Botswana vs Sierra Leone: Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Botswana
5.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sierra Leone
5.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Botswana rank
100th
Sierra Leone rank
102nd
Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Botswana
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 5.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 5.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 100th and Sierra Leone ranks 102nd of 186 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0464 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0461 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 1980s | -0.3293 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0042 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3335 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | -1.58 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4016 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | -1.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4123 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.71 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 1.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6946 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7727 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2020s | 4.82 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.34 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net domestic credit (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Botswana or Sierra Leone?
- Botswana, at 5.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 5.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net domestic credit (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Botswana and Sierra Leone?
- 0.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sierra Leone?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Sierra Leone rank globally for net domestic credit (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Botswana ranks 100th and Sierra Leone ranks 102nd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Net domestic credit (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
Net domestic credit (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.