Economy
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · updated 2025-12-31
Sierra Leone's government debt stands at 51.36% as of 2025-12-31, up from 46.96% in 2024. Historical data runs from 2001 to 2025 (25 observations).
In 2025, Sierra Leone's government debt was 51.36%, up from 46.96% in 2024.
In 2024, Sierra Leone's government debt was 46.96%, down from 49.44% in 2023.
In 2023, Sierra Leone's government debt was 49.44%, down from 53.96% in 2022.
In 2022, Sierra Leone's government debt was 53.96%, up from 47.05% in 2021.
In 2021, Sierra Leone's government debt was 47.05%, up from 46.37% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51.36% | +4.39% |
| 2024 | 46.96% | -2.48% |
| 2023 | 49.44% | -4.51% |
| 2022 | 53.96% | +6.91% |
| 2021 | 47.05% | +0.6845% |
| 2020 | 46.37% | +1.09% |
| 2019 | 45.27% | +1.11% |
| 2018 | 44.17% | -0.0164% |
| 2017 | 44.18% | +9.43% |
| 2016 | 34.75% | +6.39% |
| 2015 | 28.36% | +1.51% |
| 2014 | 26.85% | +4.56% |
| 2013 | 22.29% | -1.77% |
| 2012 | 24.06% | -1.71% |
| 2011 | 25.77% | -3.16% |
| 2010 | 28.94% | -2.13% |
| 2009 | 31.07% | -14.99% |
| 2008 | 46.06% | +19.68% |
| 2007 | 26.38% | -35.5% |
| 2006 | 61.87% | -16.98% |
| 2005 | 78.85% | -14.4% |
| 2004 | 93.25% | -6.51% |
| 2003 | 99.76% | -0.0036% |
| 2002 | 99.77% | -13.72% |
| 2001 | 113.49% | — |
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
Sierra Leone's government debt is 51.36% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 46.96% in 2024. Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO).
The highest recorded value is 113.49% (2001); the lowest is 22.29% (2013), across data from 2001 to 2025.
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.