Current account balance — all countries

Current account balance — Sierra Leone

Current account balance in Sierra Leone in 2031 — -3%. Ranked 119 in the world out of 188. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 3.1 pp.

2031 -3% +0.4 pp vs 2030
World rank 119of 188
Period maximum 6.7%1986
Period minimum -39.9%2011

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of GDP

Current account balance — Sierra Leone, 1980–2031-40-2002019801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: -6.1%1981: -4.5%1982: -5.2%1983: -0.6%1984: -0.7%1985: 0.1%1986: 6.7%1987: -1.7%1988: -0.1%1989: -2.2%1990: -4.6%1991: 0.8%1992: -0.3%1993: -3.2%1994: -4.2%1995: -5.8%1996: -6.9%1997: -2.8%1998: -2.1%1999: -6.4%2000: -7.5%2001: -5.7%2002: -3.7%2003: -3.7%2004: -4.2%2005: -3.8%2006: -3%2007: -4.6%2008: -5.7%2009: -8.6%2010: -14%2011: -39.9%2012: -21.1%2013: -10.9%2014: -7.2%2015: -14.9%2016: -4.9%2017: -11.7%2018: -9.3%2019: -7.8%2020: -5.8%2021: -7.3%2022: -6.3%2023: -9.5%2024: -6.9%2025: -5.1%2026: -3.3%2027: -2.9%2028: -2.9%2029: -2.9%2030: -3.4%2031: -3%
Change over the period: +3.1 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone -3%
World computed 0.28%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed -1.15%
Western Africa computed 1.16%
Low-income countries computed -2.62%
Current account balance — Sierra Leone, by year Sierra Leone All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -3 +0.4 pp
2030 -3.4 −0.5 pp
2029 -2.9 +0 pp
2028 -2.9 +0 pp
2027 -2.9 +0.4 pp
2026 -3.3 +1.8 pp
2025 -5.1 +1.8 pp
2024 -6.9 +2.6 pp
2023 -9.5 −3.2 pp
2022 -6.3 +1 pp
2021 -7.3 −1.5 pp
2020 -5.8 +2 pp
2019 -7.8 +1.5 pp
2018 -9.3 +2.4 pp
2017 -11.7 −6.8 pp
2016 -4.9 +10 pp
2015 -14.9 −7.7 pp
2014 -7.2 +3.7 pp
2013 -10.9 +10.2 pp
2012 -21.1 +18.8 pp
2011 -39.9 −25.9 pp
2010 -14 −5.4 pp
2009 -8.6 −2.9 pp
2008 -5.7 −1.1 pp
2007 -4.6 −1.6 pp
2006 -3 +0.8 pp
2005 -3.8 +0.4 pp
2004 -4.2 −0.5 pp
2003 -3.7 +0 pp
2002 -3.7 +2 pp
2001 -5.7 +1.8 pp
2000 -7.5 −1.1 pp
1999 -6.4 −4.3 pp
1998 -2.1 +0.7 pp
1997 -2.8 +4.1 pp
1996 -6.9 −1.1 pp
1995 -5.8 −1.6 pp
1994 -4.2 −1 pp
1993 -3.2 −2.9 pp
1992 -0.3 −1.1 pp
1991 0.8 +5.4 pp
1990 -4.6 −2.4 pp
1989 -2.2 −2.1 pp
1988 -0.1 +1.6 pp
1987 -1.7 −8.4 pp
1986 6.7 +6.6 pp
1985 0.1 +0.8 pp
1984 -0.7 −0.1 pp
1983 -0.6 +4.6 pp
1982 -5.2 −0.7 pp
1981 -4.5 +1.6 pp
1980 -6.1

About the indicator

The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP: trade in goods and services, primary income (interest, dividends, compensation of employees) and secondary income (transfers). A surplus means a country earns more abroad than it spends and is building up external assets; a persistent deficit has to be financed by an inflow of capital.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.