Liberia vs Sierra Leone: Private capital flows, total
Private capital flows, total over time
- Liberia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 84.9% against 22.9% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 62.0%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 3.7 times Sierra Leone's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.
Liberia ranks 2nd and Sierra Leone ranks 3rd of 41 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.2% | 4.2% | 19.0% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 16.6% | 43.4% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher private capital flows, total, Liberia or Sierra Leone?
- Liberia, at 84.9% against 22.9% in Sierra Leone as of 2011.
- What is the difference in private capital flows, total between Liberia and Sierra Leone?
- 62.0%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sierra Leone?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2011.
- How do Liberia and Sierra Leone rank globally for private capital flows, total?
- Liberia ranks 2nd and Sierra Leone ranks 3rd of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates, published as Private capital flows, total (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Private capital flows consist of net foreign direct investment and portfolio investment. Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. The FDI included here is total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Portfolio investment covers transactions in equity securities and debt securities.