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Sierra Leone: Net lending/borrowing (also referred as overall balance) (IMF)

-0.78percent · 2031+82.2% since 2021

Defined as the difference between revenue and total expenditure, using the 2014 edition of the IMF’s Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM 2014). Does not include policy lending. For some countries, the overall balance continues to be based on GFSM 1986, which is defined as total revenue and grants minus total expenditure and net lending. Annual figures for Sierra Leone from 2000 to 2031.

20002031

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2031-0.776projection
2030-0.613projection
2029-0.903projection
2028-0.536projection
2027-0.865projection
2026-2.94
2025-4.163
2024-5.163
2023-4.986
2022-5.928
2021-4.348
2020-3.498
2019-1.953
2018-3.573
2017-5.611
2016-5.414
2015-2.865
2014-2.768
2013-1.744
2012-3.413
2011-2.785
2010-3.09
2009-1.51
2008-2.217
200712.568
2006-0.93
2005-1.167
2004-1.456
2003-2.783
2002-3.028
2001-3.219
2000-1.944

Source

Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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International Monetary Fund (2026). Net lending/borrowing (also referred as overall balance) (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-net-lending-borrowing-also-referred-as-overall (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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