Liberia vs Sierra Leone: External debt stocks, long-term
Liberia
1.55 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Sierra Leone
1.31 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Liberia rank
97th
Sierra Leone rank
99th
External debt stocks, long-term over time
- Liberia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 1.55 billion DOD, current US$ against 1.31 billion DOD, current US$ in Sierra Leone, a difference of 240.21 million DOD, current US$.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 97th and Sierra Leone ranks 99th of 120 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 224.08 million DOD, current US$ | 192.48 million DOD, current US$ | 31.60 million DOD, current US$ | Liberia |
| 1980s | 836.32 million DOD, current US$ | 651.95 million DOD, current US$ | 184.37 million DOD, current US$ | Liberia |
| 1990s | 1.10 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.11 billion DOD, current US$ | 7.37 million DOD, current US$ | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 1.07 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.07 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.31 million DOD, current US$ | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 461.39 million DOD, current US$ | 947.10 million DOD, current US$ | 485.71 million DOD, current US$ | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 1.23 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.35 billion DOD, current US$ | 127.77 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, Liberia or Sierra Leone?
- Liberia, at 1.55 billion DOD, current US$ against 1.31 billion DOD, current US$ in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term between Liberia and Sierra Leone?
- 240.21 million DOD, current US$, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sierra Leone?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and Sierra Leone rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term?
- Liberia ranks 97th and Sierra Leone ranks 99th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). 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.