Sierra Leone vs Zambia: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP
Sierra Leone
0.9684 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Zambia
0.9647 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
40th
Zambia rank
43rd
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Sierra Leone
- Zambia
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.9684 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9647 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Zambia, a difference of 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 40th and Zambia ranks 43rd 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 | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9579 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9155 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0424 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.9355 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9115 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0239 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.9357 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0348 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.9506 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8854 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0652 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.9535 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9027 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0508 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.9701 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9387 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0315 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.9675 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9541 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0135 current US$ 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 us$), per unit of gdp, Sierra Leone or Zambia?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.9684 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9647 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp between Sierra Leone and Zambia?
- 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sierra Leone 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 us$), per unit of gdp?
- Sierra Leone ranks 40th and Zambia ranks 43rd of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), 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 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.