Debt on Non-concessional terms in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Debt on Non-concessional terms was 518.52 million current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Debt on Non-concessional terms in Sierra Leone, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 518.52 million current US$ for debt on non-concessional terms in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 62.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt on non-concessional terms in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.06 billion current US$ in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$, in 1970.
Sierra Leone ranks 30th of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt on Non-concessional terms in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 40.98 million current US$ | — |
| 1972 | 41.88 million current US$ | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 48.99 million current US$ | +17.0% |
| 1974 | 89.49 million current US$ | +82.7% |
| 1975 | 99.92 million current US$ | +11.6% |
| 1976 | 122.16 million current US$ | +22.3% |
| 1977 | 163.89 million current US$ | +34.2% |
| 1978 | 206.58 million current US$ | +26.0% |
| 1979 | 270.40 million current US$ | +30.9% |
| 1980 | 308.67 million current US$ | +14.2% |
| 1981 | 431.20 million current US$ | +39.7% |
| 1982 | 439.35 million current US$ | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 436.35 million current US$ | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 448.21 million current US$ | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 508.17 million current US$ | +13.4% |
| 1986 | 628.95 million current US$ | +23.8% |
| 1987 | 752.38 million current US$ | +19.6% |
| 1988 | 731.82 million current US$ | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 790.29 million current US$ | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 883.09 million current US$ | +11.7% |
| 1991 | 940.10 million current US$ | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 1.01 billion current US$ | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 1.06 billion current US$ | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 966.62 million current US$ | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 546.86 million current US$ | -43.4% |
| 1996 | 501.97 million current US$ | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 465.61 million current US$ | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 527.41 million current US$ | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 536.72 million current US$ | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 428.44 million current US$ | -20.2% |
| 2001 | 319.26 million current US$ | -25.5% |
| 2002 | 346.12 million current US$ | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 383.70 million current US$ | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 373.32 million current US$ | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 547.30 million current US$ | +46.6% |
| 2006 | 348.44 million current US$ | -36.3% |
| 2007 | 291.61 million current US$ | -16.3% |
| 2008 | 309.06 million current US$ | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 470.46 million current US$ | +52.2% |
| 2010 | 486.31 million current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 518.52 million current US$ | +6.6% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 518.52 million current US$ is above the median for low income countries, which is 355.36 million current US$, 1.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 518.52 million current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 818.73 million current US$, 63% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 108.43 million current US$ | 0 current US$ | 270.40 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 547.54 million current US$ | 308.67 million current US$ | 790.29 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 743.68 million current US$ | 465.61 million current US$ | 1.06 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 381.77 million current US$ | 291.61 million current US$ | 547.30 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 502.42 million current US$ | 486.31 million current US$ | 518.52 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 27 Mozambique 818.73 million current US$ compare
- 28 Mauritania 649.26 million current US$ compare
- 29 Guinea 526.39 million current US$ compare
- 31 Mali 496.70 million current US$ compare
- 32 Eswatini 437.05 million current US$ compare
- 33 Burkina Faso 388.54 million current US$ compare
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 debt on non-concessional terms in Sierra Leone?
- Debt on non-concessional terms in Sierra Leone was 518.52 million current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest debt on non-concessional terms recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 billion current US$ in 1993.
- What is the lowest debt on non-concessional terms recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ in 1970.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for debt on non-concessional terms?
- Sierra Leone ranks 30th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is debt on non-concessional terms rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.4%. 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 Non-concessional terms (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Non-concessional Long-term Debt Outstanding and Disbursed (LDOD) conveys information about the borrower's receipt of aid from official lenders on non-concessional terms as defined by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECD. This is the difference between the total debt outstanding and disbursed less debt on concessional terms. 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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.