Guinea-Bissau vs Sierra Leone: External debt, end year

Guinea-Bissau
519.39 billion current LCU
in 2006
Sierra Leone
322.30 billion current LCU
in 2007
Guinea-Bissau rank
17th
Sierra Leone rank
20th

External debt, end year over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Sierra Leone
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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

Indicator
External debt, end year (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
47 places, 1,123 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

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.