Net foreign assets, flow in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Net foreign assets, flow was 381.52 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets, flow in Sierra Leone, 1961–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 381.52 billion current LCU for net foreign assets, flow in 2011.
The figure is up 557.6% on the previous year and up 991.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets, flow in Sierra Leone peaked at 566.19 billion current LCU in 2006 and was at its lowest, -136.50 billion current LCU, in 1994.
Sierra Leone ranks 9th of 52 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 1.63 million current LCU | -4.77 million current LCU | 11.35 million current LCU | 9 |
| 1970s | -9.11 million current LCU | -29.36 million current LCU | 10.13 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.20 billion current LCU | -8.22 billion current LCU | 1.24 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | -39.94 billion current LCU | -136.50 billion current LCU | 219.91 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 132.94 billion current LCU | -78.35 billion current LCU | 566.19 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 219.77 billion current LCU | 58.02 billion current LCU | 381.52 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 6 Equatorial Guinea 432.52 billion current LCU compare
- 7 Nigeria 409.78 billion current LCU compare
- 8 Cote d'Ivoire 389.00 billion current LCU compare
- 10 Madagascar 318.01 billion current LCU compare
- 11 Uganda 289.60 billion current LCU compare
- 12 Tanzania 209.60 billion current LCU 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, flow in Sierra Leone?
- Net foreign assets, flow in Sierra Leone was 381.52 billion current LCU in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.
- What is the highest net foreign assets, flow recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 566.19 billion current LCU in 2006.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets, flow recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -136.50 billion current LCU in 1994.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for net foreign assets, flow?
- Sierra Leone ranks 9th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is net foreign assets, flow rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 991.5%. 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, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as part of Net foreign assets, flow (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. Data are in current local currency.