Sierra Leone vs Zambia: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth

Sierra Leone
24.8 % change on previous year
in 2024
Zambia
23.58 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
16th
Zambia rank
17th

Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Zambia
050100150197119972024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 24.8 % change on previous year against 23.58 % change on previous year in Zambia, a difference of 1.22 % change on previous year.

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

The two have swapped places 18 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 16th and Zambia ranks 17th of 218 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 14.25 % change on previous year 12.32 % change on previous year 1.93 % change on previous year Sierra Leone
1980s 53.36 % change on previous year 36.47 % change on previous year 16.89 % change on previous year Sierra Leone
1990s 40.83 % change on previous year 72.31 % change on previous year 31.48 % change on previous year Zambia
2000s 17.74 % change on previous year 25.41 % change on previous year 7.67 % change on previous year Zambia
2010s 21.94 % change on previous year 14.67 % change on previous year 7.27 % change on previous year Sierra Leone
2020s 24.14 % change on previous year 18.38 % change on previous year 5.77 % change on previous year Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth, Sierra Leone or Zambia?
Sierra Leone, at 24.8 % change on previous year against 23.58 % change on previous year in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth between Sierra Leone and Zambia?
1.22 % change on previous year, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zambia?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and Zambia rank globally for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth?
Sierra Leone ranks 16th and Zambia ranks 17th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
218 places, 10,731 data points, 1971–2024
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The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.