Sierra Leone vs Somalia: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth

Sierra Leone
5.74 % change on previous year
in 2024
Somalia
6.27 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
51st
Somalia rank
49th

Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 6.27 % change on previous year against 5.74 % change on previous year in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.53 % change on previous year.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 39 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 51st and Somalia ranks 49th of 178 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 38.85 % change on previous year 3.82 % change on previous year 35.04 % change on previous year Sierra Leone
1970s 9.7 % change on previous year 21.16 % change on previous year 11.46 % change on previous year Somalia
1980s 12.8 % change on previous year 14.47 % change on previous year 1.66 % change on previous year Somalia
1990s 8.79 % change on previous year 16.76 % change on previous year 7.97 % change on previous year Somalia
2000s 23.53 % change on previous year 18.86 % change on previous year 4.67 % change on previous year Sierra Leone
2010s 6.06 % change on previous year 14.59 % change on previous year 8.53 % change on previous year Somalia
2020s 1.11 % change on previous year 8.36 % change on previous year 7.25 % change on previous year Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth, Sierra Leone or Somalia?
Somalia, at 6.27 % change on previous year against 5.74 % change on previous year in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth between Sierra Leone and Somalia?
0.53 % change on previous year, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Somalia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and Somalia rank globally for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth?
Sierra Leone ranks 51st and Somalia ranks 49th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
185 places, 9,520 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.