Reserves in months of imports — all countries

Reserves in months of imports — Sierra Leone

Reserves in months of imports in Sierra Leone in 2024 — 1.75 months. Ranked 126 in the world out of 150. Since 1977, the indicator has risen by 1.5%.

2024 1.75 months −33.05% vs 2023
World rank 126of 150
Period maximum 9.08 months1986
Period minimum 0.18 months1989

Trend over time

1977–2024 · months of imports

Reserves in months of imports — Sierra Leone, 1977–202402.557.51019771982198719921997200220072012201720221977: 1.72 months1978: 1.22 months1979: 1.24 months1980: 0.74 months1981: 0.5 months1982: 0.27 months1983: 0.99 months1984: 0.4 months1985: 0.74 months1986: 9.08 months1987: 0.35 months1988: 0.53 months1989: 0.18 months1990: 0.23 months1991: 0.53 months1992: 1.05 months1993: 1.37 months1994: 1.38 months1995: 1.43 months1996: 0.92 months1997: 3.58 months1998: 3.39 months1999: 2.35 months2000: 2.25 months2001: 2.12 months2002: 2.85 months2003: 1.9 months2004: 3.49 months2005: 4.02 months2006: 4.53 months2007: 4.08 months2008: 3.86 months2009: 6.1 months2010: 4.12 months2011: 1.94 months2012: 2.13 months2013: 2.36 months2014: 2.21 months2015: 2.96 months2016: 3.91 months2017: 3.86 months2018: 3.89 months2019: 3.71 months2020: 6.09 months2021: 5.7 months2022: 3.49 months2023: 2.61 months2024: 1.75 months
Change over the period: +0.03 (+1.5%) Average annual rate: 0.03 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Sierra Leone 1.75 months
World 8.8 months
Sub-Saharan Africa 5.37 months
Reserves in months of imports — Sierra Leone, by year Sierra Leone All countries CSV XLSX
Year months Change Change, %
2024 1.75 −0.86 −33.05%
2023 2.61 −0.88 −25.19%
2022 3.49 −2.21 −38.74%
2021 5.7 −0.38 −6.31%
2020 6.09 +2.37 +63.9%
2019 3.71 −0.17 −4.45%
2018 3.89 +0.03 +0.74%
2017 3.86 −0.05 −1.25%
2016 3.91 +0.95 +32.09%
2015 2.96 +0.75 +33.82%
2014 2.21 −0.15 −6.33%
2013 2.36 +0.23 +10.66%
2012 2.13 +0.19 +9.74%
2011 1.94 −2.18 −52.83%
2010 4.12 −1.98 −32.47%
2009 6.1 +2.24 +58.09%
2008 3.86 −0.22 −5.35%
2007 4.08 −0.45 −10%
2006 4.53 +0.51 +12.78%
2005 4.02 +0.52 +15.02%
2004 3.49 +1.59 +84.01%
2003 1.9 −0.95 −33.36%
2002 2.85 +0.73 +34.5%
2001 2.12 −0.13 −5.91%
2000 2.25 −0.1 −4.13%
1999 2.35 −1.04 −30.7%
1998 3.39 −0.19 −5.26%
1997 3.58 +2.65 +288.33%
1996 0.92 −0.51 −35.65%
1995 1.43 +0.05 +3.67%
1994 1.38 +0.01 +0.96%
1993 1.37 +0.32 +30.66%
1992 1.05 +0.52 +98.81%
1991 0.53 +0.3 +131.59%
1990 0.23 +0.04 +24.51%
1989 0.18 −0.35 −65.56%
1988 0.53 +0.18 +53.59%
1987 0.35 −8.73 −96.2%
1986 9.08 +8.34 +1,133.04%
1985 0.74 +0.33 +81.99%
1984 0.4 −0.59 −59.17%
1983 0.99 +0.72 +260.53%
1982 0.27 −0.23 −45.58%
1981 0.5 −0.24 −32.12%
1980 0.74 −0.5 −40.12%
1979 1.24 +0.03 +2.07%
1978 1.22 −0.51 −29.43%
1977 1.72

Western Africa, 2024

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About the indicator

The ratio of international reserves to average monthly imports of goods and services. The commonly accepted minimum benchmark of adequacy is three months of imports; below that level a country becomes vulnerable to external shocks and to a halt in the inflow of capital.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by imports: all of the reserves of a group divided by its average monthly imports. Weighting by population or GDP will not do here — imports are precisely what stands in the denominator of the indicator.

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