Iran vs Sierra Leone: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$)
Iran
1.05 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Sierra Leone
1.31 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Iran rank
107th
Sierra Leone rank
104th
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Iran
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 1.31 billion DOD, current US$ against 1.05 billion DOD, current US$ in Iran, a difference of 266.91 million DOD, current US$.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.3 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 107th and Sierra Leone ranks 104th of 123 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.84 billion DOD, current US$ | 651.95 million DOD, current US$ | 2.19 billion DOD, current US$ | Iran |
| 1990s | 7.57 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.11 billion DOD, current US$ | 6.46 billion DOD, current US$ | Iran |
| 2000s | 8.46 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.07 billion DOD, current US$ | 7.39 billion DOD, current US$ | Iran |
| 2010s | 2.92 billion DOD, current US$ | 951.16 million DOD, current US$ | 1.97 billion DOD, current US$ | Iran |
| 2020s | 1.12 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.36 billion DOD, current US$ | 236.44 million DOD, current US$ | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term, Iran or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 1.31 billion DOD, current US$ against 1.05 billion DOD, current US$ in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term between Iran and Sierra Leone?
- 266.91 million DOD, current US$, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sierra Leone?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Sierra Leone rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term?
- Iran ranks 107th and Sierra Leone ranks 104th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.