Eritrea vs Sierra Leone: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Eritrea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports -14.1% against -14.8% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 181st and Sierra Leone ranks 180th of 200 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | -9.2% | 9.6% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | -14.8% | -17.7% | 2.8% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Eritrea or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at -14.1% against -14.8% in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Eritrea and Sierra Leone?
- 0.7%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sierra Leone?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2000.
- How do Eritrea and Sierra Leone rank globally for current account balance?
- Eritrea ranks 181st 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
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.