Benin vs Sierra Leone: Net domestic credit to government, flow

Benin
-5.69 billion current LCU
in 1988
Sierra Leone
-18.81 billion current LCU
in 2011
Benin rank
39th
Sierra Leone rank
42nd

Net domestic credit to government, flow over time

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

How they compare

Benin currently reports -5.69 billion current LCU against -18.81 billion current LCU in Sierra Leone, a difference of 13.12 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 39th and Sierra Leone ranks 42nd of 49 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 190.00 million current LCU -680,000 current LCU 190.68 million current LCU Benin
1970s -1.77 billion current LCU 22.96 million current LCU 1.79 billion current LCU Sierra Leone
1980s 2.53 billion current LCU 516.47 million current LCU 2.02 billion current LCU Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net domestic credit to government, flow, Benin or Sierra Leone?
Benin, at -5.69 billion current LCU against -18.81 billion current LCU in Sierra Leone as of 1988.
What is the difference in net domestic credit to government, flow between Benin and Sierra Leone?
13.12 billion current LCU, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sierra Leone?
23 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 1988.
How do Benin and Sierra Leone rank globally for net domestic credit to government, flow?
Benin ranks 39th 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 Net domestic credit to 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
Net domestic credit to 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, 1,436 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed

Change in domestic credit to government includes changes in net claims on central government, and changes in claims on state and local government as well as on non-financial public corporations. Data; Annual flow, local currencies.