Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) was 506.60 million BoP, current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Grants, excluding technical cooperation in Sierra Leone, 1960–2024
Source: DAC2A: Aid (ODA) disbursements to countries and regions, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 506.60 million BoP, current US$ for grants, excluding technical cooperation in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grants, excluding technical cooperation in Sierra Leone peaked at 791.68 million BoP, current US$ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.12 million BoP, current US$, in 1969.
Sierra Leone ranks 53rd of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.73 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1961 | 10.48 million BoP, current US$ | +505.8% |
| 1962 | 5.24 million BoP, current US$ | -50.0% |
| 1963 | 4.67 million BoP, current US$ | -10.9% |
| 1964 | 4.63 million BoP, current US$ | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 4.67 million BoP, current US$ | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 1.16 million BoP, current US$ | -75.2% |
| 1967 | 1.90 million BoP, current US$ | +63.8% |
| 1968 | 1.51 million BoP, current US$ | -20.5% |
| 1969 | 1.12 million BoP, current US$ | -25.8% |
| 1970 | 1.26 million BoP, current US$ | +12.5% |
| 1971 | 2.28 million BoP, current US$ | +81.0% |
| 1972 | 2.10 million BoP, current US$ | -7.9% |
| 1973 | 1.27 million BoP, current US$ | -39.5% |
| 1974 | 2.86 million BoP, current US$ | +125.2% |
| 1975 | 2.66 million BoP, current US$ | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 2.11 million BoP, current US$ | -20.7% |
| 1977 | 6.50 million BoP, current US$ | +208.1% |
| 1978 | 6.21 million BoP, current US$ | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 19.12 million BoP, current US$ | +207.9% |
| 1980 | 24.48 million BoP, current US$ | +28.0% |
| 1981 | 18.92 million BoP, current US$ | -22.7% |
| 1982 | 15.10 million BoP, current US$ | -20.2% |
| 1983 | 21.32 million BoP, current US$ | +41.2% |
| 1984 | 24.51 million BoP, current US$ | +15.0% |
| 1985 | 71.63 million BoP, current US$ | +192.2% |
| 1986 | 33.55 million BoP, current US$ | -53.2% |
| 1987 | 27.55 million BoP, current US$ | -17.9% |
| 1988 | 54.87 million BoP, current US$ | +99.2% |
| 1989 | 51.48 million BoP, current US$ | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 29.94 million BoP, current US$ | -41.8% |
| 1991 | 30.52 million BoP, current US$ | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 44.96 million BoP, current US$ | +47.3% |
| 1993 | 143.71 million BoP, current US$ | +219.6% |
| 1994 | 72.29 million BoP, current US$ | -49.7% |
| 1995 | 87.10 million BoP, current US$ | +20.5% |
| 1996 | 64.60 million BoP, current US$ | -25.8% |
| 1997 | 61.32 million BoP, current US$ | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 70.07 million BoP, current US$ | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 65.18 million BoP, current US$ | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 115.97 million BoP, current US$ | +77.9% |
| 2001 | 192.40 million BoP, current US$ | +65.9% |
| 2002 | 259.45 million BoP, current US$ | +34.8% |
| 2003 | 269.57 million BoP, current US$ | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 295.99 million BoP, current US$ | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 268.37 million BoP, current US$ | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 670.91 million BoP, current US$ | +150.0% |
| 2007 | 511.42 million BoP, current US$ | -23.8% |
| 2008 | 261.41 million BoP, current US$ | -48.9% |
| 2009 | 334.65 million BoP, current US$ | +28.0% |
| 2010 | 292.98 million BoP, current US$ | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 305.45 million BoP, current US$ | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 330.01 million BoP, current US$ | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 430.17 million BoP, current US$ | +30.3% |
| 2014 | 767.86 million BoP, current US$ | +78.5% |
| 2015 | 791.68 million BoP, current US$ | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 519.43 million BoP, current US$ | -34.4% |
| 2017 | 392.62 million BoP, current US$ | -24.4% |
| 2018 | 393.83 million BoP, current US$ | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 429.49 million BoP, current US$ | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 586.34 million BoP, current US$ | +36.5% |
| 2021 | 512.38 million BoP, current US$ | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 472.59 million BoP, current US$ | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 463.96 million BoP, current US$ | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 506.60 million BoP, current US$ | +9.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 506.60 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.09 billion BoP, current US$, 47% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 506.60 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 594.48 million BoP, current US$, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +505.8% | 1.73 million BoP, current US$ | 10.48 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.71 million BoP, current US$ | 1.12 million BoP, current US$ | 10.48 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.64 million BoP, current US$ | 1.26 million BoP, current US$ | 19.12 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.34 million BoP, current US$ | 15.10 million BoP, current US$ | 71.63 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.97 million BoP, current US$ | 29.94 million BoP, current US$ | 143.71 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 318.01 million BoP, current US$ | 115.97 million BoP, current US$ | 670.91 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 465.35 million BoP, current US$ | 292.98 million BoP, current US$ | 791.68 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 508.37 million BoP, current US$ | 463.96 million BoP, current US$ | 586.34 million BoP, current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 50 Tunisia 520.46 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 51 Egypt 515.56 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 52 Moldova 513.40 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 54 Papua New Guinea 500.14 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 55 Philippines 490.09 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 56 Benin 484.94 million BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Sierra Leone
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -24.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grants, excluding technical cooperation in Sierra Leone?
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation in Sierra Leone was 506.60 million BoP, current US$ in 2024, according to DAC2A: Aid (ODA) disbursements to countries and regions, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
- What is the highest grants, excluding technical cooperation recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 791.68 million BoP, current US$ in 2015.
- What is the lowest grants, excluding technical cooperation recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 million BoP, current US$ in 1969.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for grants, excluding technical cooperation?
- Sierra Leone ranks 53rd out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grants, excluding technical cooperation rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from DAC2A: Aid (ODA) disbursements to countries and regions, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), published as part of Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Grants are transfers made in cash, goods or services for which no repayment is required. For ODA reporting purposes, they also include forgiveness of non-military debt, support to non-governmental organisations, certain interest subsidies, and certain costs incurred in the implementation of aid. Grants to multilateral agencies intended to soften the terms of the latter’s lending are a direct resource outflow and should also be recorded as ODA grants. For OOF reporting purposes, grants for commercial purposes such as subsidies to national private investors, and grants to forgive military debt, are also included. Grant-like flows are assimilated to grants. They comprise a) loans for which the service payments are to be made into an account in the borrowing country and used in the borrowing country for its own benefit, and b) provision of commodities for sale in the recipient’s currency the proceeds of which are used in the recipient country for its own benefit. Data are in current U.S. dollars.