Financing, including external capital grants in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Financing, including external capital grants was 58.22 billion current LCU in 1997. ◆ Volatile

Latest (1997)
58.22 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 31.2%
World rank
19th
of 50 countries
All-time high
64.39 billion current LCU
in 1995
All-time low
-45.71 current LCU
in 1965
Years of data
33
1965–1997

Financing, including external capital grants in Sierra Leone, 1965–1997

020.0B40.0B60.0B1965198119971965: -45.7 current LCU1966: 0 current LCU1967: 0 current LCU1968: 0 current LCU1969: 0 current LCU1970: 6.3M current LCU1971: 9.7M current LCU1972: 11.2M current LCU1973: 17.7M current LCU1974: 41.1M current LCU1975: 30.6M current LCU1976: 30.4M current LCU1977: 34.5M current LCU1978: 62.2M current LCU1979: 65.3M current LCU1980: 101.7M current LCU1981: 91.8M current LCU1982: 114.1M current LCU1983: 55.0M current LCU1984: 88.8M current LCU1985: 945.3M current LCU1986: 2.8B current LCU1987: 3.9B current LCU1988: 4.2B current LCU1989: 7.5B current LCU1990: 14.3B current LCU1991: 24.0B current LCU1992: 31.1B current LCU1993: 32.2B current LCU1994: 31.8B current LCU1995: 64.4B current LCU1996: 44.4B current LCU1997: 58.2B current LCU

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for financing, including external capital grants in Sierra Leone is 58.22 billion current LCU, measured in 1997.

That represents a change of up 31.2% on the previous year and up 1,409.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, financing, including external capital grants in Sierra Leone peaked at 64.39 billion current LCU in 1995 and was at its lowest, -45.71 current LCU, in 1965.

Sierra Leone ranks 19th of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Financing, including external capital grants in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Financing, including external capital grants (current LCU) in Sierra Leone, 1965 to 1997.
Year current LCU Change
1965 -45.71 current LCU
1966 0 current LCU -100.0%
1967 0 current LCU
1968 0 current LCU
1969 0 current LCU
1970 6.33 million current LCU
1971 9.72 million current LCU +53.5%
1972 11.21 million current LCU +15.3%
1973 17.71 million current LCU +58.0%
1974 41.15 million current LCU +132.3%
1975 30.56 million current LCU -25.7%
1976 30.38 million current LCU -0.6%
1977 34.51 million current LCU +13.6%
1978 62.19 million current LCU +80.2%
1979 65.32 million current LCU +5.0%
1980 101.71 million current LCU +55.7%
1981 91.78 million current LCU -9.8%
1982 114.09 million current LCU +24.3%
1983 55.05 million current LCU -51.7%
1984 88.81 million current LCU +61.3%
1985 945.30 million current LCU +964.4%
1986 2.82 billion current LCU +197.9%
1987 3.86 billion current LCU +37.0%
1988 4.15 billion current LCU +7.6%
1989 7.49 billion current LCU +80.3%
1990 14.30 billion current LCU +91.1%
1991 23.96 billion current LCU +67.5%
1992 31.11 billion current LCU +29.8%
1993 32.23 billion current LCU +3.6%
1994 31.80 billion current LCU -1.3%
1995 64.39 billion current LCU +102.5%
1996 44.38 billion current LCU -31.1%
1997 58.22 billion current LCU +31.2%

Sierra Leone compared with similar countries

  • Sierra Leone's 58.22 billion current LCU is above the median for low income countries, which is 42.30 billion current LCU, 1.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Sierra Leone's 58.22 billion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.41 billion current LCU, 3.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Financing, including external capital grants in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1985 +964.4% 88.81 million current LCU 945.30 million current LCU

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s -9.14 current LCU -45.71 current LCU 0 current LCU 5
1970s 30.91 million current LCU 6.33 million current LCU 65.32 million current LCU 10
1980s 1.97 billion current LCU 55.05 million current LCU 7.49 billion current LCU 10
1990s 37.55 billion current LCU 14.30 billion current LCU 64.39 billion current LCU 8

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 16 Togo 90.81 billion current LCU compare
  2. 17 Niger 89.70 billion current LCU compare
  3. 18 Burundi 89.67 billion current LCU compare
  4. 20 Benin 57.76 billion current LCU compare
  5. 21 Morocco 38.90 billion current LCU compare
  6. 22 Rwanda 26.39 billion current LCU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is financing, including external capital grants in Sierra Leone?
Financing, including external capital grants in Sierra Leone was 58.22 billion current LCU in 1997, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest financing, including external capital grants recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 64.39 billion current LCU in 1995.
What is the lowest financing, including external capital grants recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was -45.71 current LCU in 1965.
How does Sierra Leone rank for financing, including external capital grants?
Sierra Leone ranks 19th out of 50 countries with data for 1997.
Is financing, including external capital grants rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,409.0%. 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 Financing, including external capital grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Financing, including external capital grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,364 data points, 1965–2011
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Financing, including external capital grants. Data are in current local currency.