External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) was 1.31 billion DOD, current US$ in 2024. β² Rising
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) in Sierra Leone, 1970β2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in Sierra Leone is 1.31 billion DOD, current US$, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.57 billion DOD, current US$ in 2005 and was at its lowest, 61.40 million DOD, current US$, in 1970.
That places Sierra Leone 98th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 192.48 million DOD, current US$ | 61.40 million DOD, current US$ | 356.78 million DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 651.95 million DOD, current US$ | 418.54 million DOD, current US$ | 890.13 million DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.11 billion DOD, current US$ | 939.82 million DOD, current US$ | 1.40 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 billion DOD, current US$ | 481.90 million DOD, current US$ | 1.57 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 947.10 million DOD, current US$ | 660.79 million DOD, current US$ | 1.24 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.31 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.39 billion DOD, current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 95 Fiji 1.70 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 96 Liberia 1.41 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 97 Belize 1.40 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 99 Guinea-Bissau 1.31 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 100 Saint Lucia 1.04 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 101 Lesotho 1.02 billion DOD, 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 external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in Sierra Leone?
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in Sierra Leone was 1.31 billion DOD, current US$ in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 billion DOD, current US$ in 2005.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.40 million DOD, current US$ in 1970.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 98th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Public and publicly guaranteed debt comprises long-term external obligations of public debtors, including the national government, Public Corporations, State Owned Enterprises, Development Banks and Other Mixed Enterprises, political subdivisions (or an agency of either), autonomous public bodies, and external obligations of private debtors that are guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Data are in current U.S. dollars.