Sierra Leone recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 88.90 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2023. Government Debt to GDP in Sierra Leone averaged 95.68 percent of GDP from 1990 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 247.38 percent of GDP in 1999 and a record low of 26.80 percent of GDP in 2014. source: International Monetary Fund

Government Debt to GDP in Sierra Leone is expected to reach 44.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Sierra Leone Government Debt to GDP is projected to trend around 45.00 percent of GDP in 2026 and 43.00 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Fiscal Expenditure 2919.31 2763.46 SLL Million Jun 2025
Government Budget -3.20 -5.20 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Budget Value -257.22 -537.10 SLL Million Jun 2025
Government Debt to GDP 43.00 50.00 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Revenues 2691.20 2233.99 SLL Million Jun 2025
Holidays
Military Expenditure 36.40 37.80 USD Million Dec 2024



Sierra Leone Government Debt to GDP
Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure a country ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the country borrowing costs and government bond yields.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
43.00 50.00 247.38 26.80 1990 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly