Credit to the private sector in Sierra Leone in 2025 — 5.5%. Ranked 84 in the world out of 87. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 2.73 pp.
1960–2025 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sierra Leone
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.5 | +1.54 pp |
| 2024 | 3.97 | +0.73 pp |
| 2023 | 3.24 | −0.3 pp |
| 2022 | 3.54 | −0.69 pp |
| 2021 | 4.23 | +0.61 pp |
| 2020 | 3.62 | −0.24 pp |
| 2019 | 3.86 | +0.22 pp |
| 2018 | 3.64 | +0.31 pp |
| 2017 | 3.33 | −0.19 pp |
| 2016 | 3.52 | +0.17 pp |
| 2015 | 3.35 | +0.16 pp |
| 2014 | 3.19 | +0.06 pp |
| 2013 | 3.13 | −0.29 pp |
| 2012 | 3.41 | −1.23 pp |
| 2011 | 4.64 | −0.09 pp |
| 2010 | 4.73 | −0.37 pp |
| 2009 | 5.1 | +1.75 pp |
| 2008 | 3.36 | +0.79 pp |
| 2007 | 2.57 | +0.62 pp |
| 2006 | 1.95 | −0.22 pp |
| 2005 | 2.17 | −0.07 pp |
| 2004 | 2.24 | +0.39 pp |
| 2003 | 1.85 | +0.55 pp |
| 2002 | 1.3 | +0.26 pp |
| 2001 | 1.03 | −1.08 pp |
| 2000 | 2.11 | +0.04 pp |
| 1999 | 2.07 | −0.65 pp |
| 1998 | 2.72 | −0.52 pp |
| 1997 | 3.25 | +0.74 pp |
| 1996 | 2.51 | −0.17 pp |
| 1995 | 2.68 | −0.45 pp |
| 1994 | 3.13 | −0.3 pp |
| 1993 | 3.43 | +0.38 pp |
| 1992 | 3.05 | −0.47 pp |
| 1991 | 3.52 | +0.28 pp |
| 1990 | 3.25 | −1.58 pp |
| 1989 | 4.83 | +1.33 pp |
| 1988 | 3.5 | +0.75 pp |
| 1987 | 2.74 | −2.67 pp |
| 1986 | 5.41 | +2.32 pp |
| 1985 | 3.1 | −0.98 pp |
| 1984 | 4.08 | −2.97 pp |
| 1983 | 7.05 | −0.04 pp |
| 1982 | 7.09 | −0.59 pp |
| 1981 | 7.68 | −0.19 pp |
| 1980 | 7.87 | +1.81 pp |
| 1979 | 6.06 | −0.4 pp |
| 1978 | 6.45 | +0.55 pp |
| 1977 | 5.9 | −0.7 pp |
| 1976 | 6.6 | −0.09 pp |
| 1975 | 6.7 | −0.46 pp |
| 1974 | 7.16 | +1.16 pp |
| 1973 | 6.01 | +0.2 pp |
| 1972 | 5.81 | +0.19 pp |
| 1971 | 5.62 | +0.29 pp |
| 1970 | 5.33 | +0.65 pp |
| 1969 | 4.67 | −0.54 pp |
| 1968 | 5.22 | −0.68 pp |
| 1967 | 5.9 | +0.35 pp |
| 1966 | 5.54 | −0.38 pp |
| 1965 | 5.92 | −0.82 pp |
| 1964 | 6.74 | +0.18 pp |
| 1963 | 6.56 | +1.8 pp |
| 1962 | 4.76 | +1.26 pp |
| 1961 | 3.5 | +0.73 pp |
| 1960 | 2.77 | — |
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Domestic credit to the private sector by financial institutions as a percent of GDP: loans, purchases of non-equity securities, trade credit and other accounts receivable. An indicator of financial development, but of potential risk as well: growth that is too fast relative to GDP is one of the most reliable precursors of banking crises.
Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.
