Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans

Papua New Guinea
551.23 million
in 2024
Sierra Leone
546.77 million
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
55th
Sierra Leone rank
56th

Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 551.23 million against 546.77 million in Sierra Leone, a difference of 4.46 million.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 55th and Sierra Leone ranks 56th of 178 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 6 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 599.27 million 55.13 million 544.14 million Papua New Guinea
1970s 1.07 billion 52.22 million 1.02 billion Papua New Guinea
1980s 783.13 million 147.18 million 635.95 million Papua New Guinea
1990s 597.59 million 141.41 million 456.18 million Papua New Guinea
2000s 472.77 million 467.29 million 5.47 million Papua New Guinea
2010s 576.73 million 576.79 million 55,600 Sierra Leone
2020s 619.23 million 582.84 million 36.39 million Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
Papua New Guinea, at 551.23 million against 546.77 million in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
4.46 million, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans?
Papua New Guinea ranks 55th and Sierra Leone ranks 56th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans. 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
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 9,817 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed