Seychelles vs Sierra Leone: Net foreign assets

Seychelles
310.57 million current US$
in 2011
Sierra Leone
353.09 million current US$
in 2011
Seychelles rank
38th
Sierra Leone rank
37th

Net foreign assets over time

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

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 353.09 million current US$ against 310.57 million current US$ in Seychelles, a difference of 42.52 million current US$.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Seychelles's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Seychelles ranks 38th and Sierra Leone ranks 37th of 51 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Seychelles averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Seychelles Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 7.73 million current US$ 6.21 million current US$ 1.52 million current US$ Seychelles
1980s 13.05 million current US$ -338.33 million current US$ 351.38 million current US$ Seychelles
1990s 16.91 million current US$ -328.05 million current US$ 344.96 million current US$ Seychelles
2000s 854,160 current US$ 35.42 million current US$ 34.56 million current US$ Sierra Leone
2010s 298.88 million current US$ 306.90 million current US$ 8.02 million current US$ Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets, Seychelles or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 353.09 million current US$ against 310.57 million current US$ in Seychelles as of 2011.
What is the difference in net foreign assets between Seychelles and Sierra Leone?
42.52 million current US$, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Sierra Leone?
41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2011.
How do Seychelles and Sierra Leone rank globally for net foreign assets?
Seychelles ranks 38th and Sierra Leone ranks 37th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Net foreign assets (current US$). 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.