Financial Sector in Sierra Leone 376 indicators covering financial sector for Sierra Leone. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre 6,868 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 4.7% 147th Reserve assets, Assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records -268.89 million 2023 down 721.4% 153rd Net errors and omissions, Net (credits less debits), Adjusted using -76.47 million 2023 up 45.2% 117th Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) -53.80 million 2023 up 87.7% 62nd Secondary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less) 329.43 million 2023 up 63.1% 100th Services balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) -304.99 million 2023 up 34.8% 116th Total current account credit/revenue, Credit/Revenue 1.71 billion 2023 down 13.6% 170th Current account balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) -606.36 million 2023 up 17.7% 115th Goods balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) -577.00 million 2023 down 1,552.8% 91st Goods, Credit/Revenue 1.34 billion 2023 down 12.8% 145th Primary income, Credit/Revenue 25,949 2023 down 99.8% 198th Services, Credit/Revenue 42.54 million 2023 down 80.8% 192nd Other investment, Net acquisition of financial assets, Assets 182.00 million 2023 up 282.1% 102nd Secondary income, Credit/Revenue 331.57 million 2023 up 54.7% 152nd Reserve assets, Monetary gold 0 US dollar 2024 — 118th Total assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) 15,551 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 14.3% 158th Capital account balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) 381.00 million 2023 up 308.3% 29th Total capital account credit/revenue, Credit/Revenue 381.00 million 2023 up 308.3% 48th Reserve assets, Currency and deposits 134.33 million US dollar 2024 down 66.0% 133rd Portfolio investment, Net acquisition of financial assets, Assets 0 2023 up 100.0% 153rd Other investment, Trade credits and advances 0 US dollar 2024 — 144th Direct investment, Net acquisition of financial assets, Assets 0 2023 up 100.0% 145th Other investment, Loans, Deposit taking corporations, except the 110.84 million US dollar 2024 — 96th International investment position, Assets, Adjusted using IMF 1.12 billion 2023 up 14.3% 153rd Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) 6,868 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 4.7% 146th Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) 1,762 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 down 58.8% 154th Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF 5,105 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 123.2% 80th Deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central 67.5% 2021 down 16.4% 161st Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations 4,061 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 down 3.3% 119th Inward Direct investment, Assets (gross), All financial instruments 0 2024 — 172nd Outward Direct investment, Assets (gross), All financial instruments 35.04 million 2024 up 17,658.8% 112th Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) 5,105 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 123.2% 76th Real effective exchange rate index 115.83 2010 = 100 2025 down 18.8% 26th Other investment, Trade credits and advances, Other Sectors (BPM6) 0 US dollar 2024 — 134th Currency in circulation outside of depository corporations 9.16 billion Domestic currency 2025 up 682.5% 111th Domestic Claims, Claims on Public Non-financial Corporations 74.93 billion 2012 up 7,678.4% 25th Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP 0.5% 2016 up 53.2% 128th Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy 9.7% 2025 up 2,947,550.0% 41st Broad Money 38.15 billion Domestic currency 2025 up 637.5% 122nd Securities issued by Central Government 0 Domestic currency 2025 — 5th Deposits (including electronic money) in Non-financial corporations 0 Domestic currency 2025 — 15th Currency issued by Central Government 0 Domestic currency 2025 — 10th Other investment, Other accounts receivable, Deposit taking 801,417 US dollar 2024 up 924.7% 98th Life insurance premium volume to GDP 0.1% 2016 up 295.1% 136th Other investment, Trade credits and advances, Other Sectors (BPM6) 0 US dollar 2024 — 125th Bank concentration 69.9% 2013 down 24.0% 92nd Bank Z-score 6.34 2019 up 34.4% 158th Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding 24.4% 2019 down 55.4% 132nd Portfolio investment, Equity and investment fund shares, Deposit 3,232 US dollar 2024 — 116th Bank noninterest income to total income 25.0% 2019 down 50.5% 145th Bank cost to income ratio 56.1% 2019 down 31.0% 73rd Bank return on assets 6.7% 2019 up 563.0% 2nd Bank return on assets 5.1% 2019 up 1,148.9% 2nd Bank return on equity 50.8% 2019 up 683.2% 1st Bank return on equity 38.7% 2019 up 1,375.4% 1st Bank overhead costs to total assets 9.0% 2019 down 1.7% 1st Other investment, Loans, Deposit taking corporations, except the 0 US dollar 2024 — 107th Other investment, Loans, Deposit taking corporations, except the 110.84 million US dollar 2024 — 63rd Bank net interest margin 14.7% 2019 up 78.2% 1st Rate 0.67 2024 down 23.9% 15th ← Previous Page 5 of 7 Next →