Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps was -33,272 BoP, current US$ in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps in Sierra Leone, 1977–2010
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Sierra Leone is -33,272 BoP, current US$, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of up 92.0% on the previous year and down 133.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Sierra Leone peaked at 640,000 BoP, current US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, -7.55 million BoP, current US$, in 2005.
Sierra Leone ranks 163rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1987 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1988 | -167,871 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1989 | -80,602 BoP, current US$ | -52.0% |
| 1990 | 149,620 BoP, current US$ | -285.6% |
| 1991 | 245,885 BoP, current US$ | +64.3% |
| 1992 | 342,150 BoP, current US$ | +39.2% |
| 1993 | 90,000 BoP, current US$ | -73.7% |
| 1994 | 190,000 BoP, current US$ | +111.1% |
| 1995 | 640,000 BoP, current US$ | +236.8% |
| 1996 | 505,000 BoP, current US$ | -21.1% |
| 1997 | 370,000 BoP, current US$ | -26.7% |
| 1998 | 235,000 BoP, current US$ | -36.5% |
| 1999 | 100,000 BoP, current US$ | -57.4% |
| 2005 | -7.55 million BoP, current US$ | -7650.0% |
| 2006 | 101,109 BoP, current US$ | -101.3% |
| 2007 | -1.11 million BoP, current US$ | -1195.5% |
| 2008 | -4.53 million BoP, current US$ | +308.9% |
| 2009 | -415,300 BoP, current US$ | -90.8% |
| 2010 | -33,272 BoP, current US$ | -92.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's -33,272 BoP, current US$ is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.90 million BoP, current US$. (21 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's -33,272 BoP, current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.86 million BoP, current US$. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -7650.0% | 100,000 BoP, current US$ | -7.55 million BoP, current US$ |
| 2007 | -1195.5% | 101,109 BoP, current US$ | -1.11 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 3 |
| 1980s | -24,847 BoP, current US$ | -167,871 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 286,766 BoP, current US$ | 90,000 BoP, current US$ | 640,000 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.70 million BoP, current US$ | -7.55 million BoP, current US$ | 101,109 BoP, current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | -33,272 BoP, current US$ | -33,272 BoP, current US$ | -33,272 BoP, current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 164 Dominica -401,184 BoP, current US$ compare
- 165 Gambia, The -665,150 BoP, current US$ compare
- 166 Tuvalu -915,228 BoP, current US$
More economy & growth data for Sierra Leone
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.55 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -18.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0324 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 27.41 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -22.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0236 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 20.01 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0381 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Sierra Leone?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Sierra Leone was -33,272 BoP, current US$ in 2010, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 640,000 BoP, current US$ in 1995.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.55 million BoP, current US$ in 2005.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Sierra Leone ranks 163rd out of 192 countries with data for 2010.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 133.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.