World Bank · Debt
Sierra Leone: External debt stocks, long-term
1.31Bcurrent USD · 2024+43.4% since 2014
Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Annual figures for Sierra Leone from 1970 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (current USD) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,314,090,731.4 | |
| 2023 | 1,364,297,553.4 | |
| 2022 | 1,347,965,013.8 | |
| 2021 | 1,386,880,511.4 | |
| 2020 | 1,359,678,834.7 | |
| 2019 | 1,241,061,151.3 | |
| 2018 | 1,143,695,044.6 | |
| 2017 | 1,089,795,234.4 | |
| 2016 | 979,589,807 | |
| 2015 | 953,145,845.1 | |
| 2014 | 916,406,270.4 | |
| 2013 | 904,876,039.6 | |
| 2012 | 840,206,852.5 | |
| 2011 | 741,417,733.1 | |
| 2010 | 660,787,286.1 | |
| 2009 | 604,650,365.2 | |
| 2008 | 544,762,725.9 | |
| 2007 | 481,896,710.7 | |
| 2006 | 1,455,640,481 | |
| 2005 | 1,566,392,389.6 | |
| 2004 | 1,438,981,173.3 | |
| 2003 | 1,363,984,760.7 | |
| 2002 | 1,204,988,239.9 | |
| 2001 | 1,063,725,494.4 | |
| 2000 | 1,005,769,486.6 | |
| 1999 | 1,065,979,298.6 | |
| 1998 | 1,093,404,428.2 | |
| 1997 | 1,023,457,099.1 | |
| 1996 | 1,046,732,412.3 | |
| 1995 | 1,057,824,258.4 | |
| 1994 | 1,395,555,588.4 | |
| 1993 | 1,320,072,326.9 | |
| 1992 | 1,163,095,339.9 | |
| 1991 | 965,196,741.4 | |
| 1990 | 939,818,500 | |
| 1989 | 890,134,395.8 | |
| 1988 | 871,661,474.4 | |
| 1987 | 887,452,152.3 | |
| 1986 | 752,853,999.1 | |
| 1985 | 583,294,240.7 | |
| 1984 | 508,217,375.3 | |
| 1983 | 538,522,820.4 | |
| 1982 | 557,781,025.6 | |
| 1981 | 511,033,008.6 | |
| 1980 | 418,537,374.6 | |
| 1979 | 356,775,892.4 | |
| 1978 | 299,634,021.1 | |
| 1977 | 246,191,791.1 | |
| 1976 | 203,681,599.7 | |
| 1975 | 197,427,904.9 | |
| 1974 | 187,443,208.4 | |
| 1973 | 141,780,896.4 | |
| 1972 | 119,385,359.4 | |
| 1971 | 111,055,280.8 | |
| 1970 | 61,400,031.7 |
Source
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World Bank (2026). External debt stocks, long-term. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-external-debt-stocks-long-term (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.
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