Nigeria vs Sierra Leone: Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate

Nigeria
-59.35 % change on previous year
in 2022
Sierra Leone
-56.95 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nigeria rank
183rd
Sierra Leone rank
182nd

Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate over time

  • Nigeria
  • Sierra Leone
-500-2500250500750196119932025

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports -56.95 % change on previous year against -59.35 % change on previous year in Nigeria, a difference of 2.4 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 27 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 183rd and Sierra Leone ranks 182nd of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s -4.06 % change on previous year 29.76 % change on previous year 33.83 % change on previous year Sierra Leone
1970s 100.59 % change on previous year -52.04 % change on previous year 152.63 % change on previous year Nigeria
1980s 38.6 % change on previous year -105.88 % change on previous year 144.48 % change on previous year Nigeria
1990s 39.54 % change on previous year -52.37 % change on previous year 91.91 % change on previous year Nigeria
2000s 28.65 % change on previous year 19.86 % change on previous year 8.79 % change on previous year Nigeria
2010s 2.41 % change on previous year 11.4 % change on previous year 8.99 % change on previous year Sierra Leone
2020s -1.57 % change on previous year 20.87 % change on previous year 22.44 % change on previous year Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate, Nigeria or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at -56.95 % change on previous year against -59.35 % change on previous year in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate between Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
2.4 % change on previous year, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
60 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Nigeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate?
Nigeria ranks 183rd and Sierra Leone ranks 182nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 8,644 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Net foreign assets (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.