Debt service, PPG and PNG private creditors (TDS, current US$) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Debt service, PPG and PNG private creditors (TDS, current US$) was 0 TDS, current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2011)
0 TDS, current US$
World rank
36th
of 50 countries
All-time high
56.77 million TDS, current US$
in 1981
All-time low
0 TDS, current US$
in 1996
Years of data
42
1970–2011
Debt service, PPG and PNG private creditors in Sierra Leone, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in TDS, current US$.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0 TDS, current US$ for debt service, ppg and png private creditors in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
Over the whole period, debt service, ppg and png private creditors in Sierra Leone peaked at 56.77 million TDS, current US$ in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0 TDS, current US$, in 1996.
Sierra Leone ranks 36th of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt service, PPG and PNG private creditors (TDS, current US$) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.06 million TDS, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 5.69 million TDS, current US$ | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 7.24 million TDS, current US$ | +27.1% |
| 1973 | 8.65 million TDS, current US$ | +19.6% |
| 1974 | 10.39 million TDS, current US$ | +20.0% |
| 1975 | 11.14 million TDS, current US$ | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 17.42 million TDS, current US$ | +56.4% |
| 1977 | 12.09 million TDS, current US$ | -30.6% |
| 1978 | 24.95 million TDS, current US$ | +106.5% |
| 1979 | 38.76 million TDS, current US$ | +55.3% |
| 1980 | 51.02 million TDS, current US$ | +31.6% |
| 1981 | 56.77 million TDS, current US$ | +11.3% |
| 1982 | 21.66 million TDS, current US$ | -61.8% |
| 1983 | 16.83 million TDS, current US$ | -22.3% |
| 1984 | 12.75 million TDS, current US$ | -24.2% |
| 1985 | 8.72 million TDS, current US$ | -31.6% |
| 1986 | 5.85 million TDS, current US$ | -32.9% |
| 1987 | 7.64 million TDS, current US$ | +30.6% |
| 1988 | 6.10 million TDS, current US$ | -20.2% |
| 1989 | 2.07 million TDS, current US$ | -66.1% |
| 1990 | 5.24 million TDS, current US$ | +153.6% |
| 1991 | 3.59 million TDS, current US$ | -31.5% |
| 1992 | 4.56 million TDS, current US$ | +27.0% |
| 1993 | 3.93 million TDS, current US$ | -13.9% |
| 1994 | 4.65 million TDS, current US$ | +18.4% |
| 1995 | 28.40 million TDS, current US$ | +510.7% |
| 1996 | 0 TDS, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 0 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 1998 | 0 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 1999 | 0 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 2000 | 0 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 2002 | 0 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 2003 | 455,000 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 2004 | 0 TDS, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 2006 | 0 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 2007 | 0 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 2008 | 0 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 2009 | 0 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 2010 | 0 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 2011 | 0 TDS, current US$ | — |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0 TDS, current US$ is below the median for low income countries, which is 37,000 TDS, current US$. (20 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0 TDS, current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.60 million TDS, current US$. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Debt service, PPG and PNG private creditors (TDS, current US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +510.7% | 4.65 million TDS, current US$ | 28.40 million TDS, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.24 million TDS, current US$ | 5.69 million TDS, current US$ | 38.76 million TDS, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.94 million TDS, current US$ | 2.07 million TDS, current US$ | 56.77 million TDS, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.04 million TDS, current US$ | 0 TDS, current US$ | 28.40 million TDS, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 45,500 TDS, current US$ | 0 TDS, current US$ | 455,000 TDS, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 TDS, current US$ | 0 TDS, current US$ | 0 TDS, current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 33 Botswana 263,000 TDS, current US$ compare
- 34 Malawi 174,000 TDS, current US$ compare
- 35 Central African Republic 74,000 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Benin 0 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Burundi 0 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Comoros 0 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Eritrea 0 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Guinea 0 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Guinea-Bissau 0 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Liberia 0 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Niger 0 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Rwanda 0 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Sao Tome and Principe 0 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Somalia 0 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Sudan 0 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Togo 0 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Uganda 0 TDS, current US$ compare
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 service, ppg and png private creditors in Sierra Leone?
- Debt service, ppg and png private creditors in Sierra Leone was 0 TDS, current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest debt service, ppg and png private creditors recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 56.77 million TDS, current US$ in 1981.
- What is the lowest debt service, ppg and png private creditors recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 TDS, current US$ in 1996.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for debt service, ppg and png private creditors?
- Sierra Leone ranks 36th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Debt service, PPG and PNG private creditors (TDS, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt service for private and public non-guaranteed debt is the sum of the two.