Sierra Leone's net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current US$) was US$425 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 23.82% from US$557.91 million in 2015 (2.68% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$425 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$430.72 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$557.91 million | 2015 |
| Highest | US$1.28 billion | 2014 |
| Lowest | US$89,997 | 2009 |
| Average since 2016 | US$386.08 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$26.4 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Sierra Leone's net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current US$) rose 9.6% on 2024 (from US$387.6 million to US$425 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +6,671.4% and a typical year strayed about 36,355% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 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 199,157.6% in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was 100% in 2009. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 12% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
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 70th highest value of the 130 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
- Cabo Verde — 66th of 130: US$499.14 million
- Fiji — 67th of 130: US$491.16 million
- Montenegro — 68th of 130: US$460.69 million
- Guinea — 70th of 130: US$393.46 million
- Mongolia — 71st of 130: US$355.63 million
- Armenia — 72nd of 130: US$347.93 million
What this measures
Net secondary income (from abroad) comprises transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net secondary income is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 46 values
| Year | Net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 424,999,992 |
| 2024 | 387,600,007 |
| 2023 | 330,447,768 |
| 2022 | 502,129,082 |
| 2021 | 487,560,062 |
| 2020 | 430,718,366 |
| 2019 | 463,061,916 |
| 2018 | 226,885,564 |
| 2017 | 170,494,237 |
| 2016 | 436,924,820 |
Net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — −US$344.35 million (2025)
- Benin — US$306.5 million (2025)
- Botswana — US$2.06 billion (2024)
- Burkina Faso — US$738.76 million (2022)
- Burundi — US$281.65 million (2025)
- Cabo Verde — US$499.14 million (2025)
- Cameroon — US$981.56 million (2025)
- Central African Republic — US$162.92 million (2017)
More economic policy & debt data for Sierra Leone
- GDP (current US$) — 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$433.27 million (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Sierra Leone's net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current US$)?
- US$425 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1980?
- It is up 1,510% from US$26.4 million in 1980 (6.37% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$1.28 billion in 2014 and the lowest US$89,997 in 2009.
- How does Sierra Leone rank?
- 70th highest of 130 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current US$) unusual for Sierra Leone?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.TRF.NCTR.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, 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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