Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations was 35.91 US dollar per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in Sierra Leone, 2003–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
In 2024, other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in Sierra Leone stood at 35.91 US dollar per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in Sierra Leone peaked at 52.09 US dollar per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0039 US dollar per person, in 2003.
That places Sierra Leone 135th out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.0039 US dollar per person | — |
| 2004 | 3.15 US dollar per person | +79824.3% |
| 2005 | 4.42 US dollar per person | +40.2% |
| 2006 | 12.53 US dollar per person | +183.5% |
| 2007 | 20.24 US dollar per person | +61.5% |
| 2008 | 19.85 US dollar per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 23.22 US dollar per person | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 26.93 US dollar per person | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 33.95 US dollar per person | +26.1% |
| 2012 | 42.03 US dollar per person | +23.8% |
| 2013 | 45.16 US dollar per person | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 38.54 US dollar per person | -14.7% |
| 2015 | 32.96 US dollar per person | -14.5% |
| 2016 | 25.23 US dollar per person | -23.5% |
| 2017 | 52.09 US dollar per person | +106.5% |
| 2018 | 23.78 US dollar per person | -54.3% |
| 2019 | 19.44 US dollar per person | -18.3% |
| 2020 | 25.92 US dollar per person | +33.3% |
| 2021 | 32.61 US dollar per person | +25.8% |
| 2022 | 38.44 US dollar per person | +17.9% |
| 2023 | 34.65 US dollar per person | -9.9% |
| 2024 | 35.91 US dollar per person | +3.6% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 35.91 US dollar per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 22.38 US dollar per person, 1.6× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 35.91 US dollar per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31.35 US dollar per person, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +79824.3% | 0.0039 US dollar per person | 3.15 US dollar per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.92 US dollar per person | 0.0039 US dollar per person | 23.22 US dollar per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 34.01 US dollar per person | 19.44 US dollar per person | 52.09 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.51 US dollar per person | 25.92 US dollar per person | 38.44 US dollar per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 132 Liberia 44.92 US dollar per person compare
- 133 Brazil 41.6 US dollar per person compare
- 134 Tunisia 39.31 US dollar per person compare
- 136 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 35.23 US dollar per person compare
- 137 Haiti 30.1 US dollar per person compare
- 138 Uganda 27.46 US dollar per person compare
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 other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in Sierra Leone?
- Other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in Sierra Leone was 35.91 US dollar per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 52.09 US dollar per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0039 US dollar per person in 2003.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations?
- Sierra Leone ranks 135th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations International Monetary Fund
- 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
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.