Burundi vs Sierra Leone: Gross domestic product (GDP)

Burundi
9.18 billion international-$ in 2011 prices
in 2022
Sierra Leone
11.68 billion international-$ in 2011 prices
in 2022
Burundi rank
152nd
Sierra Leone rank
150th

Gross domestic product (GDP) over time

  • Burundi
  • Sierra Leone
2.5B5.0B7.5B10.0B12.5B195019862022

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 11.68 billion international-$ in 2011 prices against 9.18 billion international-$ in 2011 prices in Burundi, a difference of 2.50 billion international-$ in 2011 prices.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.3 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Burundi ranks 152nd and Sierra Leone ranks 150th of 165 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1950s 1.71 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 2.29 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 582.71 million international-$ in 2011 prices Sierra Leone
1960s 2.21 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 3.32 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 1.11 billion international-$ in 2011 prices Sierra Leone
1970s 3.50 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 4.64 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 1.15 billion international-$ in 2011 prices Sierra Leone
1980s 4.99 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 5.92 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 932.75 million international-$ in 2011 prices Sierra Leone
1990s 5.48 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 4.98 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 492.06 million international-$ in 2011 prices Burundi
2000s 5.25 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 5.45 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 198.68 million international-$ in 2011 prices Sierra Leone
2010s 7.51 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 9.77 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 2.25 billion international-$ in 2011 prices Sierra Leone
2020s 8.92 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 11.25 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 2.33 billion international-$ in 2011 prices Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), Burundi or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 11.68 billion international-$ in 2011 prices against 9.18 billion international-$ in 2011 prices in Burundi as of 2022.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp) between Burundi and Sierra Leone?
2.50 billion international-$ in 2011 prices, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Sierra Leone?
73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
How do Burundi and Sierra Leone rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp)?
Burundi ranks 152nd and Sierra Leone ranks 150th of 165 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP)
Unit
international-$ in 2011 prices
Source
Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
166 places, 15,675 data points, 1000–2022
Last refreshed

Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.