Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU) was -327.14 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Overall budget balance, including grants in Sierra Leone, 1985–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded -327.14 billion current LCU for overall budget balance, including grants in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 95.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall budget balance, including grants in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.26 trillion current LCU in 2007 and was at its lowest, -327.14 billion current LCU, in 2011.
Sierra Leone ranks 41st of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | -945.30 million current LCU | — |
| 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 | -42.78 billion current LCU | -33.6% |
| 1997 | -56.80 billion current LCU | +32.8% |
| 1998 | -108.76 billion current LCU | +91.5% |
| 1999 | -113.53 billion current LCU | +4.4% |
| 2000 | -124.04 billion current LCU | +9.3% |
| 2001 | -167.51 billion current LCU | +35.0% |
| 2002 | -161.75 billion current LCU | -3.4% |
| 2003 | -155.12 billion current LCU | -4.1% |
| 2004 | -101.05 billion current LCU | -34.9% |
| 2005 | -96.10 billion current LCU | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 396.70 billion current LCU | -512.8% |
| 2007 | 1.26 trillion current LCU | +217.1% |
| 2008 | -276.44 billion current LCU | -122.0% |
| 2009 | -275.89 billion current LCU | -0.2% |
| 2010 | -304.67 billion current LCU | +10.4% |
| 2011 | -327.14 billion current LCU | +7.4% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's -327.14 billion current LCU is below the median for low income countries, which is -26.39 billion current LCU, 12.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's -327.14 billion current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -21.76 billion current LCU, 15.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU) 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +512.8% | -96.10 billion current LCU | 396.70 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -3.85 billion current LCU | -7.49 billion current LCU | -945.30 million current LCU | 5 |
| 1990s | -51.97 billion current LCU | -113.53 billion current LCU | -14.30 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.68 billion current LCU | -276.44 billion current LCU | 1.26 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | -315.90 billion current LCU | -327.14 billion current LCU | -304.67 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 38 Cameroon -159.00 billion current LCU compare
- 39 Burkina Faso -193.31 billion current LCU compare
- 40 Chad -206.80 billion current LCU compare
- 42 Cote d'Ivoire -349.70 billion current LCU compare
- 43 Guinea -393.66 billion current LCU compare
- 44 Sao Tome and Principe -558.90 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 overall budget balance, including grants in Sierra Leone?
- Overall budget balance, including grants in Sierra Leone was -327.14 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 trillion current LCU in 2007.
- What is the lowest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -327.14 billion current LCU in 2011.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for overall budget balance, including grants?
- Sierra Leone ranks 41st out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is overall budget balance, including grants rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.3%. 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 Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue and official grants received, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.