Adjustments to scheduled interest in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Adjustments to scheduled interest was -6.57 million current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Adjustments to scheduled interest in Sierra Leone, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded -6.57 million current US$ for adjustments to scheduled interest in 2011.
That represents a change of down 41.2% on the previous year and down 299.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjustments to scheduled interest in Sierra Leone peaked at 61.65 million current US$ in 1990 and was at its lowest, -10.38 million current US$, in 1994.
Sierra Leone ranks 36th of 46 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjustments to scheduled interest in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.03 million current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 41,000 current US$ | -98.0% |
| 1972 | -37,000 current US$ | -190.2% |
| 1973 | 31,000 current US$ | -183.8% |
| 1974 | 42,000 current US$ | +35.5% |
| 1975 | 45,000 current US$ | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 21,000 current US$ | -53.3% |
| 1977 | -15,000 current US$ | -171.4% |
| 1978 | 57,000 current US$ | -480.0% |
| 1979 | -171,000 current US$ | -400.0% |
| 1980 | -796,000 current US$ | +365.5% |
| 1981 | -550,000 current US$ | -30.9% |
| 1982 | -195,000 current US$ | -64.5% |
| 1983 | -79,000 current US$ | -59.5% |
| 1984 | -331,000 current US$ | +319.0% |
| 1985 | 12.38 million current US$ | -3841.4% |
| 1986 | 19.73 million current US$ | +59.3% |
| 1987 | 19.14 million current US$ | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 23.19 million current US$ | +21.1% |
| 1989 | 19.16 million current US$ | -17.4% |
| 1990 | 61.65 million current US$ | +221.8% |
| 1991 | 55.97 million current US$ | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 45.00 million current US$ | -19.6% |
| 1993 | 18.71 million current US$ | -58.4% |
| 1994 | -10.38 million current US$ | -155.5% |
| 1995 | -4.95 million current US$ | -52.3% |
| 1996 | 408,000 current US$ | -108.2% |
| 1997 | 2.01 million current US$ | +391.9% |
| 1998 | 2.84 million current US$ | +41.7% |
| 1999 | 4.97 million current US$ | +74.9% |
| 2000 | 1.36 million current US$ | -72.6% |
| 2001 | 3.29 million current US$ | +141.3% |
| 2002 | 19.42 million current US$ | +489.6% |
| 2003 | 13.78 million current US$ | -29.0% |
| 2004 | 9.37 million current US$ | -32.0% |
| 2005 | 13.30 million current US$ | +41.8% |
| 2006 | 10.10 million current US$ | -24.1% |
| 2007 | 18.65 million current US$ | +84.8% |
| 2008 | 19.90 million current US$ | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 17.78 million current US$ | -10.6% |
| 2010 | -4.65 million current US$ | -126.2% |
| 2011 | -6.57 million current US$ | +41.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's -6.57 million current US$ is below the median for low income countries, which is 735,243 current US$. (19 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's -6.57 million current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 434,909 current US$. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjustments to scheduled interest in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +3841.4% | -331,000 current US$ | 12.38 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 204,800 current US$ | -171,000 current US$ | 2.03 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.16 million current US$ | -796,000 current US$ | 23.19 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.62 million current US$ | -10.38 million current US$ | 61.65 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.70 million current US$ | 1.36 million current US$ | 19.90 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | -5.61 million current US$ | -6.57 million current US$ | -4.65 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More external debt data for Sierra Leone
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 9.00 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 1.04 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0013 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.0% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA -4.82 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.5577 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0.0007 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -284,000 NFL, current US$ (2000)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 4.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjustments to scheduled interest in Sierra Leone?
- Adjustments to scheduled interest in Sierra Leone was -6.57 million current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest adjustments to scheduled interest recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 61.65 million current US$ in 1990.
- What is the lowest adjustments to scheduled interest recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.38 million current US$ in 1994.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for adjustments to scheduled interest?
- Sierra Leone ranks 36th out of 46 countries with data for 2011.
- Is adjustments to scheduled interest rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 299.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Adjustments to scheduled interest (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest due is actual amounts of interest due in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. Interest payments are actual amounts of interest paid in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. This item includes interest paid on long-term debt, IMF charges, and interest paid on short-term debt. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.