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

Sierra Leone ranks 74th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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

Name: External debt stocks, short-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, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 0.9%

World rank

74th

of 121 countries

All-time high

0.2626 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1991

All-time low

0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2024

External debt stocks, short-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

The most recent figure for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sierra Leone is 0.0249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.2626 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1970.

Sierra Leone ranks 74th of 121 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.

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

Annual values for External debt stocks, short-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 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1972	0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1973	0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1974	0.0003 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1975	0.0026 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+721.7%
1976	0.0061 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+138.9%
1977	0.0065 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.1%
1978	0.001 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-84.7%
1979	0.0053 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+431.7%
1980	0.0063 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.1%
1981	0.0076 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.5%
1982	0.0096 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.3%
1983	0.0174 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+80.0%
1984	0.0153 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.7%
1985	0.0328 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+113.9%
1986	0.0377 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.9%
1987	0.0499 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+32.5%
1988	0.0532 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.5%
1989	0.1022 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+92.2%
1990	0.2284 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+123.5%
1991	0.2626 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.0%
1992	0.1985 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.4%
1993	0.1985 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
1994	0.0177 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-91.1%
1995	0.0308 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+74.3%
1996	0.0258 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.5%
1997	0.0111 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-56.8%
1998	0.0446 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+301.2%
1999	0.0515 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.3%
2000	0.0728 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+41.4%
2001	0.0115 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-84.3%
2002	0.0054 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-53.1%
2003	0.0078 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+46.0%
2004	0.0096 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.6%
2005	0.0083 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.4%
2006	0.0037 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-56.0%
2007	0.0014 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-62.0%
2008	0.0022 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+55.4%
2009	0.0058 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+168.7%
2010	0.001 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-83.4%
2011	0.0072 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+645.4%
2012	0.036 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+399.8%
2013	0.0285 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.8%
2014	0.0278 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
2015	0.0315 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.4%
2016	0.033 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.8%
2017	0.0339 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.7%
2018	0.0295 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.0%
2019	0.0286 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
2020	0.0275 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
2021	0.026 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
2022	0.0227 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.6%
2023	0.0247 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.9%
2024	0.0249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.9%

Sierra Leone compared with similar countries

Sierra Leone's 0.0249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0086 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Sierra Leone's 0.0249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0173 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP 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
1975	+721.7%	0.0003 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0026 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
2011	+645.4%	0.001 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0072 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1979	+431.7%	0.001 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0053 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
2012	+399.8%	0.0072 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.036 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1998	+301.2%	0.0111 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0446 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0022 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0065 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0332 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0063 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1022 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.107 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0111 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2626 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0128 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0014 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0728 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0257 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.001 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.036 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0252 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0227 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0275 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

71 Syria 0.026 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
72 Pakistan 0.0258 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
73 Gambia 0.0256 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
75 Afghanistan 0.0249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
76 Maldives 0.0226 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
77 Mauritania 0.0196 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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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)

All data for Sierra Leone →

Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sierra Leone?: External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sierra Leone was 0.0249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?: The highest recorded value was 0.2626 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1991.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?: The lowest recorded value was 0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.
How does Sierra Leone rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Sierra Leone ranks 74th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sierra Leone?: Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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External debt stocks, short-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.

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: External debt stocks, short-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, 6,110 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

External debt stocks, short-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.