Sierra Leone recorded a Current Account deficit of 4.73 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. Current Account to GDP in Sierra Leone averaged -9.16 percent of GDP from 1977 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 6.90 percent of GDP in 2005 and a record low of -65.00 percent of GDP in 2011. source: Bank of Sierra Leone

Current Account to GDP in Sierra Leone is expected to reach -4.30 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Sierra Leone Current Account to GDP is projected to trend around -4.30 percent of GDP in 2027 and -4.20 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -20.75 13.97 USD Million Jun 2025
Current Account -299.60 -606.36 USD Million Dec 2024
Current Account to GDP -4.73 -9.49 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Exports 118.34 158.56 USD Million Jun 2025
Imports 139.09 144.59 USD Million Jun 2025


Sierra Leone Current Account to GDP
The Current account balance as a percent of GDP provides an indication on the level of international competitiveness of a country. Usually, countries recording a strong current account surplus have an economy heavily dependent on exports revenues, with high savings ratings but weak domestic demand. On the other hand, countries recording a current account deficit have strong imports, a low saving rates and high personal consumption rates as a percentage of disposable incomes.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-4.73 -9.49 6.90 -65.00 1977 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly