Botswana vs Sierra Leone: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Botswana
0.7708 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sierra Leone
0.7164 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Botswana rank
101st
Sierra Leone rank
103rd
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Botswana
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.7708 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.7164 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0544 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Botswana ranks 101st and Sierra Leone ranks 103rd of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 6 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.0784 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0783 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.119 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.118 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.2236 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0356 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.188 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.3932 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.118 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2753 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.3853 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1736 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2117 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.6545 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5237 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1308 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Botswana or Sierra Leone?
- Botswana, at 0.7708 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.7164 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Botswana and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0544 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sierra Leone?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Sierra Leone rank globally for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Botswana ranks 101st and Sierra Leone ranks 103rd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), 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
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.