Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net

1977 - 2016 | Yearly | USD mn | World Bank

Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data was reported at -137.966 USD mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of -252.436 USD mn for 2015. Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -10.125 USD mn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 140.311 USD mn in 1986 and a record low of -950.478 USD mn in 2011. Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: 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: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net FDI. In BPM6, financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities. Net FDI outflows are assets and net FDI inflows are liabilities. 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. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.

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What was Sierra Leone's Sierra Leone SL: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net in 2016?

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-137.97 2016 -252.44 2015 -950.48 2011 140.31 1986 USD mn yearly 1977 - 2016

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Sierra Leone Key Series

National Accounts Last Frequency Range
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $) 2,470.350 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD) 525.368 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%) 4.649 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Government Expenditure (SLL bn) 46,764.196 2029 yearly 2000 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (SLL bn) 119,353.843 2029 yearly 2001 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (SLL bn) 41,761.109 2029 yearly 2000 - 2029
Demographic and Labour Market Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Population (Person mn) 9.391 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%) 0.000 yearly -
Inflation Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%) 8.900 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -0.417 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029

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