How does Sierra Leone rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Sierra Leone ranks 101st out of 121 countries with data for 2024.

Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sierra Leone?

Over the last ten years it is up 58.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sierra Leone

Name: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sierra Leone
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Sierra Leone: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1885 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.1885 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 11.4%

World rank

101st

of 121 countries

All-time high

1.72 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1993

All-time low

0.1192 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2014

Years of data

1970–2024

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sierra Leone, 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Sierra Leone recorded 0.1885 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.

That represents a change of down 11.4% on the previous year and up 58.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.72 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.1192 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2014.

Sierra Leone ranks 101st of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sierra Leone, 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.1413 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.2647 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+87.3%
1972	0.2565 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
1973	0.2465 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
1974	0.289 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.3%
1975	0.2906 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
1976	0.3424 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.8%
1977	0.3559 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.9%
1978	0.3119 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.4%
1979	0.3216 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
1980	0.3802 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.2%
1981	0.4584 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.6%
1982	0.4306 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
1983	0.5412 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.7%
1984	0.4673 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.6%
1985	0.6807 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+45.7%
1986	1.54 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+125.6%
1987	1.34 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.5%
1988	0.8262 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-38.5%
1989	0.9541 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.5%
1990	1.45 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+51.6%
1991	1.24 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.5%
1992	1.71 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+38.2%
1993	1.72 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1994	1.53 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.9%
1995	1.21 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.6%
1996	1.11 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
1997	1.2 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.3%
1998	1.63 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+35.1%
1999	1.59 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
2000	1.58 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
2001	0.6326 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-60.0%
2002	0.6231 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
2003	0.6366 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
2004	0.6432 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
2005	0.6154 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
2006	0.446 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.5%
2007	0.1326 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-70.3%
2008	0.131 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
2009	0.1529 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.7%
2010	0.155 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
2011	0.1525 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
2012	0.1368 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.3%
2013	0.1206 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.8%
2014	0.1192 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
2015	0.1404 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.8%
2016	0.161 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.7%
2017	0.1895 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.7%
2018	0.179 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
2019	0.1902 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.3%
2020	0.2033 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.9%
2021	0.1935 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
2022	0.1893 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2023	0.2126 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.3%
2024	0.1885 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.4%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.282 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1413 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3559 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.7619 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3802 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.54 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	1.44 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.11 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.72 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.5595 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.131 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.58 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.1544 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1192 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1902 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.1974 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1885 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2126 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

98 Burundi 0.1979 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
99 Vietnam 0.1973 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
100 Bangladesh 0.193 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
102 Guinea 0.1667 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
103 Central African Republic 0.1595 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
104 Azerbaijan 0.1517 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 133 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sierra Leone?: External debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sierra Leone was 0.1885 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?: The highest recorded value was 1.72 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1192 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014.
How does Sierra Leone rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Sierra Leone ranks 101st out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sierra Leone?: Over the last ten years it is up 58.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 133 places, 6,263 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.