Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Getting credit: Credit registry coverage was 2.1% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Sierra Leone, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2019, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Sierra Leone stood at 2.1%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 31.2% on the previous year and up 110.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Sierra Leone peaked at 2.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
That places Sierra Leone 82nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.7% | — |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +28.6% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +31.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.0% | 2.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More private sector data for Sierra Leone
- Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
- Food imports 32.3% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 63.9% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 1.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 45.6% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 25.1% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 1.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 173.93 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2055 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit registry coverage in Sierra Leone?
- Getting credit: credit registry coverage in Sierra Leone was 2.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for getting credit: credit registry coverage?
- Sierra Leone ranks 82nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit registry coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit registry’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the registry in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.