Sierra Leone vs Zimbabwe: GDP per capita

Sierra Leone
2,846 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Zimbabwe
3,093 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
165th
Zimbabwe rank
162nd

GDP per capita over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Zimbabwe
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k195419882023

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 3,093 international-$ in 2021 prices against 2,846 international-$ in 2021 prices in Sierra Leone, a difference of 247 international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 165th and Zimbabwe ranks 162nd of 184 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 1,173 international-$ in 2021 prices 2,672 international-$ in 2021 prices 1,499 international-$ in 2021 prices Zimbabwe
1970s 1,543 international-$ in 2021 prices 3,687 international-$ in 2021 prices 2,145 international-$ in 2021 prices Zimbabwe
1980s 1,554 international-$ in 2021 prices 4,658 international-$ in 2021 prices 3,104 international-$ in 2021 prices Zimbabwe
1990s 1,711 international-$ in 2021 prices 6,386 international-$ in 2021 prices 4,675 international-$ in 2021 prices Zimbabwe
2000s 1,309 international-$ in 2021 prices 2,644 international-$ in 2021 prices 1,334 international-$ in 2021 prices Zimbabwe
2010s 2,095 international-$ in 2021 prices 2,835 international-$ in 2021 prices 739.67 international-$ in 2021 prices Zimbabwe
2020s 2,741 international-$ in 2021 prices 2,965 international-$ in 2021 prices 223.13 international-$ in 2021 prices Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Sierra Leone or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 3,093 international-$ in 2021 prices against 2,846 international-$ in 2021 prices in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
247 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe rank globally for gdp per capita?
Sierra Leone ranks 165th and Zimbabwe ranks 162nd of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 10,907 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

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