Sierra Leone vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Sierra Leone
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
How they compare
Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports -13.7% against -14.1% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 180th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 178th of 200 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 4 and Saint Kitts and Nevis in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -2.6% | -10.1% | 7.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | -8.3% | -14.2% | 5.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | -6.1% | -16.4% | 10.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | -13.7% | -7.0% | 6.8% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2020s | -8.3% | -10.1% | 1.8% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Sierra Leone or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis, at -13.7% against -14.1% in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Sierra Leone and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 0.4%, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for current account balance?
- Sierra Leone ranks 180th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 178th 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.