Sierra Leone vs Zimbabwe: DEC alternative conversion factor
DEC alternative conversion factor over time
- Sierra Leone
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 31.8 LCU per US$ against 22.66 LCU per US$ in Sierra Leone, a difference of 9.14 LCU per US$.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.4 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 92nd and Zimbabwe ranks 89th of 214 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0007 LCU per US$ | 0.0004 LCU per US$ | 0.0003 LCU per US$ | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.0009 LCU per US$ | 0.0004 LCU per US$ | 0.0005 LCU per US$ | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.0155 LCU per US$ | 0.0004 LCU per US$ | 0.0151 LCU per US$ | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.8126 LCU per US$ | 0.0004 LCU per US$ | 0.8122 LCU per US$ | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 2.64 LCU per US$ | 0.0004 LCU per US$ | 2.64 LCU per US$ | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 5.72 LCU per US$ | 0.0008 LCU per US$ | 5.72 LCU per US$ | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 16.81 LCU per US$ | 8.96 LCU per US$ | 7.85 LCU per US$ | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dec alternative conversion factor, Sierra Leone or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 31.8 LCU per US$ against 22.66 LCU per US$ in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in dec alternative conversion factor between Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
- 9.14 LCU per US$, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe rank globally for dec alternative conversion factor?
- Sierra Leone ranks 92nd and Zimbabwe ranks 89th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The DEC alternative conversion factor is the underlying annual exchange rate (the price of one country’s currency in relation to another country's currency) used for the World Bank Atlas method. As a rule, it is the official exchange rate reported in the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Exceptions arise where further refinements are made by World Bank staff. It is expressed in local currency units per U.S. dollar.