Foreign liabilities in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Foreign liabilities was 3.07 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
3.07 billion real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
140th
of 149 countries
All-time high
10.79 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
All-time low
2.79 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2009
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities in Sierra Leone, 1995–2020

2.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B10.0B1995200720201995: 10.8B real chained 2019 US$1996: 9.8B real chained 2019 US$1997: 8.7B real chained 2019 US$1998: 8.7B real chained 2019 US$1999: 8.0B real chained 2019 US$2000: 7.0B real chained 2019 US$2001: 6.7B real chained 2019 US$2002: 6.7B real chained 2019 US$2003: 7.1B real chained 2019 US$2004: 8.2B real chained 2019 US$2005: 7.3B real chained 2019 US$2006: 6.9B real chained 2019 US$2007: 3.2B real chained 2019 US$2008: 2.9B real chained 2019 US$2009: 2.8B real chained 2019 US$2010: 3.4B real chained 2019 US$2011: 6.0B real chained 2019 US$2012: 5.9B real chained 2019 US$2013: 5.0B real chained 2019 US$2014: 5.3B real chained 2019 US$2015: 4.4B real chained 2019 US$2016: 3.3B real chained 2019 US$2017: 3.1B real chained 2019 US$2018: 3.0B real chained 2019 US$2019: 3.1B real chained 2019 US$2020: 3.1B real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

Sierra Leone recorded 3.07 billion real chained 2019 US$ for foreign liabilities in 2020.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in Sierra Leone peaked at 10.79 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.79 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 2009.

Sierra Leone ranks 140th of 149 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.22 billion real chained 2019 US$ 8.03 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10.79 billion real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 5.89 billion real chained 2019 US$ 2.79 billion real chained 2019 US$ 8.24 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 4.25 billion real chained 2019 US$ 3.03 billion real chained 2019 US$ 6.05 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 3.07 billion real chained 2019 US$ 3.07 billion real chained 2019 US$ 3.07 billion real chained 2019 US$ 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities in Sierra Leone?
Foreign liabilities in Sierra Leone was 3.07 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 10.79 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 2.79 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2009.
How does Sierra Leone rank for foreign liabilities?
Sierra Leone ranks 140th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
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