Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita (DOD, current US$) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita (DOD, current US$) was 174.87 DOD, current US$ in 2011. ▲ Rising
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita in Sierra Leone, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 174.87 DOD, current US$ for debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita in 2011.
That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and down 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 390.58 DOD, current US$ in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0 DOD, current US$, in 1970.
That places Sierra Leone 32nd out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita (DOD, current US$) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 42.06 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1972 | 44.41 DOD, current US$ | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 51.78 DOD, current US$ | +16.6% |
| 1974 | 69.14 DOD, current US$ | +33.5% |
| 1975 | 72.03 DOD, current US$ | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 80.38 DOD, current US$ | +11.6% |
| 1977 | 97.73 DOD, current US$ | +21.6% |
| 1978 | 114.61 DOD, current US$ | +17.3% |
| 1979 | 135.88 DOD, current US$ | +18.6% |
| 1980 | 153.35 DOD, current US$ | +12.9% |
| 1981 | 186.81 DOD, current US$ | +21.8% |
| 1982 | 196.44 DOD, current US$ | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 192.29 DOD, current US$ | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 178.81 DOD, current US$ | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 200.4 DOD, current US$ | +12.1% |
| 1986 | 238.66 DOD, current US$ | +19.1% |
| 1987 | 275.45 DOD, current US$ | +15.4% |
| 1988 | 266.09 DOD, current US$ | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 274.12 DOD, current US$ | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 295.46 DOD, current US$ | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 313.05 DOD, current US$ | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 344.32 DOD, current US$ | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 387.11 DOD, current US$ | +12.4% |
| 1994 | 390.58 DOD, current US$ | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 312.84 DOD, current US$ | -19.9% |
| 1996 | 310.84 DOD, current US$ | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 298.97 DOD, current US$ | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 323.82 DOD, current US$ | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 318.88 DOD, current US$ | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 292.67 DOD, current US$ | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 285.02 DOD, current US$ | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 306.08 DOD, current US$ | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 326.92 DOD, current US$ | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 334.14 DOD, current US$ | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 344.58 DOD, current US$ | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 281.6 DOD, current US$ | -18.3% |
| 2007 | 100.62 DOD, current US$ | -64.3% |
| 2008 | 112.96 DOD, current US$ | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 149.32 DOD, current US$ | +32.2% |
| 2010 | 158.71 DOD, current US$ | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 174.87 DOD, current US$ | +10.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 174.87 DOD, current US$ is above the median for low income countries, which is 136.27 DOD, current US$, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 174.87 DOD, current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 246.53 DOD, current US$, 71% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita (DOD, current US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -64.3% | 281.6 DOD, current US$ | 100.62 DOD, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70.8 DOD, current US$ | 0 DOD, current US$ | 135.88 DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 216.24 DOD, current US$ | 153.35 DOD, current US$ | 275.45 DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 329.59 DOD, current US$ | 295.46 DOD, current US$ | 390.58 DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 253.39 DOD, current US$ | 100.62 DOD, current US$ | 344.58 DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 166.79 DOD, current US$ | 158.71 DOD, current US$ | 174.87 DOD, current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More external debt data for Sierra Leone
- Net financial flows, IBRD -284,000 NFL, current US$ (2000)
- 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)
- 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, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 136.55 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 897.42 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 1.31 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 1.31 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita in Sierra Leone was 174.87 DOD, current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 390.58 DOD, current US$ in 1994.
- What is the lowest debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 DOD, current US$ in 1970.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 32nd out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars per inhabitant of the country.