Liberia vs Sierra Leone: Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG)
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) over time
- Liberia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 7.84 TDS, current US$ per person against 6.2 TDS, current US$ per person in Liberia, a difference of 1.64 TDS, current US$ per person.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.3 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 108th and Sierra Leone ranks 107th of 122 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.79 TDS, current US$ per person | 6.51 TDS, current US$ per person | 9.28 TDS, current US$ per person | Liberia |
| 1980s | 10.16 TDS, current US$ per person | 7.72 TDS, current US$ per person | 2.44 TDS, current US$ per person | Liberia |
| 1990s | 2.88 TDS, current US$ per person | 5.96 TDS, current US$ per person | 3.08 TDS, current US$ per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 20.68 TDS, current US$ per person | 2.65 TDS, current US$ per person | 18.03 TDS, current US$ per person | Liberia |
| 2010s | 1.63 TDS, current US$ per person | 3.56 TDS, current US$ per person | 1.93 TDS, current US$ per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 5.41 TDS, current US$ per person | 7.62 TDS, current US$ per person | 2.21 TDS, current US$ per person | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg), Liberia or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 7.84 TDS, current US$ per person against 6.2 TDS, current US$ per person in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) between Liberia and Sierra Leone?
- 1.64 TDS, current US$ per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sierra Leone?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and Sierra Leone rank globally for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
- Liberia ranks 108th and Sierra Leone ranks 107th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.