Which has higher total debt service, Ghana or Sierra Leone?

Sierra Leone, at 9.5% against 9.4% in Ghana as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sierra Leone?

48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs Sierra Leone: Total debt service

Ghana

9.4%

in 2024

Sierra Leone

9.5%

in 2024

Ghana rank

81st

Sierra Leone rank

80th

Total debt service over time

Ghana
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 9.5% against 9.4% in Ghana, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Ghana ranks 81st and Sierra Leone ranks 80th of 120 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1970s	6.7%	17.7%	11.0%	Sierra Leone
1980s	30.0%	22.1%	7.9%	Ghana
1990s	27.8%	41.2%	13.5%	Sierra Leone
2000s	9.3%	24.5%	15.2%	Sierra Leone
2010s	15.5%	4.9%	10.7%	Ghana
2020s	14.6%	11.9%	2.7%	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total debt service, Ghana or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 9.5% against 9.4% in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in total debt service between Ghana and Sierra Leone?: 0.1%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sierra Leone?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Sierra Leone rank globally for total debt service?: Ghana ranks 81st and Sierra Leone ranks 80th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)
Unit: % of exports of goods, services and primary income
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 132 places, 5,268 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Total debt service to exports of goods, services and primary income. Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF.