00
Sierra Leone2011Number of part-time staff2.00
Sierra Leone2011Number of posts (in full-time equivalent)148.00
Sierra Leone2011Female employees as a percentage of total staff20.80%
Sierra Leone2011Percentage of delivery staff16.00%
Sierra Leone2011Percentage of female management staff10.00%
Sierra Leone2011Total number of permanent post offices56.00
Sierra Leone2011Number of permanent offices staffed by administration officials38.00
Sierra Leone2011Number of permanent offices staffed by people from outside the administration18.00
Sierra Leone2011Average area covered by a permanent office (km²)128,107.00
Sierra Leone2011Average number of inhabitants served by a permanent office10,709,796.00
Sierra Leone2011Number of post offices (permanent and mobile) accepting financial transactions56.00
Sierra Leone2011Number of sorting centres1.00
Sierra Leone2011Number of post offices providing public Internet access points1.00
Sierra Leone2011Number of permanent post offices connected to an electronic network1.00
Sierra Leone2011Operating revenue (SDR)317,674.00
Sierra Leone2011Operating expenditure (SDR)307,200.00
Sierra Leone2011Operating result (SDR)10,474.00
Sierra Leone2011Percentage of income linked to letter post45.00%
Sierra Leone2011Percentage of income linked to parcels and logistics services19.00%
Sierra Leone2011Percentage of income linked to postal financial services0.00%
Sierra Leone2011Percentage of income linked to other products36.00%
Sierra Leone2011Income from philately as a percentage of total income11.00%
Sierra Leone2011Average number of collections from boxes per working day in urban areas3.00
Sierra Leone2011Average number of collections from boxes per week in rural areas5.00
Sierra Leone2011Number of letter-boxes56.00
Sierra Leone2011Average number of deliveries per working day in urban areas2.00
Sierra Leone2011Average number of deliveries per week in rural areas5.00
Sierra Leone2011Number of post office boxes3,715.00
Sierra Leone2011Percentage of items delivered through post office boxes5.00%
Sierra Leone2011Percentage of the population having mail delivered at home95.00%
Sierra Leone2011Percentage of the population having to collect mail from a postal establishment5.00%
Sierra Leone2011Percentage of the population without postal services0.00%
Sierra Leone2011Average number of letter-post items posted per inhabitant0.04
Sierra Leone2011Number of letter-post items, domestic service13,255.00
Sierra Leone2011Number of letter-post items, international service - dispatch223,235.00
Sierra Leone2011Number of letter-post items, international service - receipt424,572.00
Sierra Leone2011Number of express items, international service - dispatch857.00
Sierra Leone2011Number of express items, international service - receipt974.00
Sierra Leone2011Number of parcels, international service - dispatch99.00
Sierra Leone2011Number of parcels, international service - receipt3,054.00
Sierra Leone2011Number of postal savings bank or postal bank accounts9,186.00
Sierra Leone2011End-of-year assets in postal savings bank or postal bank accounts (SDR)297,608.00
Sierra Leone2011Net result (SDR)-7,332.00

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