Sierra Leone's total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) was US$433.27 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 27.88% from US$600.78 million in 2014 (3.22% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$433.27 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$530.14 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$600.78 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$945.91 million | 2021 |
| Lowest | US$3.73 million | 1989 |
| Average since 2015 | US$586.38 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$27.2 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Sierra Leone's total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) fell 12.6% on 2023 (from US$495.7 million to US$433.27 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +13.4% and a typical year strayed about 29.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 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 96.5% in 1992 and the biggest yearly fall was 53.7% in 1987. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% 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 2024, Sierra Leone had the 29th highest value of the 32 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
- Vanuatu — 26th of 32: US$614.65 million
- Eswatini — 27th of 32: US$536.57 million
- Central African Republic — 28th of 32: US$489.29 million
- Zimbabwe — 30th of 32: US$261.37 million
- São Tomé and Principe — 31st of 32: US$58.79 million
- South Sudan — 32nd of 32: US$15.96 million
What this measures
This series includes external assets (excluding monetary gold) that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 65 values
| Year | Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 433,270,129 |
| 2023 | 495,698,794 |
| 2022 | 624,496,475 |
| 2021 | 945,907,747 |
| 2020 | 707,703,898 |
| 2019 | 530,137,881 |
| 2018 | 501,210,760 |
| 2017 | 549,121,051 |
| 2016 | 497,242,647 |
| 2015 | 579,013,521 |
| 2014 |
Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$13.54 billion (2025)
- Botswana — US$3.46 billion (2024)
- Burundi — US$88.36 million (2023)
- Cabo Verde — US$1.26 billion (2025)
- Cameroon — US$5.06 billion (2024)
- Central African Republic — US$489.29 million (2024)
- Chad — US$1.55 billion (2024)
- Comoros — US$406.54 million (2025)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$5.1 billion (2023)
- Congo, Rep.
More economic policy & debt data for Sierra Leone
- GDP (current US$) — 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$433.27 million (2024)
- GDP (annual % growth) — 4.61% (2025)
- GDP per capita (annual % growth)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Sierra Leone's total reserves, excluding gold (current US$)?
- US$433.27 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 1,493% from US$27.2 million in 1960 (4.42% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$945.91 million in 2021 and the lowest US$3.73 million in 1989.
- How does Sierra Leone rank?
- 29th highest of 32 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) unusual for Sierra Leone?
- In 2024, Sierra Leone's total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) fell 12.6% on 2023 (from US$495.7 million to US$433.27 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +13.4% and a typical year strayed about 29.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 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 FI.RES.XGLD.CD, 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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