Sierra Leone - Current account balance

Current account balance (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Current account balance (BoP, current US$) in Sierra Leone was ($275,637,600) as of 2020. Over the past 43 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $140,743,100 in 1986 and ($1,913,507,000) in 2011.

Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1977 ($49,367,780)
1978 ($111,743,200)
1979 ($178,812,600)
1980 ($164,872,900)
1981 ($131,740,900)
1982 ($169,874,000)
1983 ($17,609,650)
1984 ($23,025,930)
1985 $2,804,596
1986 $140,743,100
1987 ($30,345,790)
1988 ($2,840,355)
1989 ($59,742,060)
1990 ($69,406,860)
1991 $15,336,010
1992 ($5,479,717)
1993 ($57,768,970)
1994 ($89,117,880)
1995 ($118,068,000)
1996 ($150,503,000)
1997 ($54,872,300)
1998 ($33,235,800)
1999 ($99,311,380)
2000 ($112,284,400)
2001 ($97,874,880)
2002 ($73,229,460)
2003 ($82,819,210)
2004 ($99,028,900)
2005 ($104,937,900)
2006 ($95,019,080)
2007 ($160,133,700)
2008 ($225,444,500)
2009 ($326,984,800)
2010 ($585,297,600)
2011 ($1,913,507,000)
2012 ($1,210,213,000)
2013 ($737,095,500)
2014 ($472,729,600)
2015 ($1,003,078,000)
2016 ($293,860,400)
2017 ($679,617,000)
2018 ($504,851,500)
2019 ($583,554,500)
2020 ($275,637,600)

Current account balance (% of GDP)

Current account balance (% of GDP) in Sierra Leone was -6.78 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 28.71 in 1986, while its lowest value was -65.03 in 2011.

Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1977 -7.14
1978 -11.63
1979 -16.12
1980 -14.98
1981 -11.82
1982 -13.11
1983 -1.77
1984 -2.12
1985 0.33
1986 28.71
1987 -4.33
1988 -0.27
1989 -6.40
1990 -10.68
1991 1.97
1992 -0.81
1993 -7.51
1994 -9.77
1995 -13.56
1996 -15.98
1997 -6.45
1998 -4.94
1999 -14.84
2000 -17.66
2001 -8.98
2002 -5.84
2003 -5.98
2004 -6.84
2005 -6.36
2006 -5.04
2007 -7.42
2008 -9.00
2009 -13.33
2010 -22.70
2011 -65.03
2012 -31.83
2013 -14.98
2014 -9.43
2015 -23.78
2016 -8.00
2017 -18.27
2018 -12.36
2019 -14.31
2020 -6.78

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments