Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations was 0.0445 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in Sierra Leone, 2003–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in Sierra Leone is 0.0445 US dollar per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0669 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2003.
That places Sierra Leone 81st out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2004 | 0.0075 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +79072.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0096 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +26.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0216 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +126.0% |
| 2007 | 0.032 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +48.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0281 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0356 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +26.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0393 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0446 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0448 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0404 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0345 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0342 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0299 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0669 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +123.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0281 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -57.9% |
| 2019 | 0.023 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -18.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0307 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +33.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0368 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +20.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0447 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +21.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0457 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0445 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0445 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.026 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.7× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0445 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.036 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.2× 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 | +79072.0% | 0 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0075 US dollar per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0192 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0356 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0386 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.023 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0669 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0405 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0307 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0457 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 78 Nigeria 0.0484 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 79 Morocco 0.0465 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 80 Albania 0.0453 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 82 Afghanistan 0.0438 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 83 Russian Federation 0.0434 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 84 United States of America 0.0422 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 0.0445 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 0.0669 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2017.
- What is the lowest other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2003.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations?
- Sierra Leone ranks 81st 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 up 29.1%. 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations International Monetary Fund
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.