Ethiopia vs Sierra Leone: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita

Ethiopia
2.77 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone
6.74 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
196th
Sierra Leone rank
193rd

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Sierra Leone
-250255075197720002024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 6.74 BoP, current US$ per person against 2.77 BoP, current US$ per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 3.97 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 2.4 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 196th and Sierra Leone ranks 193rd of 200 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4382 BoP, current US$ per person 9.8 BoP, current US$ per person 9.36 BoP, current US$ per person Sierra Leone
1980s 1.06 BoP, current US$ per person 3.26 BoP, current US$ per person 2.2 BoP, current US$ per person Sierra Leone
1990s 1.4 BoP, current US$ per person 6.18 BoP, current US$ per person 4.78 BoP, current US$ per person Sierra Leone
2000s 0.5795 BoP, current US$ per person 9.53 BoP, current US$ per person 8.95 BoP, current US$ per person Sierra Leone
2010s 2.71 BoP, current US$ per person 26.71 BoP, current US$ per person 24 BoP, current US$ per person Sierra Leone
2020s 4.04 BoP, current US$ per person 7.36 BoP, current US$ per person 3.31 BoP, current US$ per person Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita, Ethiopia or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 6.74 BoP, current US$ per person against 2.77 BoP, current US$ per person in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
3.97 BoP, current US$ per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Sierra Leone rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
Ethiopia ranks 196th and Sierra Leone ranks 193rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,548 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.