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
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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

Indicator
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
133 places, 6,432 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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.