Current transfers, payments in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Current transfers, payments was 22.19 million BoP, current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
22.19 million BoP, current US$
Change on year
down 55.7%
World rank
32nd
of 39 countries
All-time high
65.92 million BoP, current US$
in 2009
All-time low
2.02 million BoP, current US$
in 2005
Years of data
7
2005–2011

Current transfers, payments in Sierra Leone, 2005–2011

020.0M40.0M60.0M2005200820112005: 2.0M BoP, current US$2006: 4.9M BoP, current US$2007: 2.8M BoP, current US$2008: 7.4M BoP, current US$2009: 65.9M BoP, current US$2010: 50.1M BoP, current US$2011: 22.2M BoP, current US$

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in BoP, current US$.

Analysis

Sierra Leone recorded 22.19 million BoP, current US$ for current transfers, payments in 2011.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 55.7% on the previous year and up 1,000.4% over ten years.

Sierra Leone ranks 32nd of 39 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.60 million BoP, current US$ 2.02 million BoP, current US$ 65.92 million BoP, current US$ 5
2010s 36.14 million BoP, current US$ 22.19 million BoP, current US$ 50.09 million BoP, current US$ 2

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 29 Kenya 46.40 million BoP, current US$ compare
  2. 30 Ethiopia 43.31 million BoP, current US$ compare
  3. 31 Zambia 41.50 million BoP, current US$ compare
  4. 33 Lesotho 21.01 million BoP, current US$ compare
  5. 34 Guinea-Bissau 19.49 million BoP, current US$ compare
  6. 35 Djibouti 17.95 million BoP, current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is current transfers, payments in Sierra Leone?
Current transfers, payments in Sierra Leone was 22.19 million BoP, current US$ in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
What is the highest current transfers, payments recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 65.92 million BoP, current US$ in 2009.
What is the lowest current transfers, payments recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 2.02 million BoP, current US$ in 2005.
How does Sierra Leone rank for current transfers, payments?
Sierra Leone ranks 32nd out of 39 countries with data for 2011.
Is current transfers, payments rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,000.4%. 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, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Current transfers, payments (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
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
45 places, 387 data points, 1977–2011
Last refreshed

Current transfers comprise transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Data are in current U.S. dollars.