Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure was 2.32 billion in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
2.32 billion
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
164th
of 197 countries
All-time high
3.28 billion
in 2014
All-time low
492.09 million
in 2006
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in Sierra Leone, 2005–2023

01.0B2.0B3.0B2005201420232005: 511.3M2006: 492.1M2007: 640.1M2008: 692.0M2009: 862.5M2010: 1.2B2011: 2.7B2012: 2.7B2013: 2.7B2014: 3.3B2015: 2.4B2016: 1.5B2017: 1.7B2018: 1.6B2019: 1.7B2020: 1.4B2021: 2.0B2022: 2.2B2023: 2.3B

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Sierra Leone recorded 2.32 billion for total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in 2023.

That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Sierra Leone peaked at 3.28 billion in 2014 and was at its lowest, 492.09 million, in 2006.

That places Sierra Leone 164th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 639.60 million 492.09 million 862.46 million 5
2010s 2.16 billion 1.24 billion 3.28 billion 10
2020s 1.97 billion 1.40 billion 2.32 billion 4

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 161 Togo 2.74 billion compare
  2. 162 Barbados 2.65 billion compare
  3. 163 Seychelles 2.60 billion compare
  4. 165 Lesotho 2.22 billion compare
  5. 166 Liberia 2.21 billion compare
  6. 167 French Polynesia 2.18 billion compare

See the full ranking of 206 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Sierra Leone?
Total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Sierra Leone was 2.32 billion in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 3.28 billion in 2014.
What is the lowest total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 492.09 million in 2006.
How does Sierra Leone rank for total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure?
Sierra Leone ranks 164th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
Is total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure (US dollar)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
206 places, 3,849 data points, 2005–2024
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