Sierra Leone vs Zimbabwe: Multilateral debt service
Multilateral debt service over time
- Sierra Leone
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 75.0% against 71.4% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 3.6%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 21st and Zimbabwe ranks 18th of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.9% | 51.3% | 44.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 16.8% | 8.6% | 8.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 33.6% | 32.6% | 1.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 56.7% | 18.4% | 38.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 71.2% | 31.7% | 39.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 68.9% | 40.0% | 28.9% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher multilateral debt service, Sierra Leone or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 75.0% against 71.4% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in multilateral debt service between Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
- 3.6%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe rank globally for multilateral debt service?
- Sierra Leone ranks 21st and Zimbabwe ranks 18th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Multilateral debt service is the repayment of principal and interest to the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral agencies. public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity.