Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit (current US$) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit (current US$) was -137.38 million current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Sierra Leone, 1999–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded -137.38 million current US$ for fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 85.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Sierra Leone peaked at -16.30 million current US$ in 2007 and was at its lowest, -137.38 million current US$, in 2011.
That places Sierra Leone 13th out of 29 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit (current US$) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -63.41 million current US$ | — |
| 2000 | -59.30 million current US$ | -6.5% |
| 2001 | -73.95 million current US$ | +24.7% |
| 2002 | -77.30 million current US$ | +4.5% |
| 2003 | -55.79 million current US$ | -27.8% |
| 2004 | -26.56 million current US$ | -52.4% |
| 2005 | -20.63 million current US$ | -22.3% |
| 2006 | -25.43 million current US$ | +23.3% |
| 2007 | -16.30 million current US$ | -35.9% |
| 2008 | -86.74 million current US$ | +432.1% |
| 2009 | -59.18 million current US$ | -31.8% |
| 2010 | -131.60 million current US$ | +122.4% |
| 2011 | -137.38 million current US$ | +4.4% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's -137.38 million current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -137.38 million current US$, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's -137.38 million current US$ is above the median for low income countries, which is -181.46 million current US$, 76% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit (current US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -432.1% | -16.30 million current US$ | -86.74 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -63.41 million current US$ | -63.41 million current US$ | -63.41 million current US$ | 1 |
| 2000s | -50.12 million current US$ | -86.74 million current US$ | -16.30 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | -134.49 million current US$ | -137.38 million current US$ | -131.60 million current US$ | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Sierra Leone?
- Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Sierra Leone was -137.38 million current US$ in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was -16.30 million current US$ in 2007.
- What is the lowest fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -137.38 million current US$ in 2011.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit?
- Sierra Leone ranks 13th out of 29 countries with data for 2011.
- Is fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cash surplus or deficit is revenue (including grants) minus expense, minus net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. In the 1986 GFS manual nonfinancial assets were included under revenue and expenditure in gross terms. This cash surplus or deficit is closest to the earlier overall budget balance (still missing is lending minus repayments, which are now a financing item under net acquisition of financial assets).