Current account balance in Sierra Leone
The current account balance of Sierra Leone was -14.1% of GDP in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2015.
Sierra Leone, 2024
-14.1%
Change from 2023
−6.3percentage points
Position in 2024
155th of 168
Current account balance in Sierra Leone over time
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Sierra Leone
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|
| 2024 | -14.1% |
| 2023 | -7.9% |
| 2022 | -6.3% |
| 2021 | -7.3% |
| 2020 | -5.8% |
| 2019 | -7.8% |
| 2018 | -9.3% |
| 2017 | -11.8% |
| 2016 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | -14.8% |
| 2014 | -6.2% |
| 2013 | -9.8% |
| 2012 | -19.7% |
| 2011 | -39.4% |
| 2010 | -13.7% |
| 2009 | -8.3% |
| 2008 | -5.4% |
| 2007 | -4.4% |
| 2006 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | -4.4% |
| 2003 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | -5.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −6.3 percentage points from -7.9% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was -6.2%, the figure has changed by −8.0 percentage points.
- Among the 168 countries with data for 2024, Sierra Leone has the 155th highest value.