Sierra Leone External Debt 1970-2024
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
- Sierra Leone external debt for 2021 was $2,453,032,240, a 16.3% increase from 2020.
- Sierra Leone external debt for 2020 was $2,109,218,657, a 13.65% increase from 2019.
- Sierra Leone external debt for 2019 was $1,855,825,335, a 5.61% increase from 2018.
- Sierra Leone external debt for 2018 was $1,757,230,853, a 0.25% increase from 2017.
| Sierra Leone External Debt - Historical Data |
| Year |
Current US $ |
Annual % Change |
| 2021 |
$2,453,032,240 |
16.30% |
| 2020 |
$2,109,218,657 |
13.65% |
| 2019 |
$1,855,825,335 |
5.61% |
| 2018 |
$1,757,230,853 |
0.25% |
| 2017 |
$1,752,872,456 |
7.73% |
| 2016 |
$1,627,146,240 |
4.42% |
| 2015 |
$1,558,269,902 |
8.72% |
| 2014 |
$1,433,230,470 |
2.39% |
| 2013 |
$1,399,720,821 |
4.83% |
| 2012 |
$1,335,279,659 |
27.12% |
| 2011 |
$1,050,427,526 |
12.81% |
| 2010 |
$931,127,139 |
8.67% |
| 2009 |
$856,852,310 |
35.19% |
| 2008 |
$633,810,298 |
15.02% |
| 2007 |
$551,066,958 |
-63.95% |
| 2006 |
$1,528,631,482 |
-15.29% |
| 2005 |
$1,804,606,614 |
7.20% |
| 2004 |
$1,683,344,085 |
6.83% |
| 2003 |
$1,575,774,381 |
11.88% |
| 2002 |
$1,408,416,911 |
12.07% |
| 2001 |
$1,256,749,339 |
0.67% |
| 2000 |
$1,248,363,709 |
-5.37% |
| 1999 |
$1,319,225,621 |
0.39% |
| 1998 |
$1,314,139,190 |
9.51% |
| 1997 |
$1,200,047,496 |
-3.37% |
| 1996 |
$1,241,837,538 |
-0.62% |
| 1995 |
$1,249,606,745 |
-19.79% |
| 1994 |
$1,557,983,212 |
0.10% |
| 1993 |
$1,556,470,570 |
11.96% |
| 1992 |
$1,390,152,938 |
9.36% |
| 1991 |
$1,271,189,257 |
6.24% |
| 1990 |
$1,196,563,741 |
9.78% |
| 1989 |
$1,089,991,403 |
5.16% |
| 1988 |
$1,036,485,425 |
0.04% |
| 1987 |
$1,036,088,194 |
18.73% |
| 1986 |
$872,673,735 |
22.53% |
| 1985 |
$712,222,501 |
14.80% |
| 1984 |
$620,429,061 |
-4.36% |
| 1983 |
$648,742,644 |
0.05% |
| 1982 |
$648,424,257 |
7.43% |
| 1981 |
$603,585,823 |
24.49% |
| 1980 |
$484,856,463 |
15.37% |
| 1979 |
$420,277,111 |
21.13% |
| 1978 |
$346,957,175 |
19.78% |
| 1977 |
$289,671,338 |
24.12% |
| 1976 |
$233,371,952 |
13.87% |
| 1975 |
$204,952,160 |
6.23% |
| 1974 |
$192,934,916 |
36.08% |
| 1973 |
$141,780,896 |
18.76% |
| 1972 |
$119,385,359 |
7.50% |
| 1971 |
$111,055,281 |
80.87% |
| 1970 |
$61,400,032 |
80.87% |
