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 2022 was $2,331,196,990, a 4.88% decline from 2021.
  • Sierra Leone external debt for 2021 was $2,450,704,006, a 16.19% increase from 2020.
  • Sierra Leone external debt for 2020 was $2,109,178,657, a 13.65% increase from 2019.
  • Sierra Leone external debt for 2019 was $1,855,825,335, a 5.61% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Sierra Leone External Debt - Historical Data
Year Current US $ Annual % Change
2022 $2,331,196,990 -4.88%
2021 $2,450,704,006 16.19%
2020 $2,109,178,657 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%