Senegal vs Sierra Leone: Claims on central government, etc.
Senegal
19.3%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
19.2%
in 2025
Senegal rank
52nd
Sierra Leone rank
53rd
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 19.3% against 19.2% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Senegal ranks 52nd and Sierra Leone ranks 53rd of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -2.3% | 1.8% | 4.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 9.0% | 8.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 7.1% | 33.5% | 26.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 4.8% | 41.5% | 36.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 14.5% | 13.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 7.2% | 4.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 15.2% | 0.6% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Senegal or Sierra Leone?
- Senegal, at 19.3% against 19.2% in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Senegal and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sierra Leone?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Senegal and Sierra Leone rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Senegal ranks 52nd and Sierra Leone ranks 53rd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.