Sierra Leone: Remittances

The latest value from 2024 is 320.83 million U.S. dollars, an increase from 293 million U.S. dollars in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 5547.62 million U.S. dollars, based on data from 154 countries. Historically, the average for Sierra Leone from 1980 to 2024 is 50.87 million U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 0.03 million U.S. dollars, was reached in 1990 while the maximum of 320.83 million U.S. dollars was recorded in 2024. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Remittances are the money sent home by people who work in a foreign country. These are, for example, the money sent to Mexico by Mexican workers in the U.S.

Definition: Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.