Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 47.32 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Sierra Leone, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Sierra Leone stood at 47.32 current LCU per person.
The figure is down 57.8% on the previous year and down 85.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 452.74 current LCU per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, -100.68 current LCU per person, in 1995.
That places Sierra Leone 172nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0045 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0041 current LCU per person | -8.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0045 current LCU per person | +9.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0024 current LCU per person | -46.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0034 current LCU per person | +40.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0039 current LCU per person | +15.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0032 current LCU per person | -18.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0017 current LCU per person | -45.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0061 current LCU per person | +246.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0094 current LCU per person | +54.5% |
| 1970 | 0.01 current LCU per person | +6.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0093 current LCU per person | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0128 current LCU per person | +36.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0147 current LCU per person | +15.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0125 current LCU per person | -14.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0046 current LCU per person | -63.1% |
| 1976 | -0.0052 current LCU per person | -211.6% |
| 1977 | -0.0036 current LCU per person | -30.0% |
| 1978 | -0.0124 current LCU per person | +243.9% |
| 1979 | -0.0206 current LCU per person | +66.4% |
| 1980 | -0.054 current LCU per person | +161.5% |
| 1981 | -0.0926 current LCU per person | +71.5% |
| 1982 | -0.0972 current LCU per person | +5.0% |
| 1983 | -0.2254 current LCU per person | +131.8% |
| 1984 | -0.2296 current LCU per person | +1.9% |
| 1985 | -0.5213 current LCU per person | +127.0% |
| 1986 | -2.71 current LCU per person | +420.4% |
| 1987 | -2.32 current LCU per person | -14.6% |
| 1988 | -3.64 current LCU per person | +57.0% |
| 1989 | -5.48 current LCU per person | +50.7% |
| 1990 | -16.31 current LCU per person | +197.7% |
| 1991 | -36.61 current LCU per person | +124.4% |
| 1992 | -48.17 current LCU per person | +31.6% |
| 1993 | -52.43 current LCU per person | +8.9% |
| 1994 | -84.94 current LCU per person | +62.0% |
| 1995 | -100.68 current LCU per person | +18.5% |
| 1996 | -47.83 current LCU per person | -52.5% |
| 1997 | -52.26 current LCU per person | +9.3% |
| 1998 | -67.65 current LCU per person | +29.4% |
| 1999 | -97.62 current LCU per person | +44.3% |
| 2000 | -56.61 current LCU per person | -42.0% |
| 2001 | -70.59 current LCU per person | +24.7% |
| 2002 | -55.2 current LCU per person | -21.8% |
| 2003 | -69.54 current LCU per person | +26.0% |
| 2004 | -38.33 current LCU per person | -44.9% |
| 2005 | -1.25 current LCU per person | -96.7% |
| 2006 | 98.82 current LCU per person | -8020.5% |
| 2007 | 118.37 current LCU per person | +19.8% |
| 2008 | 115.04 current LCU per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 137.46 current LCU per person | +19.5% |
| 2010 | 134.91 current LCU per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 198.9 current LCU per person | +47.4% |
| 2012 | 248.62 current LCU per person | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 280.45 current LCU per person | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 348.41 current LCU per person | +24.2% |
| 2015 | 334.61 current LCU per person | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 338.57 current LCU per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 293.96 current LCU per person | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 256.85 current LCU per person | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 277.35 current LCU per person | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 405.02 current LCU per person | +46.0% |
| 2021 | 452.74 current LCU per person | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 437.49 current LCU per person | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 274.64 current LCU per person | -37.2% |
| 2024 | 112.2 current LCU per person | -59.1% |
| 2025 | 47.32 current LCU per person | -57.8% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 47.32 current LCU per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 16,966 current LCU per person, 0% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 47.32 current LCU per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25,204 current LCU per person, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita 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 | +8020.5% | -1.25 current LCU per person | 98.82 current LCU per person |
| 1986 | -420.4% | -0.5213 current LCU per person | -2.71 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0043 current LCU per person | 0.0017 current LCU per person | 0.0094 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0022 current LCU per person | -0.0206 current LCU per person | 0.0147 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.54 current LCU per person | -5.48 current LCU per person | -0.054 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | -60.45 current LCU per person | -100.68 current LCU per person | -16.31 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.82 current LCU per person | -70.59 current LCU per person | 137.46 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 271.26 current LCU per person | 134.91 current LCU per person | 348.41 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 288.23 current LCU per person | 47.32 current LCU per person | 452.74 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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 net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Sierra Leone was 47.32 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 452.74 current LCU per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -100.68 current LCU per person in 1995.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 172nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.9%. 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 foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.