Rwanda vs Sierra Leone: Claims on central government, flow

Rwanda
-92.28 billion current LCU
in 2011
Sierra Leone
-18.29 billion current LCU
in 2011
Rwanda rank
43rd
Sierra Leone rank
42nd

Claims on central government, flow over time

  • Rwanda
  • Sierra Leone
-400.0B-200.0B0200.0B400.0B196619882011

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports -18.29 billion current LCU against -92.28 billion current LCU in Rwanda, a difference of 73.98 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 43rd and Sierra Leone ranks 42nd of 49 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 234.50 million current LCU -2.75 million current LCU 237.25 million current LCU Rwanda
1970s -298.00 million current LCU 22.96 million current LCU 320.96 million current LCU Sierra Leone
1980s 1.29 billion current LCU 623.62 million current LCU 664.98 million current LCU Rwanda
1990s 2.19 billion current LCU 57.10 billion current LCU 54.91 billion current LCU Sierra Leone
2000s -17.46 billion current LCU 15.15 billion current LCU 32.61 billion current LCU Sierra Leone
2010s -41.14 billion current LCU 183.47 billion current LCU 224.60 billion current LCU Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher claims on central government, flow, Rwanda or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at -18.29 billion current LCU against -92.28 billion current LCU in Rwanda as of 2011.
What is the difference in claims on central government, flow between Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
73.98 billion current LCU, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
44 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2011.
How do Rwanda and Sierra Leone rank globally for claims on central government, flow?
Rwanda ranks 43rd and Sierra Leone ranks 42nd of 49 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Claims on central government, flow (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Claims on central government, flow (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
49 places, 1,422 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed

Net domestic credit to government budget. Data are in current local currencies. AF stands for annual flow.