Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate was 11.1 cents on the dollar in 2019. ▲ Rising
Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate in Sierra Leone, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in cents on the dollar.
Analysis
In 2019, resolving insolvency: recovery rate in Sierra Leone stood at 11.1 cents on the dollar. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, resolving insolvency: recovery rate in Sierra Leone peaked at 11.1 cents on the dollar in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.4 cents on the dollar, in 2010.
That places Sierra Leone 159th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | cents on the dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 9.4 cents on the dollar | — |
| 2004 | 9.4 cents on the dollar | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9 cents on the dollar | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 8.7 cents on the dollar | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 8.5 cents on the dollar | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 8.5 cents on the dollar | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.5 cents on the dollar | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.4 cents on the dollar | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 9.2 cents on the dollar | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 9.2 cents on the dollar | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10.5 cents on the dollar | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 10.6 cents on the dollar | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 10.8 cents on the dollar | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 10.9 cents on the dollar | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 11.1 cents on the dollar | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 11.1 cents on the dollar | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.1 cents on the dollar | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 11.1 cents on the dollar is below the median for low income countries, which is 18.35 cents on the dollar, 60% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 11.1 cents on the dollar is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.9 cents on the dollar, 56% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.86 cents on the dollar | 8.5 cents on the dollar | 9.4 cents on the dollar | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.29 cents on the dollar | 8.4 cents on the dollar | 11.1 cents on the dollar | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More reference data data for Sierra Leone
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0238 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0797 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6534 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is resolving insolvency: recovery rate in Sierra Leone?
- Resolving insolvency: recovery rate in Sierra Leone was 11.1 cents on the dollar in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest resolving insolvency: recovery rate recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1 cents on the dollar in 2017.
- What is the lowest resolving insolvency: recovery rate recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4 cents on the dollar in 2010.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for resolving insolvency: recovery rate?
- Sierra Leone ranks 159th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is resolving insolvency: recovery rate rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate (cents on the dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The recovery rate is recorded as cents on the dollar recovered by secured creditors through judicial reorganization, liquidation or debt enforcement (foreclosure or receivership) proceedings. The calculation takes into account the outcome: whether the business emerges from the proceedings as a going concern or the assets are sold piecemeal.