Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) was 1.79 trillion in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Sierra Leone, 1958–2012
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 1.79 trillion for foreign assets, net foreign assets in 2012. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 32.5% on the previous year and up 859.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.79 trillion in 2012 and was at its lowest, -421.54 billion, in 1999.
That places Sierra Leone 32nd out of 178 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 11.67 million | — |
| 1959 | 11.35 million | -2.7% |
| 1960 | 10.27 million | -9.5% |
| 1961 | 9.51 million | -7.4% |
| 1962 | 10.56 million | +11.0% |
| 1963 | 5.79 million | -45.2% |
| 1964 | 8.26 million | +42.7% |
| 1965 | 9.70 million | +17.4% |
| 1966 | 8.05 million | -17.0% |
| 1967 | 4.48 million | -44.3% |
| 1968 | 15.83 million | +253.1% |
| 1969 | 24.93 million | +57.5% |
| 1970 | 27.17 million | +9.0% |
| 1971 | 25.78 million | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 35.92 million | +39.3% |
| 1973 | 42.08 million | +17.1% |
| 1974 | 36.53 million | -13.2% |
| 1975 | 13.74 million | -62.4% |
| 1976 | -15.61 million | -213.6% |
| 1977 | -11.13 million | -28.7% |
| 1978 | -39.02 million | +250.6% |
| 1979 | -66.21 million | +69.7% |
| 1980 | -176.60 million | +166.7% |
| 1981 | -309.03 million | +75.0% |
| 1982 | -331.35 million | +7.2% |
| 1983 | -784.73 million | +136.8% |
| 1984 | -817.03 million | +4.1% |
| 1985 | -1.90 billion | +132.1% |
| 1986 | -10.11 billion | +433.3% |
| 1987 | -8.87 billion | -12.3% |
| 1988 | -14.31 billion | +61.3% |
| 1989 | -22.10 billion | +54.5% |
| 1990 | -68.46 billion | +209.7% |
| 1991 | -155.45 billion | +127.1% |
| 1992 | -200.69 billion | +29.1% |
| 1993 | -217.97 billion | +8.6% |
| 1994 | -354.47 billion | +62.6% |
| 1995 | -420.77 billion | +18.7% |
| 1996 | -200.86 billion | -52.3% |
| 1997 | -222.29 billion | +10.7% |
| 1998 | -290.60 billion | +30.7% |
| 1999 | -421.54 billion | +45.1% |
| 2000 | -250.43 billion | -40.6% |
| 2001 | -293.22 billion | +17.1% |
| 2002 | -235.19 billion | -19.8% |
| 2003 | -313.54 billion | +33.3% |
| 2004 | -205.44 billion | -34.5% |
| 2005 | -11.91 billion | -94.2% |
| 2006 | 554.28 billion | -4753.8% |
| 2007 | 775.45 billion | +39.9% |
| 2008 | 724.85 billion | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 907.85 billion | +25.2% |
| 2010 | 965.87 billion | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 1.35 trillion | +39.5% |
| 2012 | 1.79 trillion | +32.5% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1.79 trillion is above the median for low income countries, which is 265.65 billion, 6.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1.79 trillion is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 354.99 billion, 5.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +4753.8% | -11.91 billion | 554.28 billion |
| 1986 | -433.3% | -1.90 billion | -10.11 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.51 million | 11.35 million | 11.67 million | 2 |
| 1960s | 10.74 million | 4.48 million | 24.93 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.92 million | -66.21 million | 42.08 million | 10 |
| 1980s | -5.97 billion | -22.10 billion | -176.60 million | 10 |
| 1990s | -255.31 billion | -421.54 billion | -68.46 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 165.27 billion | -313.54 billion | 907.85 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.37 trillion | 965.87 billion | 1.79 trillion | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 29 Portugal 2.24 trillion compare
- 30 Cote d'Ivoire 2.02 trillion compare
- 31 Saudi Arabia 2.00 trillion compare
- 33 Costa Rica 1.71 trillion compare
- 34 Philippines 1.64 trillion compare
- 35 Equatorial Guinea 1.59 trillion compare
More financial sector data for Sierra Leone
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0027 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets, net foreign assets in Sierra Leone?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Sierra Leone was 1.79 trillion in 2012, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 trillion in 2012.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -421.54 billion in 1999.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Sierra Leone ranks 32nd out of 178 countries with data for 2012.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 859.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.