Mauritania vs Sierra Leone: Current account balance

Mauritania
-1.04 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Sierra Leone
-984.26 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Mauritania rank
127th
Sierra Leone rank
123rd

Current account balance over time

  • Mauritania
  • Sierra Leone
-2.0B-1.5B-1.0B-500.0M0197519992024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports -984.26 million BoP, current US$ against -1.04 billion BoP, current US$ in Mauritania, a difference of 55.12 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Mauritania ranks 127th and Sierra Leone ranks 123rd of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s -99.13 million BoP, current US$ -113.31 million BoP, current US$ 14.18 million BoP, current US$ Mauritania
1980s -145.26 million BoP, current US$ -45.65 million BoP, current US$ 99.61 million BoP, current US$ Sierra Leone
1990s -18.13 million BoP, current US$ -62.57 million BoP, current US$ 44.44 million BoP, current US$ Mauritania
2010s -1.02 billion BoP, current US$ -687.01 million BoP, current US$ 330.07 million BoP, current US$ Sierra Leone
2020s -962.80 million BoP, current US$ -570.82 million BoP, current US$ 391.99 million BoP, current US$ Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Mauritania or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at -984.26 million BoP, current US$ against -1.04 billion BoP, current US$ in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in current account balance between Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
55.12 million BoP, current US$, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
35 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Sierra Leone rank globally for current account balance?
Mauritania ranks 127th and Sierra Leone ranks 123rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Current account balance (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
200 places, 7,806 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. 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.