Sierra Leone - 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 |
Periodicity: Annual
General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
Classification
Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators
Sub-Topic: Balance of payments
