Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Net financial flows, bilateral

Malawi
-13.16 million NFL, current US$
in 2024
Sierra Leone
-12.40 million NFL, current US$
in 2024
Malawi rank
70th
Sierra Leone rank
69th

Net financial flows, bilateral over time

  • Malawi
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports -12.40 million NFL, current US$ against -13.16 million NFL, current US$ in Malawi, a difference of 759,500 NFL, current US$.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 70th and Sierra Leone ranks 69th of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 23.79 million NFL, current US$ 6.35 million NFL, current US$ 17.44 million NFL, current US$ Malawi
1980s 13.23 million NFL, current US$ 10.13 million NFL, current US$ 3.10 million NFL, current US$ Malawi
1990s 6.13 million NFL, current US$ -1.03 million NFL, current US$ 7.16 million NFL, current US$ Malawi
2000s 1.49 million NFL, current US$ 1.41 million NFL, current US$ 86,785 NFL, current US$ Malawi
2010s 32.59 million NFL, current US$ 16.81 million NFL, current US$ 15.78 million NFL, current US$ Malawi
2020s -7.37 million NFL, current US$ 1.37 million NFL, current US$ 8.74 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, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at -12.40 million NFL, current US$ against -13.16 million NFL, current US$ in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in net financial flows, bilateral between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
759,500 NFL, current US$, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for net financial flows, bilateral?
Malawi ranks 70th and Sierra Leone ranks 69th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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
134 places, 6,321 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.