Eritrea vs Sierra Leone: Net foreign assets

Eritrea
262.16 million current US$
in 2009
Sierra Leone
353.09 million current US$
in 2011
Eritrea rank
39th
Sierra Leone rank
37th

Net foreign assets over time

  • Eritrea
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 353.09 million current US$ against 262.16 million current US$ in Eritrea, a difference of 90.94 million current US$.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.3 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 39th and Sierra Leone ranks 37th of 51 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 286.23 million current US$ -244.64 million current US$ 530.87 million current US$ Eritrea
2000s 206.08 million current US$ 35.42 million current US$ 170.66 million current US$ Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets, Eritrea or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 353.09 million current US$ against 262.16 million current US$ in Eritrea as of 2011.
What is the difference in net foreign assets between Eritrea and Sierra Leone?
90.94 million current US$, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sierra Leone?
15 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2009.
How do Eritrea and Sierra Leone rank globally for net foreign assets?
Eritrea ranks 39th and Sierra Leone ranks 37th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Net foreign assets (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net foreign assets (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 2,026 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.