Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities … CBS in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities … CBS was 9.19 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents in Sierra Leone, 2001–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 9.19 million for liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.3% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents in Sierra Leone peaked at 54.97 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 9.19 million, in 2025.
That places Sierra Leone 118th out of 168 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities … CBS in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 54.97 million | — |
| 2002 | 47.04 million | -14.4% |
| 2003 | 43.17 million | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 13.44 million | -68.9% |
| 2005 | 10.43 million | -22.4% |
| 2006 | 25.77 million | +147.1% |
| 2007 | 10.15 million | -60.6% |
| 2008 | 11.33 million | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 16.31 million | +44.0% |
| 2010 | 17.31 million | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 16.23 million | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 10.09 million | -37.8% |
| 2013 | 12.68 million | +25.7% |
| 2014 | 15.59 million | +23.0% |
| 2015 | 13.02 million | -16.5% |
| 2016 | 13.57 million | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 15.25 million | +12.3% |
| 2018 | 11.06 million | -27.5% |
| 2019 | 14.21 million | +28.5% |
| 2020 | 14.59 million | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 11.36 million | -22.2% |
| 2022 | 10.26 million | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 29.90 million | +191.5% |
| 2024 | 11.39 million | -61.9% |
| 2025 | 9.19 million | -19.3% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 9.19 million is below the median for low income countries, which is 65.95 million, 14% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 9.19 million is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 61.67 million, 15% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities … CBS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +191.5% | 10.26 million | 29.90 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.84 million | 10.15 million | 54.97 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.90 million | 10.09 million | 17.31 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.45 million | 9.19 million | 29.90 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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)
- Net financial flows, IDA -13.17 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents in Sierra Leone?
- Liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents in Sierra Leone was 9.19 million in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 54.97 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.19 million in 2025.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents?
- Sierra Leone ranks 118th out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents (CBS) (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Central Bank dataset offers an analytical perspective on the central bank’s balance sheet, focusing on the monetary base and the central bank’s financial relationships with other economic sectors and nonresidents.