Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate was 28.74 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
28.74 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 17.8%
World rank
25th
of 186 countries
All-time high
203.5 % change on previous year
in 1990
All-time low
-40.2 % change on previous year
in 2007
Years of data
64
1961–2025
Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate in Sierra Leone, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 28.74 % change on previous year for net domestic credit (current lcu), annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.8% on the previous year and up 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net domestic credit (current lcu), annual growth rate in Sierra Leone peaked at 203.5 % change on previous year in 1990 and was at its lowest, -40.2 % change on previous year, in 2007.
Sierra Leone ranks 25th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.49 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 18.15 % change on previous year | +10.1% |
| 1963 | 30.88 % change on previous year | +70.1% |
| 1964 | 7.92 % change on previous year | -74.3% |
| 1965 | 10.17 % change on previous year | +28.4% |
| 1966 | 18.61 % change on previous year | +83.0% |
| 1967 | -3.7 % change on previous year | -119.9% |
| 1968 | -8.82 % change on previous year | +138.0% |
| 1969 | -9.43 % change on previous year | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 36.53 % change on previous year | -487.3% |
| 1971 | 23.23 % change on previous year | -36.4% |
| 1972 | 10.11 % change on previous year | -56.5% |
| 1973 | 38.36 % change on previous year | +279.5% |
| 1974 | 43.36 % change on previous year | +13.0% |
| 1975 | 45.7 % change on previous year | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 27.35 % change on previous year | -40.2% |
| 1977 | 15.76 % change on previous year | -42.4% |
| 1978 | 53.22 % change on previous year | +237.7% |
| 1979 | 32.85 % change on previous year | -38.3% |
| 1980 | 34.58 % change on previous year | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 33.45 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 33.93 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 24.47 % change on previous year | -27.9% |
| 1984 | 27.5 % change on previous year | +12.4% |
| 1985 | 120.39 % change on previous year | +337.8% |
| 1986 | 46.81 % change on previous year | -61.1% |
| 1987 | 39.25 % change on previous year | -16.1% |
| 1988 | 45.59 % change on previous year | +16.1% |
| 1989 | 52.95 % change on previous year | +16.2% |
| 1990 | 203.5 % change on previous year | +284.3% |
| 1991 | 23.82 % change on previous year | -88.3% |
| 1992 | -8.07 % change on previous year | -133.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8512 % change on previous year | -110.5% |
| 1995 | -11.54 % change on previous year | -1455.3% |
| 1996 | 6.24 % change on previous year | -154.1% |
| 1997 | 10.84 % change on previous year | +73.5% |
| 1998 | 7.12 % change on previous year | -34.3% |
| 1999 | 12.51 % change on previous year | +75.8% |
| 2000 | 19.68 % change on previous year | +57.3% |
| 2001 | 6.5 % change on previous year | -67.0% |
| 2002 | 2.37 % change on previous year | -63.5% |
| 2003 | 11.25 % change on previous year | +374.2% |
| 2004 | -0.6299 % change on previous year | -105.6% |
| 2005 | -0.1835 % change on previous year | -70.9% |
| 2006 | 11.74 % change on previous year | -6498.9% |
| 2007 | -40.2 % change on previous year | -442.3% |
| 2008 | 53.94 % change on previous year | -234.2% |
| 2009 | 33.43 % change on previous year | -38.0% |
| 2010 | 48.75 % change on previous year | +45.8% |
| 2011 | 17.68 % change on previous year | -63.7% |
| 2012 | 10.56 % change on previous year | -40.2% |
| 2013 | 12.49 % change on previous year | +18.2% |
| 2014 | 26.51 % change on previous year | +112.3% |
| 2015 | 20.73 % change on previous year | -21.8% |
| 2016 | 26.81 % change on previous year | +29.3% |
| 2017 | 20.16 % change on previous year | -24.8% |
| 2018 | 21.55 % change on previous year | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 17.78 % change on previous year | -17.5% |
| 2020 | 28.11 % change on previous year | +58.1% |
| 2021 | 22.94 % change on previous year | -18.4% |
| 2022 | 28.8 % change on previous year | +25.5% |
| 2023 | 36.9 % change on previous year | +28.1% |
| 2024 | 34.98 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 2025 | 28.74 % change on previous year | -17.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.92 % change on previous year | -9.43 % change on previous year | 30.88 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 32.65 % change on previous year | 10.11 % change on previous year | 53.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.89 % change on previous year | 24.47 % change on previous year | 120.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.25 % change on previous year | -11.54 % change on previous year | 203.5 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.79 % change on previous year | -40.2 % change on previous year | 53.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.3 % change on previous year | 10.56 % change on previous year | 48.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.08 % change on previous year | 22.94 % change on previous year | 36.9 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 22 Iran, Islamic Republic of 30.52 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Equatorial Guinea 29.97 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Chad 29.91 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Angola 28.65 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Guinea 28.06 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Ethiopia 27.19 % change on previous year compare
More financial sector data for Sierra Leone
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -10.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 38.44 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -33.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 10.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.015 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 12.11 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -10.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 38.44 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net domestic credit (current lcu), annual growth rate in Sierra Leone?
- Net domestic credit (current lcu), annual growth rate in Sierra Leone was 28.74 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net domestic credit (current lcu), annual growth rate recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 203.5 % change on previous year in 1990.
- What is the lowest net domestic credit (current lcu), annual growth rate recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -40.2 % change on previous year in 2007.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for net domestic credit (current lcu), annual growth rate?
- Sierra Leone ranks 25th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net domestic credit (current lcu), annual growth rate rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Net domestic credit (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Net domestic credit International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Net domestic credit (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.