Sierra Leone - External Debt 2008
$633.8M
+$82.7M from 2007
Sierra Leone's external debt was $633.8M in 2008, increased +$82.7M from $551.1M in 2007. This was the 14th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2008▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tonga | $99.0M | 2.2% |
| 2nd | São Tomé and Principe | $128.4M | -21.2% |
| 3rd | Vanuatu | $148.9M | 16.4% |
| 4th | Solomon Islands | $166.9M | -6.4% |
| 5th | Samoa | $207.4M | 10.5% |
| 6th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | $230.9M | 12.6% |
| 7th | Dominica | $260.5M | -1.9% |
| 8th | Comoros | $276.2M | -4.0% |
| 9th | Gambia, The | $391.2M | -43.4% |
| 10th | Botswana | $448.5M | 5.5% |
| 11th | Eswatini | $480.5M | -3.5% |
| 12th | Grenada | $538.9M | 10.5% |
| 13th | Cabo Verde | $626.1M | 7.8% |
| 14th | Sierra Leone | $633.8M | 15.0% |
| 15th | Fiji | $689.1M | 73.2% |
| 16th | Bhutan | $693.1M | -13.5% |
| 17th | Lesotho | $700.0M | 2.1% |
| 18th | Kosovo | $709.9M | 32.8% |
| 19th | Turkmenistan | $817.8M | -6.8% |
| 20th | St. Lucia | $837.9M | 74.2% |
| 21st | Djibouti | $845.2M | 4.3% |
| 22nd | Rwanda | $928.9M | 50.0% |
| 23rd | Niger | $948.3M | -13.0% |
| 24th | Guyana | $990.5M | 16.7% |
| 25th | Malawi | $994.8M | 14.5% |
| 26th | Central African Republic | $996.8M | -3.0% |
| 27th | Eritrea | $997.8M | 11.3% |
| 28th | Guinea-Bissau | $1.1B | 0.6% |
| 29th | Maldives | $1.1B | 48.6% |
| 30th | Belize | $1.3B | 18.6% |
| 31st | Burundi | $1.4B | -1.4% |
| 32nd | Papua New Guinea | $1.4B | -6.2% |
| 33rd | Montenegro | $1.5B | 15.6% |
| 34th | Togo | $1.6B | -16.7% |
| 35th | Benin | $1.7B | 13.6% |
| 36th | Chad | $1.8B | -2.5% |
| 37th | Mali | $2.0B | 11.2% |
| 38th | Haiti | $2.1B | 22.3% |
| 39th | Afghanistan | $2.1B | 6.0% |
| 40th | Mongolia | $2.2B | 25.3% |
| 41st | Uganda | $2.3B | 38.7% |
| 42nd | Gabon | $2.5B | -51.5% |
| 43rd | Tajikistan | $2.5B | 85.2% |
| 44th | Madagascar | $2.5B | 8.6% |
| 45th | Cambodia | $2.6B | 17.8% |
| 46th | Burkina Faso | $2.7B | 35.8% |
| 47th | Cameroon | $2.8B | -8.1% |
| 48th | Senegal | $2.8B | 10.3% |
| 49th | Mauritania | $2.9B | 11.0% |
| 50th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | $2.9B | -0.1% |
| 51st | Zambia | $2.9B | 7.2% |
| 52nd | Liberia | $3.2B | -16.3% |
| 53rd | Guinea | $3.2B | -3.2% |
| 54th | Honduras | $3.5B | 16.8% |
| 55th | Armenia | $3.6B | 17.2% |
| 56th | Kyrgyz Republic | $3.6B | 26.0% |
| 57th | Nepal | $3.7B | 2.3% |
| 58th | Moldova | $3.7B | 10.7% |
| 59th | Albania | $4.3B | 43.5% |
| 60th | North Macedonia | $4.3B | 3.2% |
| 61st | Azerbaijan | $4.5B | 15.2% |
| 62nd | Nicaragua | $4.7B | 14.7% |
| 63rd | Uzbekistan | $5.1B | 8.8% |
| 64th | Congo, Republic of | $5.2B | -0.8% |
| 65th | Syrian Arab Republic | $5.4B | - |
| 66th | Lao PDR | $5.4B | 13.7% |
| 67th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | $5.7B | 12.6% |
| 68th | Tanzania | $6.0B | 19.7% |
| 69th | Zimbabwe | $6.1B | 2.3% |
| 70th | Yemen, Republic of | $6.2B | 1.2% |
| 71st | Algeria | $6.2B | 1.8% |
| 72nd | Mozambique | $6.4B | 12.1% |
| 73rd | Mauritius | $6.5B | 14.8% |
| 74th | Kenya | $7.7B | 1.5% |
| 75th | Georgia | $7.7B | 158.5% |
| 76th | Myanmar | $9.0B | 11.0% |
| 77th | Ghana | $10.1B | 21.0% |
| 78th | Jamaica | $10.4B | -0.9% |
| 79th | Dominican Republic | $10.6B | -1.3% |
| 80th | El Salvador | $10.7B | 8.3% |
| 81st | Congo, Democratic Republic of | $12.3B | -1.3% |
| 82nd | Paraguay | $12.5B | 17.1% |
| 83rd | Côte d'Ivoire | $13.0B | -9.9% |
| 84th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $13.2B | 13.2% |
| 85th | Jordan | $13.8B | -7.0% |
| 86th | Guatemala | $13.8B | 9.0% |
| 87th | Belarus | $15.2B | 21.0% |
| 88th | Angola | $15.6B | 30.6% |
| 89th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | $16.0B | -23.1% |
| 90th | Sri Lanka | $16.3B | 15.2% |
| 91st | Ecuador | $19.0B | -9.9% |
| 92nd | Nigeria | $20.4B | 4.8% |
| 93rd | Sudan | $20.6B | 2.9% |
| 94th | Morocco | $21.1B | 1.3% |
| 95th | Tunisia | $21.6B | 4.2% |
| 96th | Bangladesh | $23.3B | 8.5% |
| 97th | Viet Nam | $26.5B | 14.5% |
| 98th | Serbia | $30.5B | 16.3% |
| 99th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | $33.9B | -2.0% |
| 100th | Peru | $34.7B | 7.7% |
| 101st | Lebanon | $44.0B | 69.8% |
| 102nd | Colombia | $47.0B | 6.1% |
| 103rd | Pakistan | $50.1B | 17.8% |
| 104th | Bulgaria | $53.1B | 21.1% |
| 105th | Philippines | $58.3B | -1.5% |
| 106th | Thailand | $66.7B | 5.6% |
| 107th | South Africa | $74.3B | 2.0% |
| 108th | Ukraine | $99.5B | 23.2% |
| 109th | Kazakhstan | $106.7B | 10.9% |
| 110th | Argentina | $129.8B | 7.4% |
| 111th | Indonesia | $157.9B | 6.8% |
| 112th | India | $227.1B | 11.3% |
| 113th | Mexico | $248.2B | -1.0% |
| 114th | Brazil | $263.0B | 10.3% |
| 115th | Türkiye | $294.4B | 9.6% |
| 116th | China | $386.4B | 2.3% |
| 117th | Russian Federation | $419.3B | 0.7% |
FAQ
What was Sierra Leone's external debt in 2008?▾
Sierra Leone's external debt in 2008 was $633.8M. This ranked 14th globally.
How did Sierra Leone's external debt change in 2008?▾
Sierra Leone's external debt increased by 15.0% in 2008 compared to 2007.
Which country had the highest external debt in 2008?▾
Russian Federation had the highest external debt in 2008 at $419.3B.
What is the external debt of Sierra Leone in 2008?▾
The external debt of Sierra Leone in 2008 was $633.8M. This ranked 14th globally.
How does 2008 compare to 2007 for Sierra Leone's external debt?▾
Sierra Leone's external debt went from $551.1M in 2007 to $633.8M in 2008, a 15.0% increase.
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