Sierra Leone's net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$) was −US$18.01 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 145.28% from US$39.78 million in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$18.01 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$74.48 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$39.78 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$88.91 million | 2017 |
| Lowest | −US$18.01 million | 2024 |
| Average since 2015 | US$42.23 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$2.68 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Sierra Leone's net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$) fell US$24.59 million on 2023 (from US$6.58 million to −US$18.01 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −US$1.93 million and a typical year strayed about US$27.47 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 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$69.53 million in 2017 and the biggest yearly fall was US$38.33 million in 2022. 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 downward, about US$6.8 million a year. A straight line explains 33% 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 98th highest value of the 118 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$18.01 million | 2024 |
| Low income | US$4.46 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Sierra Leone in the 2024 ranking
- Maldives — 95th of 118: −US$6.28 million
- Central African Republic — 96th of 118: −US$6.35 million
- Samoa — 97th of 118: −US$10.24 million
- Afghanistan — 99th of 118: −US$27.14 million
- Chad — 100th of 118: −US$29.66 million
- Zimbabwe — 101st of 118: −US$31.8 million
What this measures
Public and publicly guaranteed multilateral loans include loans and credits from the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral and intergovernmental agencies. Excluded are loans from funds administered by an international organization on behalf of a single donor government; these are classified as loans from governments. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 55 values
| Year | Net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | -18,010,000 |
| 2023 | 6,579,000 |
| 2022 | 10,390,000 |
| 2021 | 48,715,000 |
| 2020 | 81,774,000 |
| 2019 | 74,478,000 |
| 2018 | 60,074,000 |
| 2017 | 88,909,000 |
| 2016 | 19,381,000 |
| 2015 | 50,030,000 |
Net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$1 billion (2024)
- Benin — US$804.28 million (2024)
- Botswana — US$304.19 million (2024)
- Burkina Faso — US$457.86 million (2024)
- Burundi — −US$2.86 million (2024)
- Cabo Verde — US$40.61 million (2024)
- Cameroon — US$717.9 million (2024)
- Central African Republic — −US$6.35 million (2024)
- Chad — −US$29.66 million (2024)
- Comoros
More economic policy & debt data for Sierra Leone
- GDP (current US$) — 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$433.27 million (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Sierra Leone's net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$)?
- −US$18.01 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is down 772.01% from US$2.68 million in 1970. The highest value was US$88.91 million in 2017 and the lowest −US$18.01 million in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank?
- 98th highest of 118 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$) unusual for Sierra Leone?
- In 2024, Sierra Leone's net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$) fell US$24.59 million on 2023 (from US$6.58 million to −US$18.01 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −US$1.93 million and a typical year strayed about US$27.47 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 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.NFL.MLAT.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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