What is the difference in sdr allocation, sdr, per unit of gdp between Sierra Leone and Zambia?

0.0087 units per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zambia?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as SDR Allocation, SDR, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sierra Leone vs Zambia: SDR Allocation, SDR, per unit of GDP

Sierra Leone

0.04 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Zambia

0.0487 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Sierra Leone rank

10th

Zambia rank

7th

SDR Allocation, SDR, per unit of GDP over time

Sierra Leone
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0487 units per US$ of GDP against 0.04 units per US$ of GDP in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0087 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 10th and Zambia ranks 7th of 189 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sierra Leone	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	—
1970s	0.0115 units per US$ of GDP	0.0096 units per US$ of GDP	0.0019 units per US$ of GDP	Sierra Leone
1980s	0.0193 units per US$ of GDP	0.0231 units per US$ of GDP	0.0038 units per US$ of GDP	Zambia
1990s	0.0228 units per US$ of GDP	0.0194 units per US$ of GDP	0.0034 units per US$ of GDP	Sierra Leone
2000s	0.0109 units per US$ of GDP	0.013 units per US$ of GDP	0.002 units per US$ of GDP	Zambia
2010s	0.0165 units per US$ of GDP	0.0196 units per US$ of GDP	0.0031 units per US$ of GDP	Zambia
2020s	0.0379 units per US$ of GDP	0.0488 units per US$ of GDP	0.0109 units per US$ of GDP	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sdr allocation, sdr, per unit of gdp, Sierra Leone or Zambia?: Zambia, at 0.0487 units per US$ of GDP against 0.04 units per US$ of GDP in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
What is the difference in sdr allocation, sdr, per unit of gdp between Sierra Leone and Zambia?: 0.0087 units per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zambia?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Sierra Leone and Zambia rank globally for sdr allocation, sdr, per unit of gdp?: Sierra Leone ranks 10th and Zambia ranks 7th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as SDR Allocation, SDR, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: SDR Allocation, SDR, per unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 191 places, 10,803 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 October 2026

SDR Allocation, SDR divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.