Sierra Leone vs Zimbabwe: 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
Zimbabwe
30.11 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
90th
Zimbabwe rank
87th
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Sierra Leone
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 30.11 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 21.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Sierra Leone, a difference of 8.17 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.4 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 90th and Zimbabwe ranks 87th of 205 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0007 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.0009 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.0145 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0141 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.7769 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7766 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 2.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.52 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 5.55 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 5.55 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 16.29 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 8.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 7.82 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 30.11 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 Zimbabwe?
- 8.17 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Sierra Leone ranks 90th and Zimbabwe ranks 87th 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.