Current budget balance, including grants in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Current budget balance, including grants was 1.47 trillion current LCU in 2007. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2007)
1.47 trillion current LCU
Change on year
up 140.8%
World rank
9th
of 51 countries
All-time high
1.47 trillion current LCU
in 2007
All-time low
-94.49 billion current LCU
in 2001
Years of data
23
1985–2007

Current budget balance, including grants in Sierra Leone, 1985–2007

0500.0B1.0T1.5T1985199620071985: -627.1M current LCU1986: -1.8B current LCU1987: -2.3B current LCU1988: -2.6B current LCU1989: -5.3B current LCU1990: -9.5B current LCU1991: -13.4B current LCU1992: -15.0B current LCU1993: -8.8B current LCU1994: -9.9B current LCU1995: -47.4B current LCU1996: -15.6B current LCU1997: -46.0B current LCU1998: -57.1B current LCU1999: -84.7B current LCU2000: -43.5B current LCU2001: -94.5B current LCU2002: -74.8B current LCU2003: -42.8B current LCU2004: 32.8B current LCU2005: 111.5B current LCU2006: 609.9B current LCU2007: 1.5T current LCU

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

In 2007, current budget balance, including grants in Sierra Leone stood at 1.47 trillion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 140.8% on the previous year and up 3,290.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, current budget balance, including grants in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.47 trillion current LCU in 2007 and was at its lowest, -94.49 billion current LCU, in 2001.

Sierra Leone ranks 9th of 51 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s -2.51 billion current LCU -5.30 billion current LCU -627.15 million current LCU 5
1990s -30.75 billion current LCU -84.73 billion current LCU -8.85 billion current LCU 10
2000s 245.89 billion current LCU -94.49 billion current LCU 1.47 trillion current LCU 8

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 6 Algeria 1.78 trillion current LCU compare
  2. 7 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.75 trillion current LCU compare
  3. 8 Equatorial Guinea 1.59 trillion current LCU compare
  4. 10 Gabon 1.13 trillion current LCU compare
  5. 11 Uganda 980.98 billion current LCU compare
  6. 12 Madagascar 777.26 billion current LCU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is current budget balance, including grants in Sierra Leone?
Current budget balance, including grants in Sierra Leone was 1.47 trillion current LCU in 2007, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest current budget balance, including grants recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 1.47 trillion current LCU in 2007.
What is the lowest current budget balance, including grants recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was -94.49 billion current LCU in 2001.
How does Sierra Leone rank for current budget balance, including grants?
Sierra Leone ranks 9th out of 51 countries with data for 2007.
Is current budget balance, including grants rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 3,290.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,408 data points, 1965–2011
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The excess of current revenue over current expenditure. data are in current local currencies.