Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Official current transfers, payments

Guinea
340,000 BoP, current US$
in 2011
Sierra Leone
1.18 million BoP, current US$
in 2011
Guinea rank
31st
Sierra Leone rank
28th

Official current transfers, payments over time

  • Guinea
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 1.18 million BoP, current US$ against 340,000 BoP, current US$ in Guinea, a difference of 838,250 BoP, current US$.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 3.5 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Guinea ranks 31st and Sierra Leone ranks 28th of 34 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 5.60 million BoP, current US$ 13.06 million BoP, current US$ 7.46 million BoP, current US$ Sierra Leone
2010s 240,000 BoP, current US$ 19.67 million BoP, current US$ 19.43 million BoP, current US$ Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official current transfers, payments, Guinea or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 1.18 million BoP, current US$ against 340,000 BoP, current US$ in Guinea as of 2011.
What is the difference in official current transfers, payments between Guinea and Sierra Leone?
838,250 BoP, current US$, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Sierra Leone?
7 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2011.
How do Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for official current transfers, payments?
Guinea ranks 31st and Sierra Leone ranks 28th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as Official current transfers, payments (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Official current transfers, payments (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 231 data points, 2005–2011
Last refreshed

Current transfers are recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars.