Debt Service not paid: Arrears Accumulation in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Debt Service not paid: Arrears Accumulation was 0 BoP, current US$ in 2010. β Volatile
Debt Service not paid: Arrears Accumulation in Sierra Leone, 1971β2010
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
In 2010, debt service not paid: arrears accumulation in Sierra Leone stood at 0 BoP, current US$.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service not paid: arrears accumulation in Sierra Leone peaked at 36.33 million BoP, current US$ in 1998 and was at its lowest, -9.50 million BoP, current US$, in 1978.
That places Sierra Leone 6th out of 33 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.49 million BoP, current US$ | -9.50 million BoP, current US$ | 18.40 million BoP, current US$ | 7 |
| 1990s | 12.99 million BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 36.33 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.71 million BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 20.46 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 3 Congo 90.30 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 4 Guinea 3 BoP, current US$ compare
- 5 Ethiopia 2 BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 Benin 0 BoP, current US$
- 6 Botswana 0 BoP, current US$
- 6 Burkina Faso 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 Cameroon 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 Chad 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 Eritrea 0 BoP, current US$
- 6 Ghana 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 Guinea-Bissau 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 Kenya 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 Lesotho 0 BoP, current US$
- 6 Liberia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 Mali 0 BoP, current US$
- 6 Mauritania 0 BoP, current US$
- 6 Mauritius 0 BoP, current US$
- 6 Mozambique 0 BoP, current US$
- 6 Nigeria 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 Rwanda 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 Sao Tome and Principe 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 Senegal 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 Seychelles 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 South Africa 0 BoP, current US$
- 6 Eswatini 0 BoP, current US$
- 6 Tanzania, United Republic of 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 Uganda 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 Zambia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
More trade data for Sierra Leone
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 138.73 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 101.67 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 100.55 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 138.81 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 98.9 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 69.29 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.5399 (2018)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 4.57 units per person (2018)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0054 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 1.85 million (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service not paid: arrears accumulation in Sierra Leone?
- Debt service not paid: arrears accumulation in Sierra Leone was 0 BoP, current US$ in 2010, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest debt service not paid: arrears accumulation recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 36.33 million BoP, current US$ in 1998.
- What is the lowest debt service not paid: arrears accumulation recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.50 million BoP, current US$ in 1978.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for debt service not paid: arrears accumulation?
- Sierra Leone ranks 6th out of 33 countries with data for 2010.
- Is debt service not paid: arrears accumulation rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Debt Service not paid: Arrears Accumulation (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
In the standard presentation of the balance of payments, arrears of interest and amortization--amounts that are past due and unpaid--are recorded as if the amounts had been paid on schedule, and an offsetting entry is made to reflect the associated new, short-term commitments. Data are in current US dollars.