Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants was 404.28 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Sierra Leone, 1985–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Sierra Leone is 404.28 billion current LCU, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.8% on the previous year and up 254.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Sierra Leone peaked at 404.28 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, -458.90 billion current LCU, in 2006.
That places Sierra Leone 4th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | -62.94 billion current LCU | -178.92 billion current LCU | -14.30 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | -246.49 billion current LCU | -458.90 billion current LCU | 208.71 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 343.72 billion current LCU | 283.16 billion current LCU | 404.28 billion current LCU | 2 |
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- Scientific and technical journal articles 86.32 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 8.93 million (2022)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 107.88 per 100 people (2022)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 107.88 per 100 people (2022)
- Share of the population using the Internet 25.1% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 1.51 million users (2021)
- Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors 59.43 million millions of constant united states dollars (2023)
- Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network 96.0% (2023)
- Share of people in range of 4G mobile network 75.0% (2023)
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone 47.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Sierra Leone?
- Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Sierra Leone was 404.28 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 404.28 billion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -458.90 billion current LCU in 2006.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants?
- Sierra Leone ranks 4th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 254.0%. 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 Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Overall budget surplus/deficit (excluding current grants) is current and capital revenue excluding current grants, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.