Foreign assets in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Foreign assets was 1.30 billion current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
1.30 billion current US$
Change on year
up 21.1%
World rank
140th
of 150 countries
All-time high
1.30 billion current US$
in 2020
All-time low
120.00 million current US$
in 1999
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign assets in Sierra Leone, 1995–2020

0250.0M500.0M750.0M1.0B1.2B1995200720201995: 185.0M current US$1996: 155.0M current US$1997: 131.0M current US$1998: 137.0M current US$1999: 120.0M current US$2000: 126.0M current US$2001: 154.0M current US$2002: 194.0M current US$2003: 186.0M current US$2004: 252.0M current US$2005: 319.0M current US$2006: 399.0M current US$2007: 451.0M current US$2008: 459.0M current US$2009: 630.0M current US$2010: 694.0M current US$2011: 882.0M current US$2012: 950.0M current US$2013: 1.0B current US$2014: 1.1B current US$2015: 1.0B current US$2016: 886.0M current US$2017: 1.1B current US$2018: 1.0B current US$2019: 1.1B current US$2020: 1.3B current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Sierra Leone recorded 1.30 billion current US$ for foreign assets in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.1% on the previous year and up 86.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign assets in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.30 billion current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 120.00 million current US$, in 1999.

Sierra Leone ranks 140th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 145.60 million current US$ 120.00 million current US$ 185.00 million current US$ 5
2000s 317.00 million current US$ 126.00 million current US$ 630.00 million current US$ 10
2010s 974.10 million current US$ 694.00 million current US$ 1.10 billion current US$ 10
2020s 1.30 billion current US$ 1.30 billion current US$ 1.30 billion current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 137 Maldives 1.78 billion current US$ compare
  2. 138 Suriname 1.76 billion current US$ compare
  3. 139 Malawi 1.35 billion current US$ compare
  4. 141 Solomon Islands 940.00 million current US$ compare
  5. 142 Guinea-Bissau 926.00 million current US$ compare
  6. 143 Burundi 844.00 million current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign assets in Sierra Leone?
Foreign assets in Sierra Leone was 1.30 billion current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign assets recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 1.30 billion current US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign assets recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 120.00 million current US$ in 1999.
How does Sierra Leone rank for foreign assets?
Sierra Leone ranks 140th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign assets rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 86.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign assets (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign assets (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
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