Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: Services, value added
Services, value added over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 41.6% against 41.5% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 188th and Sierra Leone ranks 187th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 6 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.2% | 37.5% | 3.7% | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 42.1% | 39.5% | 2.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 47.2% | 41.3% | 5.9% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 42.3% | 18.7% | 23.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 46.3% | 39.0% | 7.3% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 42.8% | 44.4% | 1.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 42.6% | 2.4% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added, Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 41.6% against 41.5% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone rank globally for services, value added?
- Burkina Faso ranks 188th and Sierra Leone ranks 187th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.