Sierra Leone's net capital account (BoP, current US$) was US$1.03 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 531.58% from US$162.64 million in 2014 (20.24% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$1.03 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$81.5 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$162.64 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$1.03 billion | 2024 |
| Lowest | −US$0.0000000000146 | 2001 |
| Average since 2015 | US$247.71 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | −US$0.0000000000146 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Sierra Leone's net capital account (BoP, current US$) rose US$646.22 million on 2023 (from US$381 million to US$1.03 billion).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2023), the average change was +US$17.32 million and a typical year strayed about US$76.42 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 8.2 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$646.22 million in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was US$183.06 million in 2008. 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$62.94 million a year. A straight line explains 43% 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 2nd highest value of the 27 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.
Closest to Sierra Leone in the 2024 ranking
- Liberia — 2nd of 27: US$443.66 million
- Burkina Faso — 3rd of 27: US$393.78 million
- Rwanda — 4th of 27: US$383.05 million
What this measures
Net capital account records acquisitions and disposals of nonproduced nonfinancial assets, such as land sold to embassies and sales of leases and licenses, as well as capital transfers, including government debt forgiveness. The use of the term capital account in this context is designed to be consistent with the System of National Accounts, which distinguishes between capital transactions and financial transactions. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 24 values
| Year | Net capital account (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,027,218,734 |
| 2023 | 381,000,000 |
| 2022 | 256,000,000 |
| 2021 | 141,000,000 |
| 2020 | 84,800,000 |
| 2019 | 81,500,371 |
| 2018 | 66,274,938 |
| 2017 | 147,680,247 |
| 2016 | 164,639,298 |
| 2015 | 126,968,967 |
| 2014 |
Net capital account (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — −US$5.72 million (2025)
- Benin — US$58.62 million (2023)
- Botswana — −US$396,586 (2025)
- Burkina Faso — US$393.78 million (2024)
- Burundi — US$131.38 million (2025)
- Cabo Verde — US$26.5 million (2025)
- Cameroon — US$219.61 million (2024)
- Comoros — US$38.2 million (2023)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$761.64 million (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — US$24.84 million (2021)
More economic policy & debt data for Sierra Leone
- GDP (current US$) — 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$433.27 million (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Sierra Leone's net capital account (BoP, current US$)?
- US$1.03 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2001?
- It is up 7,058,993,390.01 trillion% from −US$0.0000000000146 in 2001. The highest value was US$1.03 billion in 2024 and the lowest −US$0.0000000000146 in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank?
- 2nd highest of 27 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in net capital account (BoP, current US$) unusual for Sierra Leone?
- In 2024, Sierra Leone's net capital account (BoP, current US$) rose US$646.22 million on 2023 (from US$381 million to US$1.03 billion). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2023), the average change was +US$17.32 million and a typical year strayed about US$76.42 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 8.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BN.TRF.KOGT.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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