External debt stocks, long-term in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: External debt stocks, long-term was 1.31 billion DOD, current US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks, long-term in Sierra Leone, 1970–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 1.31 billion DOD, current US$ for external debt stocks, long-term in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.57 billion DOD, current US$ in 2005 and was at its lowest, 61.40 million DOD, current US$, in 1970.
Sierra Leone ranks 100th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 192.48 million DOD, current US$ | 61.40 million DOD, current US$ | 356.78 million DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 651.95 million DOD, current US$ | 418.54 million DOD, current US$ | 890.13 million DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.11 billion DOD, current US$ | 939.82 million DOD, current US$ | 1.40 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 billion DOD, current US$ | 481.90 million DOD, current US$ | 1.57 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 947.10 million DOD, current US$ | 660.79 million DOD, current US$ | 1.24 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.31 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.39 billion DOD, current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 97 Lesotho 1.62 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 98 Liberia 1.55 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 99 Belize 1.49 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 101 Guinea-Bissau 1.31 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 102 Gambia 1.31 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 103 Algeria 1.13 billion DOD, current US$ compare
More external debt data for Sierra Leone
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 9.00 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.0% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA -4.82 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -284,000 NFL, current US$ (2000)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 4.2% (2024)
- IMF repurchases and charges 75.79 million TDS, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, multilateral -18.01 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 67.72 million TDS, current US$ (2024)
- Multilateral debt service 71.4% (2024)
- Multilateral debt service 48.36 million TDS, current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, long-term in Sierra Leone?
- External debt stocks, long-term in Sierra Leone was 1.31 billion DOD, current US$ in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 billion DOD, current US$ in 2005.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.40 million DOD, current US$ in 1970.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for external debt stocks, long-term?
- Sierra Leone ranks 100th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, long-term rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.