Sierra Leone Balance of Payments: Current Account
Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Current Account: Balance
SL: BOP: Current Account: Balance data was reported at -162.359 USD mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of -1.003 USD bn for 2015. SL: BOP: Current Account: Balance data is updated yearly, averaging -99.170 USD mn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 140.743 USD mn in 1986 and a record low of -1.914 USD bn in 2011. SL: BOP: Current Account: Balance data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sierra Leone – Table SL.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -162.36 2016 | yearly | 1977 - 2016 |
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Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP
SL: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP data was reported at -4.566 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of -23.777 % for 2015. SL: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging -8.245 % from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 28.712 % in 1986 and a record low of -65.029 % in 2011. SL: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sierra Leone – Table SL.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -4.57 2016 | yearly | 1977 - 2016 |
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Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Payments
SL: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Payments data was reported at 1.055 USD mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.886 USD mn for 2015. SL: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Payments data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 USD mn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.518 USD mn in 2007 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in 2002. SL: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Payments data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sierra Leone – Table SL.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Charges for the use of intellectual property are payments and receipts between residents and nonresidents for the authorized use of proprietary rights (such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial processes and designs including trade secrets, and franchises) and for the use, through licensing agreements, of produced originals or prototypes (such as copyrights on books and manuscripts, computer software, cinematographic works, and sound recordings) and related rights (such as for live performances and television, cable, or satellite broadcast). Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1.06 2016 | yearly | 1977 - 2016 |
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Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Receipts
SL: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Receipts data was reported at 3.057 USD mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.785 USD mn for 2015. SL: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Receipts data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 USD mn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.439 USD mn in 2013 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in 2007. SL: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Receipts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sierra Leone – Table SL.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Charges for the use of intellectual property are payments and receipts between residents and nonresidents for the authorized use of proprietary rights (such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial processes and designs including trade secrets, and franchises) and for the use, through licensing agreements, of produced originals or prototypes (such as copyrights on books and manuscripts, computer software, cinematographic works, and sound recordings) and related rights (such as for live performances and television, cable, or satellite broadcast). Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 3.06 2016 | yearly | 1977 - 2016 |
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Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods
SL: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods data was reported at 654.391 USD mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 581.254 USD mn for 2015. SL: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods data is updated yearly, averaging 147.332 USD mn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.536 USD bn in 2013 and a record low of 6.290 USD mn in 1999. SL: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sierra Leone – Table SL.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Goods exports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold and net exports of goods under merchanting) involved in a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. Merchanting is reclassified from services to goods.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 654.39 2016 | yearly | 1977 - 2016 |
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Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services
SL: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services data was reported at 933.735 USD mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 781.558 USD mn for 2015. SL: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services data is updated yearly, averaging 200.254 USD mn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.757 USD bn in 2013 and a record low of 28.631 USD mn in 1999. SL: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sierra Leone – Table SL.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Exports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, net exports of goods under merchanting, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 933.73 2016 | yearly | 1977 - 2016 |
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Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods, Services and Primary Income
SL: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data was reported at 938.507 USD mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 787.913 USD mn for 2015. SL: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data is updated yearly, averaging 203.922 USD mn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.768 USD bn in 2013 and a record low of 34.817 USD mn in 1999. SL: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sierra Leone – Table SL.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods exports, service exports and primary income receipts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 938.51 2016 | yearly | 1977 - 2016 |
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Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service
SL: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service data was reported at 279.344 USD mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 200.304 USD mn for 2015. SL: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service data is updated yearly, averaging 48.710 USD mn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 279.344 USD mn in 2016 and a record low of 10.728 USD mn in 1977. SL: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sierra Leone – Table SL.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Services refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. Manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others (goods for processing in BPM5) and maintenance and repair services n.i.e. are reclassified from goods to services.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 279.34 2016 | yearly | 1977 - 2016 |
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Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Exports
SL: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Exports data was reported at 77.622 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 57.578 % for 2015. SL: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 40.833 % from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 77.622 % in 2016 and a record low of 0.000 % in 2002. SL: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sierra Leone – Table SL.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Communications, computer, information, and other services cover international telecommunications; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; personal, cultural, and recreational services; manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others; and maintenance and repair services and government services not included elsewhere.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted Average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 77.62 2016 | yearly | 1977 - 2016 |
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Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Exports
SL: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Exports data was reported at 1.280 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.966 % for 2015. SL: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 0.166 % from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.072 % in 2006 and a record low of 0.000 % in 1990. SL: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sierra Leone – Table SL.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Insurance and financial services cover various types of insurance provided to nonresidents by resident insurance enterprises and vice versa, and financial intermediary and auxiliary services (except those of insurance enterprises and pension funds) exchanged between residents and nonresidents.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted Average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1.28 2016 | yearly | 1977 - 2016 |
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Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Exports
SL: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Exports data was reported at 6.299 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 21.754 % for 2015. SL: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 20.341 % from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 39 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 46.515 % in 1979 and a record low of 2.492 % in 2004. SL: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sierra Leone – Table SL.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Transport covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, pipeline, space and electricity transmission) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, the movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. Excluded are freight insurance (included in insurance services); goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers (included in goods); maintenance and repairs on transport equipment (included in maintenance and repair services n.i.e.); and repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities (included in construction).; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 6.30 2016 | yearly | 1977 - 2016 |
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Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports
SL: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports data was reported at 14.798 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 18.701 % for 2015. SL: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 29.728 % from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 98.981 % in 2002 and a record low of 12.662 % in 1989. SL: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sierra Leone – Table SL.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Travel covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Travel includes local transport (i.e., transport within the economy being visited and provided by a resident of that economy), but excludes international transport (which is included in passenger transport. Travel also excludes goods for resale, which are included in general merchandise.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted Average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 14.80 2016 | yearly | 1977 - 2016 |
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Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods
SL: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods data was reported at 972.802 USD mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.347 USD bn for 2015. SL: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods data is updated yearly, averaging 239.747 USD mn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.056 USD bn in 2011 and a record low of 71.938 USD mn in 1997. SL: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sierra Leone – Table SL.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Goods imports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold) involved in a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 972.80 2016 | yearly | 1977 - 2016 |
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Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services
SL: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services data was reported at 1.423 USD bn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.230 USD bn for 2015. SL: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services data is updated yearly, averaging 321.050 USD mn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.872 USD bn in 2014 and a record low of 119.695 USD mn in 1997. SL: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sierra Leone – Table SL.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1,423.03 2016 | yearly | 1977 - 2016 |
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Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income
SL: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data was reported at 1.526 USD bn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.348 USD bn for 2015. SL: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data is updated yearly, averaging 349.936 USD mn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.261 USD bn in 2014 and a record low of 18.055 USD mn in 1986. SL: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sierra Leone – Table SL.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Imports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods imports, service imports and primary income payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1,526.35 2016 | yearly | 1977 - 2016 |
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Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service
SL: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service data was reported at 450.231 USD mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 882.693 USD mn for 2015. SL: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service data is updated yearly, averaging 84.206 USD mn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.238 USD bn in 2014 and a record low of 33.948 USD mn in 1986. SL: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sierra Leone – Table SL.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Services refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. Manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others (goods for processing in BPM5) and maintenance and repair services n.i.e. are reclassified from goods to services.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 450.23 2016 | yearly | 1977 - 2016 |
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Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Imports
SL: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Imports data was reported at 55.702 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 72.046 % for 2015. SL: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 32.882 % from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 76.219 % in 2014 and a record low of 8.324 % in 2002. SL: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sierra Leone – Table SL.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Communications, computer, information, and other services cover international telecommunications; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; personal, cultural, and recreational services; manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others; and maintenance and repair services and government services not included elsewhere.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted Average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 55.70 2016 | yearly | 1977 - 2016 |
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Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Imports
SL: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Imports data was reported at 7.994 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 5.669 % for 2015. SL: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 6.135 % from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 17.506 % in 1983 and a record low of 1.750 % in 1999. SL: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sierra Leone – Table SL.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Insurance and financial services cover various types of insurance provided to nonresidents by resident insurance enterprises and vice versa, and financial intermediary and auxiliary services (except those of insurance enterprises and pension funds) exchanged between residents and nonresidents.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted Average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 7.99 2016 | yearly | 1977 - 2016 |
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Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Imports
SL: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Imports data was reported at 29.722 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 19.053 % for 2015. SL: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 38.636 % from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 67.331 % in 2009 and a record low of 8.609 % in 1999. SL: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sierra Leone – Table SL.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Transport covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, pipeline, space and electricity transmission) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, the movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. Excluded are freight insurance (included in insurance services); goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers (included in goods); maintenance and repairs on transport equipment (included in maintenance and repair services n.i.e.); and repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities (included in construction).; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted Average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 29.72 2016 | yearly | 1977 - 2016 |
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Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports
SL: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports data was reported at 6.582 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.232 % for 2015. SL: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 15.657 % from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 57.452 % in 1994 and a record low of 2.837 % in 2012. SL: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sierra Leone – Table SL.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Travel covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Travel includes local transport (i.e., transport within the economy being visited and provided by a resident of that economy), but excludes international transport (which is included in passenger transport. Travel also excludes goods for resale, which are included in general merchandise.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted Average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 6.58 2016 | yearly | 1977 - 2016 |
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Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods
SL: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods data was reported at -318.411 USD mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of -765.562 USD mn for 2015. SL: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods data is updated yearly, averaging -112.209 USD mn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 27.148 USD mn in 1987 and a record low of -1.675 USD bn in 2011. SL: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sierra Leone – Table SL.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Net trade in goods is the difference between exports and imports of goods. Trade in services is not included. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -318.41 2016 | yearly | 1977 - 2016 |
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Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services
SL: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services data was reported at -489.299 USD mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of -1.448 USD bn for 2015. SL: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services data is updated yearly, averaging -155.095 USD mn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 26.032 USD mn in 1987 and a record low of -1.945 USD bn in 2011. SL: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sierra Leone – Table SL.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Net trade in goods and services is derived by offsetting imports of goods and services against exports of goods and services. Exports and imports of goods and services comprise all transactions involving a change of ownership of goods and services between residents of one country and the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -489.30 2016 | yearly | 1977 - 2016 |
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Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid
SL: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid data was reported at 5.475 USD mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6.764 USD mn for 2015. SL: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid data is updated yearly, averaging 0.743 USD mn from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2016, with 35 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20.611 USD mn in 2011 and a record low of 0.001 USD mn in 1998. SL: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sierra Leone – Table SL.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 5.47 2016 | yearly | 1980 - 2016 |
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Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received
SL: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received data was reported at 49.248 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 46.832 USD mn for 2016. SL: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received data is updated yearly, averaging 11.379 USD mn from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2017, with 38 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 69.661 USD mn in 2013 and a record low of 0.027 USD mn in 1990. SL: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sierra Leone – Table SL.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 49.25 2017 | yearly | 1980 - 2017 |
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Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP
SL: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP data was reported at 1.305 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.317 % for 2016. SL: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 0.865 % from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2017, with 38 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.358 % in 1999 and a record low of 0.004 % in 1991. SL: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sierra Leone – Table SL.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; Weighted Average; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1.30 2017 | yearly | 1980 - 2017 |
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Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Current Account: Personal Transfers: Receipts
SL: BOP: Current Account: Personal Transfers: Receipts data was reported at 43.802 USD mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 43.966 USD mn for 2015. SL: BOP: Current Account: Personal Transfers: Receipts data is updated yearly, averaging 24.944 USD mn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 64.761 USD mn in 2013 and a record low of 2.349 USD mn in 2005. SL: BOP: Current Account: Personal Transfers: Receipts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sierra Leone – Table SL.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 43.80 2016 | yearly | 1977 - 2016 |
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Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net
SL: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net data was reported at -98.543 USD mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of -112.513 USD mn for 2015. SL: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -34.286 USD mn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 127.457 USD mn in 1986 and a record low of -436.204 USD mn in 2013. SL: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sierra Leone – Table SL.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Net primary income refers to receipts and payments of employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (receipts and payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -98.54 2016 | yearly | 1977 - 2016 |
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Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Payments
SL: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Payments data was reported at 103.315 USD mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 118.868 USD mn for 2015. SL: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Payments data is updated yearly, averaging 34.558 USD mn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 447.306 USD mn in 2013 and a record low of -127.314 USD mn in 1986. SL: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Payments data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sierra Leone – Table SL.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Primary income payments refer to employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments). Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 103.31 2016 | yearly | 1977 - 2016 |
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Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts
SL: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts data was reported at 4.772 USD mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6.355 USD mn for 2015. SL: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts data is updated yearly, averaging 3.198 USD mn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 43.323 USD mn in 2007 and a record low of 0.143 USD mn in 1986. SL: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sierra Leone – Table SL.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Primary income receipts refer to employee compensation paid to resident workers working abroad and investment income (receipts on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 4.77 2016 | yearly | 1977 - 2016 |
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Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net
SL: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net data was reported at 425.482 USD mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 557.386 USD mn for 2015. SL: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 58.680 USD mn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.277 USD bn in 2014 and a record low of 6.127 USD mn in 1986. SL: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sierra Leone – Table SL.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 425.48 2016 | yearly | 1977 - 2016 |
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Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments
SL: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments data was reported at 2.003 USD mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.430 USD mn for 2015. SL: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments data is updated yearly, averaging 1.419 USD mn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 21.015 USD mn in 2011 and a record low of 0.008 USD mn in 1998. SL: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sierra Leone – Table SL.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 2.00 2016 | yearly | 1977 - 2016 |
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Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts
SL: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts data was reported at 432.794 USD mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 571.471 USD mn for 2015. SL: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts data is updated yearly, averaging 61.095 USD mn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.292 USD bn in 2014 and a record low of 6.457 USD mn in 1986. SL: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sierra Leone – Table SL.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 432.79 2016 | yearly | 1977 - 2016 |
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Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP
SL: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP data was reported at 20.517 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 25.671 % for 2015. SL: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 11.353 % from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 28.755 % in 2014 and a record low of 6.378 % in 2007. SL: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sierra Leone – Table SL.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Trade in services is the sum of service exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; Weighted average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 20.52 2016 | yearly | 1977 - 2016 |