Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Sierra Leone's external debt stands at 2.37B as of 2025-12-31, up from 2.34B in 2024. Historical data runs from 1970 to 2025 (56 observations).
In 2025, Sierra Leone's external debt was 2.37B, up from 2.34B in 2024.
In 2024, Sierra Leone's external debt was 2.34B, down from 2.41B in 2023.
In 2023, Sierra Leone's external debt was 2.41B, up from 2.41B in 2022.
In 2022, Sierra Leone's external debt was 2.41B, down from 2.54B in 2021.
In 2021, Sierra Leone's external debt was 2.54B, up from 2.21B in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.37B | +29.62M |
| 2024 | 2.34B | -74.65M |
| 2023 | 2.41B | +467,043 |
| 2022 | 2.41B | -130.34M |
| 2021 | 2.54B | +336.61M |
| 2020 | 2.21B | +266.42M |
| 2019 | 1.94B | +97.91M |
| 2018 | 1.84B | +39.85M |
| 2017 | 1.80B | +169.82M |
| 2016 | 1.63B | +66.42M |
| 2015 | 1.56B | +128.17M |
| 2014 | 1.44B | +37.08M |
| 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 2.37B as of 2025-12-31, compared with 2.34B in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 2.54B (2021); the lowest is 61.40M (1970), across data from 1970 to 2025.
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