Guinea-Bissau vs Sierra Leone: External debt, end year
External debt, end year over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 519.39 billion current LCU against 322.30 billion current LCU in Sierra Leone, a difference of 197.09 billion current LCU.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.6 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 17th and Sierra Leone ranks 20th of 47 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 87.04 million current LCU | 0 current LCU | 87.04 million current LCU | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 46.31 billion current LCU | 1.06 trillion current LCU | 1.02 trillion current LCU | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 459.13 billion current LCU | 668.05 billion current LCU | 208.92 billion current LCU | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt, end year, Guinea-Bissau or Sierra Leone?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 519.39 billion current LCU against 322.30 billion current LCU in Sierra Leone as of 2006.
- What is the difference in external debt, end year between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
- 197.09 billion current LCU, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2006.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone rank globally for external debt, end year?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 17th and Sierra Leone ranks 20th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as External debt, end year (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign debt consists of the outstanding stock or recognized, direct liabilities of the government to the rest of the world, generated in the past and scheduled to be extinguished by government operations in the future or to continue as perpetual debt. Data are in current local currency.