Sierra Leone vs Zambia: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Sierra Leone
21.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Zambia
24.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
90th
Zambia rank
88th
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Sierra Leone
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 24.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 21.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Sierra Leone, a difference of 2.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 90th and Zambia ranks 88th of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0007 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.0009 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.0145 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0044 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0101 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.7769 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7968 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0199 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 2000s | 2.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.75 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 2010s | 5.55 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 7.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 2020s | 16.29 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 20.17 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Sierra Leone or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 24.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 21.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Sierra Leone and Zambia?
- 2.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zambia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and Zambia rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Sierra Leone ranks 90th and Zambia ranks 88th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (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 value added at basic prices (GVA) (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.