Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors (current US$) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors (current US$) was 0 current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors in Sierra Leone, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interest payments, ppg and png private creditors in Sierra Leone is 0 current US$, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
Over the whole period, interest payments, ppg and png private creditors in Sierra Leone peaked at 17.28 million current US$ in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$, in 1995.
That places Sierra Leone 34th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors (current US$) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 466,000 current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 867,000 current US$ | +86.1% |
| 1972 | 978,000 current US$ | +12.8% |
| 1973 | 1.67 million current US$ | +70.8% |
| 1974 | 2.11 million current US$ | +26.4% |
| 1975 | 2.32 million current US$ | +9.9% |
| 1976 | 2.98 million current US$ | +28.4% |
| 1977 | 2.49 million current US$ | -16.5% |
| 1978 | 3.54 million current US$ | +42.3% |
| 1979 | 6.98 million current US$ | +97.0% |
| 1980 | 12.18 million current US$ | +74.6% |
| 1981 | 17.28 million current US$ | +41.9% |
| 1982 | 10.05 million current US$ | -41.9% |
| 1983 | 7.90 million current US$ | -21.4% |
| 1984 | 6.21 million current US$ | -21.4% |
| 1985 | 4.70 million current US$ | -24.3% |
| 1986 | 4.26 million current US$ | -9.3% |
| 1987 | 5.83 million current US$ | +36.9% |
| 1988 | 5.07 million current US$ | -13.1% |
| 1989 | 1.20 million current US$ | -76.3% |
| 1990 | 5.24 million current US$ | +336.5% |
| 1991 | 3.59 million current US$ | -31.5% |
| 1992 | 4.56 million current US$ | +27.0% |
| 1993 | 3.93 million current US$ | -13.9% |
| 1994 | 4.65 million current US$ | +18.4% |
| 1995 | 0 current US$ | -100.0% |
| 1996 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1997 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1998 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1999 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 2000 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 2002 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 2003 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 2004 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 2005 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 2006 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 2007 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 2008 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 2009 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 2010 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 2011 | 0 current US$ | — |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0 current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 127,000 current US$. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors (current US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +336.5% | 1.20 million current US$ | 5.24 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.44 million current US$ | 466,000 current US$ | 6.98 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.47 million current US$ | 1.20 million current US$ | 17.28 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.20 million current US$ | 0 current US$ | 5.24 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 31 Mauritania 52,000 current US$ compare
- 32 Botswana 13,000 current US$ compare
- 33 Chad 6,000 current US$ compare
- 34 Benin 0 current US$ compare
- 34 Burkina Faso 0 current US$ compare
- 34 Burundi 0 current US$ compare
- 34 Central African Republic 0 current US$ compare
- 34 Comoros 0 current US$ compare
- 34 Eritrea 0 current US$ compare
- 34 Guinea 0 current US$ compare
- 34 Guinea-Bissau 0 current US$ compare
- 34 Liberia 0 current US$ compare
- 34 Niger 0 current US$ compare
- 34 Rwanda 0 current US$ compare
- 34 Sao Tome and Principe 0 current US$ compare
- 34 Somalia 0 current US$ compare
- 34 Sudan 0 current US$ compare
- 34 Togo 0 current US$ compare
- 34 Uganda 0 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 interest payments, ppg and png private creditors in Sierra Leone?
- Interest payments, ppg and png private creditors in Sierra Leone was 0 current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest interest payments, ppg and png private creditors recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 17.28 million current US$ in 1981.
- What is the lowest interest payments, ppg and png private creditors recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ in 1995.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for interest payments, ppg and png private creditors?
- Sierra Leone ranks 34th 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 Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Public and publicly guaranteed debt from private creditors include bonds that are either publicly issued or privately placed; commercial bank loans from private banks and other private financial institutions; and other private credits from manufacturers, exporters, and other suppliers of goods, and bank credits covered by a guarantee of an export credit agency. Interest payments (LINT) are actual amounts of interest paid in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. Private nonguaranteed external debt is an external obligation of a private debtor that is not guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Interest payments (LINT) are actual amounts of interest paid in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents and repayable in currency, goods, or services.