Sierra Leone vs Southern Africa: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate
Sierra Leone
14.64 % change on previous year
in 2024
Southern Africa
5 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
21st
Southern Africa rank
18th
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate over time
- Sierra Leone
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 14.64 % change on previous year against 5 % change on previous year in Southern Africa, a difference of 9.64 % change on previous year.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 2.9 times Southern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Southern Africa ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 21st and Southern Africa ranks 18th of 236 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 3 and Southern Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.55 % change on previous year | 14.17 % change on previous year | 2.62 % change on previous year | Southern Africa |
| 1980s | 2.84 % change on previous year | 7.34 % change on previous year | 4.49 % change on previous year | Southern Africa |
| 1990s | -1.59 % change on previous year | 4.6 % change on previous year | 6.19 % change on previous year | Southern Africa |
| 2000s | 10.84 % change on previous year | 9.33 % change on previous year | 1.51 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 10.88 % change on previous year | 2.46 % change on previous year | 8.42 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 2.74 % change on previous year | 1.29 % change on previous year | 1.45 % 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 us$, annual growth rate, Sierra Leone or Southern Africa?
- Sierra Leone, at 14.64 % change on previous year against 5 % change on previous year in Southern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate between Sierra Leone and Southern Africa?
- 9.64 % change on previous year, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Southern Africa?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Southern Africa rank globally for gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate?
- Sierra Leone ranks 21st and Southern Africa ranks 18th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.