Sierra Leone vs Zimbabwe: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita

Sierra Leone
2,846 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Zimbabwe
3,093 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
163rd
Zimbabwe rank
160th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

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

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 163rd and Zimbabwe ranks 160th of 181 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 1,191 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,662 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,471 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Zimbabwe
1970s 1,543 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 3,687 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,145 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Zimbabwe
1980s 1,554 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 4,658 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 3,104 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Zimbabwe
1990s 1,711 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 6,386 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 4,675 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Zimbabwe
2000s 1,309 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,644 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,334 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Zimbabwe
2010s 2,095 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,835 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 739.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Zimbabwe
2020s 2,741 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,965 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 223.12 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Sierra Leone or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 3,093 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 2,846 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
247 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, 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 gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Sierra Leone ranks 163rd and Zimbabwe ranks 160th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 10,076 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.