What is the difference in wholesale and retail trade, value added between Sierra Leone and Uganda?

257.63 billion current LCU, with Sierra Leone ahead.

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

10 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 1996.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as Wholesale and retail trade, value added (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sierra Leone vs Uganda: Wholesale and retail trade, value added

Sierra Leone

999.66 billion current LCU

in 2011

Uganda

742.02 billion current LCU

in 1996

Sierra Leone rank

8th

Uganda rank

10th

Wholesale and retail trade, value added over time

Sierra Leone
Uganda

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 999.66 billion current LCU against 742.02 billion current LCU in Uganda, a difference of 257.63 billion current LCU.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.3 times Uganda's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Sierra Leone ranks 8th and Uganda ranks 10th of 46 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sierra Leone	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1980s	7.49 billion current LCU	68.99 billion current LCU	61.50 billion current LCU	Uganda
1990s	36.46 billion current LCU	435.80 billion current LCU	399.34 billion current LCU	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wholesale and retail trade, value added, Sierra Leone or Uganda?: Sierra Leone, at 999.66 billion current LCU against 742.02 billion current LCU in Uganda as of 2011.
What is the difference in wholesale and retail trade, value added between Sierra Leone and Uganda?: 257.63 billion current LCU, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Uganda?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 1996.
How do Sierra Leone and Uganda rank globally for wholesale and retail trade, value added?: Sierra Leone ranks 8th and Uganda ranks 10th of 46 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as Wholesale and retail trade, value added (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Wholesale and retail trade, value added (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 46 places, 1,200 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Value added in trade is defined as the value of output of the trade industry less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Trade is a subset of services, comprising wholesale and retail trade, and hotel and restaurants (ISIC 50-55). Data are in current local currency.