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. ▲ Rising
Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in Sierra Leone, 2005–2023
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.
Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 511.35 million | — |
| 2006 | 492.09 million | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 640.11 million | +30.1% |
| 2008 | 691.99 million | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 862.46 million | +24.6% |
| 2010 | 1.24 billion | +43.9% |
| 2011 | 2.73 billion | +120.2% |
| 2012 | 2.71 billion | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.72 billion | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 3.28 billion | +20.4% |
| 2015 | 2.36 billion | -27.9% |
| 2016 | 1.53 billion | -35.1% |
| 2017 | 1.71 billion | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 1.55 billion | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 1.72 billion | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 1.40 billion | -18.3% |
| 2021 | 2.00 billion | +42.2% |
| 2022 | 2.15 billion | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 2.32 billion | +7.7% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 2.32 billion is below the median for low income countries, which is 7.17 billion, 32% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 2.32 billion is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.29 billion, 28% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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- 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 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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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.