Sierra Leone recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 45.20 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Government Debt to GDP in Sierra Leone averaged 94.37 percent of GDP from 1990 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 247.38 percent of GDP in 1999 and a record low of 26.80 percent of GDP in 2014. source: International Monetary Fund

Government Debt to GDP in Sierra Leone is expected to reach 45.00 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 Government Debt to GDP is projected to trend around 48.00 percent of GDP in 2027 and 50.00 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Fiscal Expenditure 2851.27 2444.93 SLL Million Dec 2025
Government Budget -3.20 -5.20 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Budget Value -443.85 -936.13 SLL Million Dec 2025
Government Debt to GDP 45.20 46.70 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Revenues 2434.44 1537.62 SLL Million Dec 2025
Holidays
Military Expenditure 32.20 51.30 USD Million Dec 2025


Sierra Leone Government Debt to GDP
Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure a country ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the country borrowing costs and government bond yields.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
45.20 46.70 247.38 26.80 1990 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly