Sierra Leone recorded a Current Account deficit of 4.77 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Current Account to GDP in Sierra Leone averaged -9.07 percent of GDP from 1977 until 2025, 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 -3.50 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 -3.10 percent of GDP in 2027 and -4.00 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 -4.77 -4.73 percent of GDP Dec 2025
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
-4.77 -4.73 6.90 -65.00 1977 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly