CPIA debt policy rating in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: CPIA debt policy rating was 3 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▼ Falling
CPIA debt policy rating in Sierra Leone, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 3 1=low to 6=high for cpia debt policy rating in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia debt policy rating in Sierra Leone peaked at 3.5 1=low to 6=high in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3 1=low to 6=high, in 2018.
That places Sierra Leone 42nd out of 84 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.4 1=low to 6=high | 3 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 1=low to 6=high | 3 1=low to 6=high | 3 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 42 Angola 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Cape Verde 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Central African Republic 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Dominica 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Gambia 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Ghana 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Kenya 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Liberia 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Micronesia (country) 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Mongolia 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Myanmar 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Papua New Guinea 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Sri Lanka 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Saint Lucia 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Tajikistan 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Tonga 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Vanuatu 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 42 Zambia 3 1=low to 6=high compare
More public sector data for Sierra Leone
- Arms imports 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2016)
- Military expenditure 0.5% (2024)
- Military expenditure 36.45 million current USD (2024)
- Armed forces personnel, total 9,000 (2020)
- Armed forces personnel 0.4% (2020)
- Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score 70 scale 0-100 (2024)
- Intentional homicides 2.22 per 100,000 people (2020)
- Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score 68.65 scale 0-100 (2024)
- Military expenditure 817.89 million current LCU (2024)
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 29.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpia debt policy rating in Sierra Leone?
- Cpia debt policy rating in Sierra Leone was 3 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest cpia debt policy rating recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5 1=low to 6=high in 2005.
- What is the lowest cpia debt policy rating recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 1=low to 6=high in 2018.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for cpia debt policy rating?
- Sierra Leone ranks 42nd out of 84 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cpia debt policy rating rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of CPIA debt policy rating (1=low to 6=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) measures the extent to which a country’s policy and institutional framework supports sustainable growth and poverty reduction, and consequently the effective use of development assistance. The outcome of the exercise yields both an overall score and scores for sixteen criteria that compose the CPIA. These criteria include: A. Economic Management (1. Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies; 2. Fiscal Policy; 3. Debt Policy and Management), B. Structural Policies (4. Trade; 5. Financial Sector; 6. Business Regulatory Environment), C. Policies for Social Inclusion/Equity (7. Gender equality; 8. Equity of public resource use; 9. Building human resources; 10. Social protection and labor; 11. Policies and institutions for environmental sustainability), D. Public Sector Management and Institutions (12. Property rights and rule-based governance; 13. Quality of budgetary and financial management; 14. Efficiency of revenue mobilization; 15. Quality of public administration; 16. Transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector). The Debt Policy and Management criterion assesses whether the country’s debt management strategy is conducive to ensure medium-term debt sustainability and minimize budgetary risks. The criterion covers: (a) the extent to which external and domestic debt is contracted with a view to achieving/maintaining debt sustainability; and (b) the effectiveness of debt management functions (including the degree of coordination between debt management and other macroeconomic policies, the effectiveness of the debt management unit, and the existence of a debt management strategy and of a legal framework for borrowing).