Sierra Leone's IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, current US$) was US$9 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 646.24% from US$1.21 million in 2014 (22.26% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$9 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$0 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$1.21 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$9 million | 2024 |
| Lowest | −US$10.24 million | 2003 |
| Average since 2015 | US$761,995 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$0 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Sierra Leone's IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, current US$) rose US$9 million on 2023 (from US$0 to US$9 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +US$0 and a typical year strayed about US$4.23 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$9.1 million in 2004 and the biggest yearly fall was US$14.24 million in 2003. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$642,141 a year. A straight line explains 41% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Sierra Leone had the 44th highest value of the 119 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Sierra Leone | US$9 million | 2024 |
| World | US$5.8 billion | 2024 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | US$590.2 million | 2024 |
| Low income | US$357.31 million | 2024 |
Closest to Sierra Leone in the 2024 ranking
- Azerbaijan — 41st of 119: US$14.28 million
- Botswana — 42nd of 119: US$12.43 million
- Kazakhstan — 43rd of 119: US$9.38 million
- Burundi — 45th of 119: US$7.5 million
- Moldova — 46th of 119: US$7.32 million
- Maldives — 47th of 119: US$3.2 million
What this measures
Nonguaranteed long-term debt privately placed from the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 55 values
| Year | IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 9,000,000 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1,250,000 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 |
| 2016 | -2,483,604 |
| 2015 | -146,448 |
| 2014 |
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$0 (2024)
- Benin — US$41.44 million (2024)
- Botswana — US$12.43 million (2024)
- Burkina Faso — US$33.88 million (2024)
- Burundi — US$7.5 million (2024)
- Cabo Verde — US$925,051 (2024)
- Cameroon — US$23.92 million (2024)
- Central African Republic — US$0 (2024)
- Chad — US$116.76 million (2024)
- Comoros — −US$3.45 million (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Sierra Leone
- GDP (current US$) — US$7.46 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 169.12 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$10.28 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 67.92 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$846.3 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 19,175 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$1,166 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 7,701 (2025)
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$433.27 million (2024)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$433.27 million (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Sierra Leone's IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, current US$)?
- US$9 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How does Sierra Leone rank?
- 44th highest of 119 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, current US$) unusual for Sierra Leone?
- In 2024, Sierra Leone's IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, current US$) rose US$9 million on 2023 (from US$0 to US$9 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +US$0 and a typical year strayed about US$4.23 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.NIFC.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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