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.
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
- 169 Georgia 278.59 current LCU per person compare
- 170 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 153.35 current LCU per person compare
- 171 Zimbabwe 95.15 current LCU per person compare
- 173 Liberia 20.14 current LCU per person compare
- 174 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 0 current LCU per person compare
- 175 Pakistan -976.12 current LCU per person compare
More financial sector data for Sierra Leone
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 5.5% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.75 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 41.83 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 417.37 million current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 5.5% (2025)
- Broad money 22.6% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 19.2% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 5.5% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 21.3 LCU per US$, period average (2023)
- Net migration -11,309 (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.