Liberia vs Sierra Leone: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per capita

Liberia
269.36 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone
277.54 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Liberia rank
176th
Sierra Leone rank
175th

Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Liberia
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 277.54 BoP, current US$ per person against 269.36 BoP, current US$ per person in Liberia, a difference of 8.18 BoP, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Liberia ranks 176th and Sierra Leone ranks 175th of 200 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 5.26 BoP, current US$ per person 104.86 BoP, current US$ per person 99.6 BoP, current US$ per person Sierra Leone
1980s 3.61 BoP, current US$ per person 57.21 BoP, current US$ per person 53.61 BoP, current US$ per person Sierra Leone
2000s 129.31 BoP, current US$ per person 71.68 BoP, current US$ per person 57.63 BoP, current US$ per person Liberia
2010s 250.97 BoP, current US$ per person 202.24 BoP, current US$ per person 48.73 BoP, current US$ per person Liberia
2020s 270.02 BoP, current US$ per person 212.81 BoP, current US$ per person 57.21 BoP, current US$ per person Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), per capita, Liberia or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 277.54 BoP, current US$ per person against 269.36 BoP, current US$ per person in Liberia as of 2024.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per capita between Liberia and Sierra Leone?
8.18 BoP, current US$ per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sierra Leone?
30 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Liberia and Sierra Leone rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per capita?
Liberia ranks 176th and Sierra Leone ranks 175th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,784 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.