Overall budget balance, including grants in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Overall budget balance, including grants 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.
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
- Scientific and technical journal articles 86.32 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country 8.93 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people 107.88 (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions 107.88 (2022)
- Share of individuals using the internet 25.11 (2024)
- Number of internet users 1.51 million (2021)
- Net oda to medical research 59.43 million (2023)
- Population covered by mobile network by network capability 96 (2023)
- Share with 4g mobile network coverage 75 (2023)
- Share population mobile phone 47.7 (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.