Sierra Leone vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP

Sierra Leone
1.57 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
1.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
4th

Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
00.511.52200120132025

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 1.57 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.45 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 163 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 1.53 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 1.38 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1511 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
2010s 1.46 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 1.02 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4479 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
2020s 1.61 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 1.06 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5504 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp, Sierra Leone or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sierra Leone, at 1.57 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp between Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.45 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa?
24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
Sierra Leone ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 8,398 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.