Net long-term borrowing in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Net long-term borrowing was 0 BoP, current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2011)
0 BoP, current US$
World rank
7th
of 54 countries
All-time high
11.19 million BoP, current US$
in 2007
All-time low
-5.01 million BoP, current US$
in 2006
Years of data
52
1960–2011
Net long-term borrowing in Sierra Leone, 1960–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0 BoP, current US$ for net long-term borrowing in 2011.
That represents a change of up 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, net long-term borrowing in Sierra Leone peaked at 11.19 million BoP, current US$ in 2007 and was at its lowest, -5.01 million BoP, current US$, in 2006.
Sierra Leone ranks 7th of 54 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net long-term borrowing in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1961 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1962 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1963 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1964 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1965 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1966 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1967 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1968 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1969 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1970 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1972 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1973 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1974 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1975 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1976 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1978 | 191,014 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1987 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1988 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1989 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1990 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1992 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1993 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1994 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1995 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1997 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1998 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1999 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2000 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2002 | 507,407 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2003 | 0 BoP, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 4.34 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2005 | 0 BoP, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 2006 | -5.01 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2007 | 11.19 million BoP, current US$ | -323.3% |
| 2008 | 5.32 million BoP, current US$ | -52.5% |
| 2009 | 938,668 BoP, current US$ | -82.3% |
| 2010 | 0 BoP, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 19,101 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 191,014 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.73 million BoP, current US$ | -5.01 million BoP, current US$ | 11.19 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 4 Cape Verde 15.22 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 5 Mozambique 3.61 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 Morocco 26,930 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Angola 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Benin 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Botswana 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Burkina Faso 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Burundi 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Cameroon 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Central African Republic 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Chad 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Comoros 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Congo 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Cote d'Ivoire 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Djibouti 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Equatorial Guinea 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Eritrea 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Ethiopia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Gabon 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Gambia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Ghana 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Guinea 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Guinea-Bissau 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Kenya 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Lesotho 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Liberia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Madagascar 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Mali 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Mauritania 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Niger 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Nigeria 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Rwanda 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Senegal 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Seychelles 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Somalia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 South Sudan 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Sudan 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Eswatini 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Tanzania 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Togo 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Tunisia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Uganda 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Zambia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Zimbabwe 0 BoP, current US$
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net long-term borrowing in Sierra Leone?
- Net long-term borrowing in Sierra Leone was 0 BoP, current US$ in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest net long-term borrowing recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 11.19 million BoP, current US$ in 2007.
- What is the lowest net long-term borrowing recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.01 million BoP, current US$ in 2006.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for net long-term borrowing?
- Sierra Leone ranks 7th out of 54 countries with data for 2011.
- 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 Net long-term borrowing (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net long-term borrowing includes external debt disbursements less repayments due, plus other net long-term inflows. Data are in current U.S. dollars.