Senegal vs Sierra Leone: External borrowing, net

Senegal
316.61 billion current LCU
in 2011
Sierra Leone
591.26 billion current LCU
in 2011
Senegal rank
9th
Sierra Leone rank
6th

External borrowing, net over time

  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
0200.0B400.0B600.0B196519882011

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 591.26 billion current LCU against 316.61 billion current LCU in Senegal, a difference of 274.66 billion current LCU.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.9 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Senegal ahead.

Senegal ranks 9th and Sierra Leone ranks 6th of 50 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1980s 38.38 billion current LCU -483.78 million current LCU 38.86 billion current LCU Senegal
1990s 50.45 billion current LCU 19.23 billion current LCU 31.22 billion current LCU Senegal
2000s 121.34 billion current LCU 246.62 billion current LCU 125.28 billion current LCU Sierra Leone
2010s 248.30 billion current LCU 566.18 billion current LCU 317.87 billion current LCU Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external borrowing, net, Senegal or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 591.26 billion current LCU against 316.61 billion current LCU in Senegal as of 2011.
What is the difference in external borrowing, net between Senegal and Sierra Leone?
274.66 billion current LCU, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sierra Leone?
32 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2011.
How do Senegal and Sierra Leone rank globally for external borrowing, net?
Senegal ranks 9th 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.