Congo vs Sierra Leone: External borrowing, net

Congo
646.76 billion current LCU
in 2011
Sierra Leone
591.26 billion current LCU
in 2011
Congo rank
5th
Sierra Leone rank
6th

External borrowing, net over time

  • Congo
  • Sierra Leone
-500.0B0500.0B1.0T1.5T196519882011

How they compare

Congo currently reports 646.76 billion current LCU against 591.26 billion current LCU in Sierra Leone, a difference of 55.50 billion current LCU.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 5th and Sierra Leone ranks 6th of 50 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 3.20 billion current LCU 65.32 million current LCU 3.13 billion current LCU Congo
1980s 43.09 billion current LCU -483.78 million current LCU 43.57 billion current LCU Congo
1990s 82.91 billion current LCU 19.23 billion current LCU 63.68 billion current LCU Congo
2000s 159.73 billion current LCU 246.62 billion current LCU 86.89 billion current LCU Sierra Leone
2010s 140.45 billion current LCU 566.18 billion current LCU 425.73 billion current LCU Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external borrowing, net, Congo or Sierra Leone?
Congo, at 646.76 billion current LCU against 591.26 billion current LCU in Sierra Leone as of 2011.
What is the difference in external borrowing, net between Congo and Sierra Leone?
55.50 billion current LCU, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sierra Leone?
33 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2011.
How do Congo and Sierra Leone rank globally for external borrowing, net?
Congo ranks 5th and Sierra Leone ranks 6th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as External borrowing, net (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External borrowing, net (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,388 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Financing from abroad (obtained from nonresidents) refer to the means by which a government provides financial resources to cover a budget deficit or allocates financial resources arising from a budget surplus. It includes all government liabilities--other. Data are in current local currency.