Liberia vs Sierra Leone: External debt stocks, total
External debt stocks, total over time
- Liberia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 2.33 billion DOD, current US$ against 2.23 billion DOD, current US$ in Liberia, a difference of 95.00 million DOD, current US$.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 100th and Sierra Leone ranks 98th of 121 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 252.38 million DOD, current US$ | 212.18 million DOD, current US$ | 40.20 million DOD, current US$ | Liberia |
| 1980s | 1.28 billion DOD, current US$ | 775.35 million DOD, current US$ | 507.65 million DOD, current US$ | Liberia |
| 1990s | 2.35 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.33 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.02 billion DOD, current US$ | Liberia |
| 2000s | 3.36 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.25 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.10 billion DOD, current US$ | Liberia |
| 2010s | 789.65 million DOD, current US$ | 1.49 billion DOD, current US$ | 699.39 million DOD, current US$ | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 1.91 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.37 billion DOD, current US$ | 458.28 million DOD, current US$ | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, total, Liberia or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 2.33 billion DOD, current US$ against 2.23 billion DOD, current US$ in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, total between Liberia and Sierra Leone?
- 95.00 million DOD, current US$, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sierra Leone?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and Sierra Leone rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
- Liberia ranks 100th and Sierra Leone ranks 98th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.