Afghanistan vs Sierra Leone: Current account balance

Afghanistan
-15.7%
in 2020
Sierra Leone
-14.1%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
182nd
Sierra Leone rank
180th

Current account balance over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Sierra Leone
-40-20020197720002024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports -14.1% against -15.7% in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.6%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 182nd and Sierra Leone ranks 180th of 200 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s -0.1% -6.8% 6.8% Afghanistan
2010s -18.1% -13.7% 4.4% Sierra Leone
2020s -15.7% -5.8% 9.9% Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Afghanistan or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at -14.1% against -15.7% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in current account balance between Afghanistan and Sierra Leone?
1.6%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sierra Leone?
13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Sierra Leone rank globally for current account balance?
Afghanistan ranks 182nd and Sierra Leone ranks 180th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Current account balance (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
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, 7,731 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 as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.