Sierra Leone's IMF repurchases and charges (TDS, current US$) was US$75.79 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 510.38% from US$12.42 million in 2014 (19.83% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$75.79 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$18.17 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$12.42 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$118.7 million | 1994 |
| Lowest | US$0 | 1971 |
| Average since 2015 | US$37.07 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$5.4 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Sierra Leone's IMF repurchases and charges (TDS, current US$) rose US$322,304 on 2023 (from US$75.47 million to US$75.79 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +US$2.18 million and a typical year strayed about US$35.43 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$108.71 million in 1994 and the biggest yearly fall was US$114.43 million in 1995. 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$7.23 million a year. A straight line explains 76% 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 53rd 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$75.79 million | 2024 |
| Low income | US$1.16 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Sierra Leone in the 2024 ranking
- Peru — 49th of 119: US$96.52 million
- Nicaragua — 50th of 119: US$81.53 million
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 51st of 119: US$78.31 million
- Madagascar — 53rd of 119: US$75.78 million
- Kazakhstan — 54th of 119: US$74.29 million
- Chad — 55th of 119: US$72.94 million
What this measures
IMF repurchases are total repayments of outstanding drawings from the General Resources Account during the year specified, excluding repayments due in the reserve tranche. IMF charges cover interest payments with respect to all uses of IMF resources, excluding those resulting from drawings in the reserve tranche. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 55 values
| Year | IMF repurchases and charges (TDS, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 75,790,793 |
| 2023 | 75,468,490 |
| 2022 | 46,180,437 |
| 2021 | 46,757,098 |
| 2020 | 42,622,283 |
| 2019 | 18,170,517 |
| 2018 | 18,533,002 |
| 2017 | 16,245,641 |
| 2016 | 1,232,982 |
| 2015 | 29,703,416 |
| 2014 |
IMF repurchases and charges (TDS, current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$534.35 million (2024)
- Benin — US$107.83 million (2024)
- Botswana — US$12.59 million (2024)
- Burkina Faso — US$30.47 million (2024)
- Burundi — US$14.63 million (2024)
- Cabo Verde — US$1.68 million (2024)
- Cameroon — US$126.78 million (2024)
- Central African Republic — US$42.42 million (2024)
- Chad — US$72.94 million (2024)
- Comoros
More economic policy & debt data for Sierra Leone
- GDP (current US$) — 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$433.27 million (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Sierra Leone's IMF repurchases and charges (TDS, current US$)?
- US$75.79 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is up 1,304% from US$5.4 million in 1970 (5.01% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$118.7 million in 1994 and the lowest US$0 in 1971.
- How does Sierra Leone rank?
- 53rd highest of 119 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in IMF repurchases and charges (TDS, current US$) unusual for Sierra Leone?
- In 2024, Sierra Leone's IMF repurchases and charges (TDS, current US$) rose US$322,304 on 2023 (from US$75.47 million to US$75.79 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +US$2.18 million and a typical year strayed about US$35.43 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.TDS.DIMF.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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