Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2024-12-31
Sierra Leone's external debt stands at 2.33B as of 2024-12-31, down from 2.40B in 2023. Historical data runs from 1970 to 2024 (55 observations).
In 2024, Sierra Leone's external debt was 2.33B, down from 2.40B in 2023.
In 2023, Sierra Leone's external debt was 2.40B, up from 2.40B in 2022.
In 2022, Sierra Leone's external debt was 2.40B, down from 2.53B in 2021.
In 2021, Sierra Leone's external debt was 2.53B, up from 2.20B in 2020.
In 2020, Sierra Leone's external debt was 2.20B, up from 1.93B in 2019.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.33B | -73.36M |
| 2023 | 2.40B | +1.69M |
| 2022 | 2.40B | -130.50M |
| 2021 | 2.53B | +336.35M |
| 2020 | 2.20B | +265.09M |
| 2019 | 1.93B | +97.19M |
| 2018 | 1.83B | +38.98M |
| 2017 | 1.79B | +169.82M |
| 2016 | 1.62B | +66.42M |
| 2015 | 1.56B | +124.83M |
| 2014 | 1.43B | +33.51M |
| 2013 | 1.40B | +64.49M |
| 2012 | 1.34B | +284.80M |
| 2011 | 1.05B | +119.30M |
| 2010 | 931.13M | +74.27M |
| 2009 | 856.85M | +223.04M |
| 2008 | 633.81M | +82.74M |
| 2007 | 551.07M | -977.56M |
| 2006 | 1.53B | -275.98M |
| 2005 | 1.80B | +121.26M |
| 2004 | 1.68B | +107.57M |
| 2003 | 1.58B | +167.36M |
| 2002 | 1.41B | +151.67M |
| 2001 | 1.26B | +8.39M |
| 2000 | 1.25B | -70.86M |
| 1999 | 1.32B | +5.09M |
| 1998 | 1.31B | +114.09M |
| 1997 | 1.20B | -41.79M |
| 1996 | 1.24B | -7.77M |
| 1995 | 1.25B | -308.38M |
| 1994 | 1.56B | +1.51M |
| 1993 | 1.56B | +166.32M |
| 1992 | 1.39B | +118.96M |
| 1991 | 1.27B | +74.63M |
| 1990 | 1.20B | +106.57M |
| 1989 | 1.09B | +53.51M |
| 1988 | 1.04B | +397,232 |
| 1987 | 1.04B | +163.41M |
| 1986 | 872.67M | +160.45M |
| 1985 | 712.22M | +91.79M |
| 1984 | 620.43M | -28.31M |
| 1983 | 648.74M | +318,387 |
| 1982 | 648.42M | +44.84M |
| 1981 | 603.59M | +118.73M |
| 1980 | 484.86M | +64.58M |
| 1979 | 420.28M | +73.32M |
| 1978 | 346.96M | +57.29M |
| 1977 | 289.67M | +56.30M |
| 1976 | 233.37M | +28.42M |
| 1975 | 204.95M | +12.02M |
| 1974 | 192.93M | +51.15M |
| 1973 | 141.78M | +22.40M |
| 1972 | 119.39M | +8.33M |
| 1971 | 111.06M | +49.66M |
| 1970 | 61.40M | — |
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Sierra Leone's external debt is 2.33B as of 2024-12-31, compared with 2.40B in 2023. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 2.53B (2021); the lowest is 61.40M (1970), across data from 1970 to 2024.
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