Namibia vs Sierra Leone: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Namibia
21.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sierra Leone
24.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Namibia rank
88th
Sierra Leone rank
85th
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Namibia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 24.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 21.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Namibia, a difference of 2.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 88th and Sierra Leone ranks 85th of 186 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0145 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Namibia |
| 1990s | 4.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8561 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Namibia |
| 2000s | 8.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 5.34 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Namibia |
| 2010s | 13.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6.54 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Namibia |
| 2020s | 20.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 18.43 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Namibia or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 24.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 21.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Namibia and Sierra Leone?
- 2.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sierra Leone?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Sierra Leone rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Namibia ranks 88th and Sierra Leone ranks 85th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.