Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking … capita Deposit in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking … capita Deposit was 48.83 US dollar per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations in Sierra Leone, 2003–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 48.83 US dollar per person for other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in Sierra Leone peaked at 52.09 US dollar per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0039 US dollar per person, in 2003.
That places Sierra Leone 138th out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking … capita Deposit in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.0039 US dollar per person | — |
| 2004 | 3.15 US dollar per person | +79824.3% |
| 2005 | 4.42 US dollar per person | +40.2% |
| 2006 | 12.53 US dollar per person | +183.5% |
| 2007 | 20.24 US dollar per person | +61.5% |
| 2008 | 19.85 US dollar per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 23.22 US dollar per person | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 26.93 US dollar per person | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 33.95 US dollar per person | +26.1% |
| 2012 | 42.03 US dollar per person | +23.8% |
| 2013 | 45.16 US dollar per person | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 38.55 US dollar per person | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 32.96 US dollar per person | -14.5% |
| 2016 | 25.23 US dollar per person | -23.5% |
| 2017 | 52.09 US dollar per person | +106.5% |
| 2018 | 26.73 US dollar per person | -48.7% |
| 2019 | 22.53 US dollar per person | -15.7% |
| 2020 | 30.09 US dollar per person | +33.6% |
| 2021 | 37.57 US dollar per person | +24.9% |
| 2022 | 48.34 US dollar per person | +28.7% |
| 2023 | 48.85 US dollar per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 48.83 US dollar per person | -0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 48.83 US dollar per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 26.46 US dollar per person, 1.8× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 48.83 US dollar per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.57 US dollar per person, 93% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking … capita Deposit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +79824.3% | 0.0039 US dollar per person | 3.15 US dollar per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.92 US dollar per person | 0.0039 US dollar per person | 23.22 US dollar per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 34.62 US dollar per person | 22.53 US dollar per person | 52.09 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.74 US dollar per person | 30.09 US dollar per person | 48.85 US dollar per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 135 Democratic Republic of Congo 56.32 US dollar per person compare
- 136 Tajikistan 53.37 US dollar per person compare
- 137 Brazil 50.85 US dollar per person compare
- 139 Cote d'Ivoire 46.75 US dollar per person compare
- 140 Liberia 44.92 US dollar per person compare
- 141 Senegal 44.42 US dollar per person 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 other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in Sierra Leone?
- Other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in Sierra Leone was 48.83 US dollar per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 52.09 US dollar per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0039 US dollar per person in 2003.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations?
- Sierra Leone ranks 138th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. 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 Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.