Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding was 24.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Sierra Leone, 2000–2019
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Sierra Leone is 24.4%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 14.6% on the previous year and down 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Sierra Leone peaked at 66.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 2018.
Sierra Leone ranks 132nd of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.0% | — |
| 2001 | 41.6% | -18.4% |
| 2002 | 41.0% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 38.4% | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 38.0% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 45.6% | +20.3% |
| 2006 | 49.6% | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 48.3% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 66.7% | +38.2% |
| 2009 | 54.6% | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 56.7% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 55.7% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 51.6% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 47.5% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 50.6% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 42.0% | -17.1% |
| 2016 | 36.4% | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 42.8% | +17.5% |
| 2018 | 21.3% | -50.3% |
| 2019 | 24.4% | +14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.5% | 38.0% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 21.3% | 56.7% | 10 |
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More financial sector data for Sierra Leone
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 4,743 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 28.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2024)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 104.67 million SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 332.23 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 332.23 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 332.23 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 38.44 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Sierra Leone?
- Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Sierra Leone was 24.4% in 2019, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest liquid assets to deposits and short term funding recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest liquid assets to deposits and short term funding recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 2018.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for liquid assets to deposits and short term funding?
- Sierra Leone ranks 132nd out of 170 countries with data for 2019.
- Is liquid assets to deposits and short term funding rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2075 / data2030. Numerator and denominator are first aggregated on the country level before division. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.