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
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.
Current budget balance, including grants in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | -627.15 million current LCU | — |
| 1986 | -1.78 billion current LCU | +183.2% |
| 1987 | -2.26 billion current LCU | +27.5% |
| 1988 | -2.60 billion current LCU | +14.8% |
| 1989 | -5.30 billion current LCU | +103.7% |
| 1990 | -9.54 billion current LCU | +80.0% |
| 1991 | -13.41 billion current LCU | +40.7% |
| 1992 | -14.98 billion current LCU | +11.7% |
| 1993 | -8.85 billion current LCU | -40.9% |
| 1994 | -9.88 billion current LCU | +11.6% |
| 1995 | -47.36 billion current LCU | +379.4% |
| 1996 | -15.63 billion current LCU | -67.0% |
| 1997 | -46.03 billion current LCU | +194.6% |
| 1998 | -57.10 billion current LCU | +24.0% |
| 1999 | -84.73 billion current LCU | +48.4% |
| 2000 | -43.55 billion current LCU | -48.6% |
| 2001 | -94.49 billion current LCU | +117.0% |
| 2002 | -74.78 billion current LCU | -20.9% |
| 2003 | -42.76 billion current LCU | -42.8% |
| 2004 | 32.84 billion current LCU | -176.8% |
| 2005 | 111.50 billion current LCU | +239.5% |
| 2006 | 609.90 billion current LCU | +447.0% |
| 2007 | 1.47 trillion current LCU | +140.8% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1.47 trillion current LCU is above the median for low income countries, which is 54.90 billion current LCU, 26.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1.47 trillion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.60 billion current LCU, 26.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 6 Algeria 1.78 trillion current LCU compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.75 trillion current LCU compare
- 8 Equatorial Guinea 1.59 trillion current LCU compare
- 10 Gabon 1.13 trillion current LCU compare
- 11 Uganda 980.98 billion current LCU compare
- 12 Madagascar 777.26 billion current LCU compare
More science & technology data for Sierra Leone
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 107.88 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.08 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 8.93 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 123.71 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.14 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 8.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 86.32 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
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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The excess of current revenue over current expenditure. data are in current local currencies.