What is the difference in 24_international reserves between Malawi and Sierra Leone?

4.81 million excluding gold, with Malawi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?

32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

IMF, published as 24_International reserves (excluding gold). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs Sierra Leone: 24_International reserves

Malawi

424.65 million excluding gold

in 2021

Sierra Leone

419.84 million excluding gold

in 2025

Malawi rank

158th

Sierra Leone rank

159th

24_International reserves over time

Malawi
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 424.65 million excluding gold against 419.84 million excluding gold in Sierra Leone, a difference of 4.81 million excluding gold.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 158th and Sierra Leone ranks 159th of 175 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1990s	97.51 million excluding gold	24.03 million excluding gold	73.47 million excluding gold	Malawi
2000s	145.89 million excluding gold	112.84 million excluding gold	33.05 million excluding gold	Malawi
2010s	460.14 million excluding gold	491.23 million excluding gold	31.09 million excluding gold	Sierra Leone
2020s	580.18 million excluding gold	615.39 million excluding gold	35.21 million excluding gold	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher 24_international reserves, Malawi or Sierra Leone?: Malawi, at 424.65 million excluding gold against 419.84 million excluding gold in Sierra Leone as of 2021.
What is the difference in 24_international reserves between Malawi and Sierra Leone?: 4.81 million excluding gold, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for 24_international reserves?: Malawi ranks 158th and Sierra Leone ranks 159th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IMF, published as 24_International reserves (excluding gold). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: 24_International reserves (excluding gold)
Unit: excluding gold
Source: IMF
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 6,120 data points, 1990–2026
Last refreshed: 21 September 2026

The data on international reserve assets refer to entries published in the world tables of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics (IFS).