Nigeria vs Sierra Leone: Net foreign assets, flow
Nigeria
409.78 billion current LCU
in 2011
Sierra Leone
381.52 billion current LCU
in 2011
Nigeria rank
7th
Sierra Leone rank
9th
Net foreign assets, flow over time
- Nigeria
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 409.78 billion current LCU against 381.52 billion current LCU in Sierra Leone, a difference of 28.26 billion current LCU.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 7th and Sierra Leone ranks 9th of 52 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -14.09 million current LCU | 1.63 million current LCU | 15.72 million current LCU | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 313.41 million current LCU | -9.11 million current LCU | 322.52 million current LCU | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 1.51 billion current LCU | -2.20 billion current LCU | 3.71 billion current LCU | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 62.79 billion current LCU | -39.94 billion current LCU | 102.73 billion current LCU | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 664.17 billion current LCU | 132.94 billion current LCU | 531.24 billion current LCU | Nigeria |
| 2010s | -322.11 billion current LCU | 219.77 billion current LCU | 541.88 billion current LCU | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets, flow, Nigeria or Sierra Leone?
- Nigeria, at 409.78 billion current LCU against 381.52 billion current LCU in Sierra Leone as of 2011.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets, flow between Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 28.26 billion current LCU, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
- How do Nigeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for net foreign assets, flow?
- Nigeria ranks 7th and Sierra Leone ranks 9th of 52 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Net foreign assets, 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
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 local currency.