Sierra Leone vs Zambia: Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita

Sierra Leone
45.19 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Zambia
49.02 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
171st
Zambia rank
168th

Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 49.02 BoP, current US$ per person against 45.19 BoP, current US$ per person in Sierra Leone, a difference of 3.83 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 171st and Zambia ranks 168th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 8.4 BoP, current US$ per person 5.79 BoP, current US$ per person 2.61 BoP, current US$ per person Sierra Leone
1980s 8.13 BoP, current US$ per person 5.46 BoP, current US$ per person 2.66 BoP, current US$ per person Sierra Leone
1990s 2.03 BoP, current US$ per person 41.93 BoP, current US$ per person 39.91 BoP, current US$ per person Zambia
2000s 12.79 BoP, current US$ per person 20.4 BoP, current US$ per person 7.61 BoP, current US$ per person Zambia
2010s 35.47 BoP, current US$ per person 21.47 BoP, current US$ per person 14 BoP, current US$ per person Sierra Leone
2020s 54.6 BoP, current US$ per person 24.46 BoP, current US$ per person 30.14 BoP, current US$ per person Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita, Sierra Leone or Zambia?
Zambia, at 49.02 BoP, current US$ per person against 45.19 BoP, current US$ per person in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita between Sierra Leone and Zambia?
3.83 BoP, current US$ per person, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zambia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and Zambia rank globally for secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?
Sierra Leone ranks 171st and Zambia ranks 168th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary income receipts (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
246 places, 9,218 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary income receipts (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.