Africa vs Sierra Leone: Claims on governments and other public entities
Claims on governments and other public entities over time
- Africa
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 1.15 trillion current LCU against 1.23 billion current LCU in Africa, a difference of 1.15 trillion current LCU.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 935.6 times Africa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Africa ranks 2nd and Sierra Leone ranks 4th of 4 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.66 million current LCU | 5.63 million current LCU | 41.03 million current LCU | Africa |
| 1970s | 340.71 million current LCU | 71.93 million current LCU | 268.77 million current LCU | Africa |
| 1980s | 2.95 billion current LCU | 2.16 billion current LCU | 793.37 million current LCU | Africa |
| 1990s | 14.44 billion current LCU | 203.30 billion current LCU | 188.86 billion current LCU | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 17.97 billion current LCU | 696.72 billion current LCU | 678.75 billion current LCU | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on governments and other public entities, Africa or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 1.15 trillion current LCU against 1.23 billion current LCU in Africa as of 2011.
- What is the difference in claims on governments and other public entities between Africa and Sierra Leone?
- 1.15 trillion current LCU, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Sierra Leone?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2007.
- How do Africa and Sierra Leone rank globally for claims on governments and other public entities?
- Africa ranks 2nd and Sierra Leone ranks 4th of 4 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Claims on governments and other public entities (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on governments and other public entities (IFS line 32an + 32b + 32bx + 32c) usually comprise direct credit for specific purposes such as financing of the government budget deficit or loans to state enterprises, advances against future credit authorizations, and purchases of treasury bills and bonds, net of deposits by the public sector. Public sector deposits with the banking system also include sinking funds for the service of debt and temporary deposits of government revenues. Data are in current local currency.