Debt to the Penny, October 28, 2026$40,551,054,852,362.41
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Sierra Leone

51.4 %Government gross debt, % of GDP
-4.2 %Fiscal balance, % of GDP
$7.7 bnGDP, current prices
-5.2 %Current account, % of GDP

Facts

Government gross debt, % of GDP
51.4 % (2025)
Fiscal balance, % of GDP
-4.2 % (2025)
GDP, current prices
$7.7 bn (2025)
Current account, % of GDP
-5.2 % (2025)
Debt level
30–60% of GDP
Change in debt ratio, last 10 years
+23.0 pp
ISO code
SLE

Sources: US Treasury Fiscal Data — Debt to the Penny, MSPD (public domain), IMF World Economic Outlook, World Bank WDI (CC BY 4.0)

GDP, current prices ($ billions)

198020257.72.7
PeriodValue
2025$7.7 bn
2024$7.0 bn
2023$6.4 bn
2022$7.1 bn
2021$7.2 bn
2020$6.7 bn
2019$6.5 bn
2018$6.4 bn
2017$5.8 bn
2016$6.0 bn
2015$6.8 bn
2014$6.5 bn

Current account balance, % of GDP

19802025-5.2-6.1
PeriodValue
2025-5.2 %
2024-6.5 %
2023-7.9 %
2022-6.3 %
2021-7.3 %
2020-5.8 %
2019-7.8 %
2018-9.3 %
2017-11.7 %
2016-4.9 %
2015-14.9 %
2014-7.2 %

Net lending / borrowing, % of GDP

20002025-4.2-1.9
PeriodValue
2025-4.2 %
2024-5.2 %
2023-5.0 %
2022-5.9 %
2021-4.3 %
2020-3.5 %
2019-2.0 %
2018-3.6 %
2017-5.6 %
2016-5.4 %
2015-2.9 %
2014-2.8 %

Government gross debt, % of GDP

2001202551.4114
PeriodValue
202551.4 %
202447.0 %
202349.4 %
202254.0 %
202147.1 %
202046.4 %
201945.3 %
201844.2 %
201744.2 %
201634.7 %
201528.4 %
201426.8 %