Guinea-Bissau vs Sierra Leone: Net foreign assets

Guinea-Bissau
261.40 million current US$
in 2011
Sierra Leone
353.09 million current US$
in 2011
Guinea-Bissau rank
40th
Sierra Leone rank
37th

Net foreign assets over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Sierra Leone
-600.0M-400.0M-200.0M0200.0M400.0M196519882011

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 353.09 million current US$ against 261.40 million current US$ in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 91.69 million current US$.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.4 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 40th and Sierra Leone ranks 37th of 51 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1980s -69.84 million current US$ -343.39 million current US$ 273.54 million current US$ Guinea-Bissau
1990s -7.28 million current US$ -328.05 million current US$ 320.77 million current US$ Guinea-Bissau
2000s 84.88 million current US$ 35.42 million current US$ 49.46 million current US$ Guinea-Bissau
2010s 225.47 million current US$ 306.90 million current US$ 81.43 million current US$ Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets, Guinea-Bissau or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 353.09 million current US$ against 261.40 million current US$ in Guinea-Bissau as of 2011.
What is the difference in net foreign assets between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
91.69 million current US$, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
26 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2011.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone rank globally for net foreign assets?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 40th and Sierra Leone ranks 37th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Net foreign assets (current US$). 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.