Sierra Leone's net domestic credit (current LCU) was 41.83 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 952.68% from 3.97 billion in 2015 (26.54% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 41.83 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 11.11 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 3.97 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 41.83 billion | 2025 |
| Lowest | 9,460 | 1960 |
| Average since 2016 | 16.79 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 9,460 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Sierra Leone's net domestic credit (current LCU) rose 28.7% on 2024 (from 32.49 billion to 41.83 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +16.6% and a typical year strayed about 17.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations above 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 1,076.1% in 1994 and the biggest yearly fall was 40.2% in 2007. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 3.81 billion a year. A straight line explains 87% 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 2025, Sierra Leone had the 85th highest value of the 104 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 2025 ranking
- Suriname — 82nd of 104: 50.22 billion
- Jordan — 83rd of 104: 47.43 billion
- Kuwait — 84th of 104: 46.3 billion
- Azerbaijan — 86th of 104: 36.87 billion
- Papua New Guinea — 87th of 104: 31.63 billion
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 88th of 104: 29.62 billion
What this measures
Net domestic credit is the sum of net claims on the central government and claims on other sectors of the domestic economy. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 66 values
| Year | Net domestic credit (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 41,834,921,505 |
| 2024 | 32,494,518,394 |
| 2023 | 24,073,504,608 |
| 2022 | 17,584,851,560 |
| 2021 | 13,653,422,928 |
| 2020 | 11,105,611,297 |
| 2019 | 8,668,701,037 |
| 2018 | 7,360,136,807 |
| 2017 | 6,055,439,906 |
| 2016 | 5,039,570,741 |
Net domestic credit (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 17.9 trillion (2025)
- Benin — 3.35 trillion (2025)
- Botswana — 119.01 billion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 5.09 trillion (2025)
- Burundi — 2.81 trillion (2019)
- Cabo Verde — 195.38 billion (2025)
- Cameroon — 4.4 trillion (2019)
- Central African Republic — 318.11 billion (2016)
- Chad — 1.49 trillion (2016)
- Comoros — 157.23 billion (2024)
- Congo, Dem. Rep.
More financial sector data for Sierra Leone
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 5.48% (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 417.37 million (2025)
- Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 5.5% (2025)
- Broad money (current LCU) — 38.15 billion (2025)
- Broad money (% of GDP) — 22.56% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP) — 19.17% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 5.5% (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 249 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$22.66 (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Sierra Leone's net domestic credit (current LCU)?
- 41.83 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 442.23 million% from 9,460 in 1960 (26.54% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 41.83 billion in 2025 and the lowest 9,460 in 1960.
- How does Sierra Leone rank?
- 85th highest of 104 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net domestic credit (current LCU) unusual for Sierra Leone?
- In 2025, Sierra Leone's net domestic credit (current LCU) rose 28.7% on 2024 (from 32.49 billion to 41.83 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +16.6% and a typical year strayed about 17.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations above 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 FM.AST.DOMS.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, 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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