Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations was 5,726 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations in Sierra Leone, 2003–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in Sierra Leone stood at 5,726 US dollar per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in Sierra Leone peaked at 5,726 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.283 US dollar per square kilometre, in 2003.
That places Sierra Leone 121st out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | US dollar per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.283 US dollar per square kilometre | — |
| 2004 | 233.99 US dollar per square kilometre | +82572.6% |
| 2005 | 336.93 US dollar per square kilometre | +44.0% |
| 2006 | 976.55 US dollar per square kilometre | +189.8% |
| 2007 | 1,612 US dollar per square kilometre | +65.1% |
| 2008 | 1,621 US dollar per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1,948 US dollar per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2010 | 2,322 US dollar per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2011 | 3,004 US dollar per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 2012 | 3,815 US dollar per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 2013 | 4,201 US dollar per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 3,673 US dollar per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 3,214 US dollar per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 2,519 US dollar per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 2017 | 5,325 US dollar per square kilometre | +111.5% |
| 2018 | 2,798 US dollar per square kilometre | -47.5% |
| 2019 | 2,413 US dollar per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 3,299 US dollar per square kilometre | +36.7% |
| 2021 | 4,214 US dollar per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 2022 | 5,543 US dollar per square kilometre | +31.5% |
| 2023 | 5,726 US dollar per square kilometre | +3.3% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 5,726 US dollar per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 2,122 US dollar per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 5,726 US dollar per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,922 US dollar per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 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 | +82572.6% | 0.283 US dollar per square kilometre | 233.99 US dollar per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 961.36 US dollar per square kilometre | 0.283 US dollar per square kilometre | 1,948 US dollar per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2010s | 3,328 US dollar per square kilometre | 2,322 US dollar per square kilometre | 5,325 US dollar per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,695 US dollar per square kilometre | 3,299 US dollar per square kilometre | 5,726 US dollar per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 118 Honduras 7,386 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 119 Uzbekistan 7,359 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 120 Myanmar 6,811 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 122 Uganda 4,697 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 123 Nicaragua 4,626 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 124 Colombia 4,133 US dollar per square kilometre 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 other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in Sierra Leone?
- Other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in Sierra Leone was 5,726 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 5,726 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.283 US dollar per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations?
- Sierra Leone ranks 121st out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. 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 Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.