Eritrea vs Sierra Leone: Net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$)

Eritrea
-13.58 million NFL, current US$
in 2024
Sierra Leone
-12.40 million NFL, current US$
in 2024
Eritrea rank
73rd
Sierra Leone rank
71st

Net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$) over time

  • Eritrea
  • Sierra Leone
-50.0M-25.0M025.0M50.0M75.0M197019972024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports -12.40 million NFL, current US$ against -13.58 million NFL, current US$ in Eritrea, a difference of 1.18 million NFL, current US$.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 73rd and Sierra Leone ranks 71st of 123 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 22.51 million NFL, current US$ -11.46 million NFL, current US$ 33.98 million NFL, current US$ Eritrea
2000s 20.94 million NFL, current US$ 1.41 million NFL, current US$ 19.54 million NFL, current US$ Eritrea
2010s -18.59 million NFL, current US$ 16.81 million NFL, current US$ 35.40 million NFL, current US$ Sierra Leone
2020s -10.84 million NFL, current US$ 1.37 million NFL, current US$ 12.21 million NFL, current US$ Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net financial flows, bilateral, Eritrea or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at -12.40 million NFL, current US$ against -13.58 million NFL, current US$ in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in net financial flows, bilateral between Eritrea and Sierra Leone?
1.18 million NFL, current US$, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sierra Leone?
31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Sierra Leone rank globally for net financial flows, bilateral?
Eritrea ranks 73rd and Sierra Leone ranks 71st of 123 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$)
Unit
NFL, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
135 places, 6,334 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Bilateral debt includes loans from governments and their agencies (including central banks), loans from autonomous bodies, and direct loans from official export credit agencies. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.