Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Sierra Leone's credit to private sector stands at 5.5% as of 2025-12-31, up from 3.97% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1960 to 2025 (66 observations).
In 2025, Sierra Leone's credit to private sector was 5.5%, up from 3.97% in 2024.
In 2024, Sierra Leone's credit to private sector was 3.97%, up from 3.24% in 2023.
In 2023, Sierra Leone's credit to private sector was 3.24%, down from 3.54% in 2022.
In 2022, Sierra Leone's credit to private sector was 3.54%, down from 4.23% in 2021.
In 2021, Sierra Leone's credit to private sector was 4.23%, up from 3.62% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.5% | +1.54% |
| 2024 | 3.97% | +0.7314% |
| 2023 | 3.24% | -0.3015% |
| 2022 | 3.54% | -0.6883% |
| 2021 | 4.23% | +0.6063% |
| 2020 | 3.62% | -0.2398% |
| 2019 | 3.86% | +0.219% |
| 2018 | 3.64% | +0.3129% |
| 2017 | 3.33% | -0.1904% |
| 2016 | 3.52% | +0.1707% |
| 2015 | 3.35% | +0.1572% |
| 2014 | 3.19% | +0.0624% |
| 2013 | 3.13% | -0.2864% |
| 2012 | 3.41% | -1.23% |
| 2011 | 4.64% | -0.0913% |
| 2010 | 4.73% | -0.3734% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | +1.75% |
| 2008 | 3.36% | +0.7882% |
| 2007 | 2.57% | +0.6166% |
| 2006 | 1.95% | -0.2151% |
| 2005 | 2.17% | -0.0698% |
| 2004 | 2.24% | +0.3878% |
| 2003 | 1.85% | +0.5549% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +0.265% |
| 2001 | 1.03% | -1.08% |
| 2000 | 2.11% | +0.0362% |
| 1999 | 2.07% | -0.6527% |
| 1998 | 2.72% | -0.5209% |
| 1997 | 3.25% | +0.7386% |
| 1996 | 2.51% | -0.1696% |
| 1995 | 2.68% | -0.4517% |
| 1994 | 3.13% | -0.3035% |
| 1993 | 3.43% | +0.3783% |
| 1992 | 3.05% | -0.4693% |
| 1991 | 3.52% | +0.2752% |
| 1990 | 3.25% | -1.58% |
| 1989 | 4.83% | +1.33% |
| 1988 | 3.5% | +0.7526% |
| 1987 | 2.74% | -2.67% |
| 1986 | 5.41% | +2.32% |
| 1985 | 3.1% | -0.9795% |
| 1984 | 4.08% | -2.97% |
| 1983 | 7.05% | -0.0369% |
| 1982 | 7.09% | -0.5925% |
| 1981 | 7.68% | -0.1869% |
| 1980 | 7.87% | +1.81% |
| 1979 | 6.06% | -0.3977% |
| 1978 | 6.45% | +0.5533% |
| 1977 | 5.9% | -0.7045% |
| 1976 | 6.6% | -0.0949% |
| 1975 | 6.7% | -0.4635% |
| 1974 | 7.16% | +1.16% |
| 1973 | 6.01% | +0.1959% |
| 1972 | 5.81% | +0.187% |
| 1971 | 5.62% | +0.2939% |
| 1970 | 5.33% | +0.6541% |
| 1969 | 4.67% | -0.5423% |
| 1968 | 5.22% | -0.6819% |
| 1967 | 5.9% | +0.3543% |
| 1966 | 5.54% | -0.3769% |
| 1965 | 5.92% | -0.8165% |
| 1964 | 6.74% | +0.1775% |
| 1963 | 6.56% | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 4.76% | +1.26% |
| 1961 | 3.5% | +0.728% |
| 1960 | 2.77% | — |
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
Sierra Leone's credit to private sector is 5.5% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 3.97% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 7.87% (1980); the lowest is 1.03% (2001), across data from 1960 to 2025.
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.