Debt on Concessional terms to export ratio in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Debt on Concessional terms to export ratio was 87.9% in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
87.9%
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
9th
of 36 countries
All-time high
455.8%
in 2005
All-time low
62.8%
in 2007
Years of data
7
2005–2011

Debt on Concessional terms to export ratio in Sierra Leone, 2005–2011

1002003004005002005200820112005: 455.8 % of exports2006: 352.3 % of exports2007: 62.8 % of exports2008: 88.2 % of exports2009: 93.8 % of exports2010: 95 % of exports2011: 87.9 % of exports

Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in % of exports.

Analysis

Sierra Leone recorded 87.9% for debt on concessional terms to export ratio in 2011.

The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 80.7% over ten years.

That places Sierra Leone 9th out of 36 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.

Debt on Concessional terms to export ratio in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Debt on Concessional terms to export ratio (% of exports) in Sierra Leone, 2005 to 2011.
Year % of exports Change
2005 455.8%
2006 352.3% -22.7%
2007 62.8% -82.2%
2008 88.2% +40.5%
2009 93.8% +6.3%
2010 95.0% +1.4%
2011 87.9% -7.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 210.6% 62.8% 455.8% 5
2010s 91.5% 87.9% 95.0% 2

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 6 Gambia 92.9% compare
  2. 7 Burkina Faso 91.6% compare
  3. 8 Rwanda 89.6% compare
  4. 10 Cape Verde 86.3% compare
  5. 11 Ethiopia 84.4% compare
  6. 12 Mozambique 81.5% compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is debt on concessional terms to export ratio in Sierra Leone?
Debt on concessional terms to export ratio in Sierra Leone was 87.9% in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
What is the highest debt on concessional terms to export ratio recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 455.8% in 2005.
What is the lowest debt on concessional terms to export ratio recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 62.8% in 2007.
How does Sierra Leone rank for debt on concessional terms to export ratio?
Sierra Leone ranks 9th out of 36 countries with data for 2011.
Is debt on concessional terms to export ratio rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is down 80.7%. 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 Debt on Concessional terms to export ratio (% of exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Debt on Concessional terms to export ratio (% of exports)
Unit
% of exports
Source
World Bank, Global Development Finance
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
42 places, 283 data points, 2005–2011
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Concessional Long-term Debt Outstanding and Disbursed (LDOD) conveys information about the borrower's receipt of aid from official lenders at concessional terms as defined by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECD. Concessional debt is defined as loans with an original grant element of 25 percent or more. The grant equivalent of a loan is its commitment (present) value, less the discounted present value of its contractual debt service; conventionally, future service payments are discounted at 10 percent. The grant element of a loan is the grant equivalent expressed as a percentage of the amount committed. It is used as a measure of the overall cost of borrowing. Loans from major regional development banks--African Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, and the Inter-American Development Bank--and from the World Bank are classified as concessional according to each institution's classification and not according to the DAC definition, as was the practice in earlier reports. LDOD is the total outstanding long-term debt at year end. 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.  The denominator is the sum of total goods and service exports (per the balance of payments account) and workers' remittances (per the balance of payments account).