International investment position, Liabilities, Adjusted using IMF in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: International investment position, Liabilities, Adjusted using IMF was 4.70 billion in 2023. ▲ Rising
International investment position, Liabilities, Adjusted using IMF in Sierra Leone, 2005–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 4.70 billion for international investment position, liabilities, adjusted using imf in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 100.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international investment position, liabilities, adjusted using imf in Sierra Leone peaked at 4.70 billion in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.09 billion, in 2008.
That places Sierra Leone 140th out of 171 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
International investment position, Liabilities, Adjusted using IMF in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.06 billion | — |
| 2006 | 2.13 billion | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.10 billion | -48.3% |
| 2008 | 1.09 billion | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.11 billion | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.42 billion | +28.3% |
| 2011 | 2.71 billion | +90.0% |
| 2012 | 2.66 billion | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 2.34 billion | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 2.67 billion | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 2.45 billion | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 2.07 billion | -15.6% |
| 2017 | 3.65 billion | +76.2% |
| 2018 | 3.24 billion | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 3.30 billion | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 3.65 billion | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 4.19 billion | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 4.43 billion | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 4.70 billion | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.50 billion | 1.09 billion | 2.13 billion | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.65 billion | 1.42 billion | 3.65 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.24 billion | 3.65 billion | 4.70 billion | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 137 Malawi 5.50 billion compare
- 138 Cape Verde 5.07 billion compare
- 139 Curaçao 4.89 billion compare
- 141 Bhutan 4.65 billion compare
- 142 Afghanistan 4.28 billion compare
- 143 Antigua and Barbuda 4.20 billion 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 international investment position, liabilities, adjusted using imf in Sierra Leone?
- International investment position, liabilities, adjusted using imf in Sierra Leone was 4.70 billion in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest international investment position, liabilities, adjusted using imf recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 4.70 billion in 2023.
- What is the lowest international investment position, liabilities, adjusted using imf recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 billion in 2008.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for international investment position, liabilities, adjusted using imf?
- Sierra Leone ranks 140th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is international investment position, liabilities, adjusted using imf rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of International investment position, Liabilities, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.