Sierra Leone vs Zambia: Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Sierra Leone
5.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Zambia
5.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
102nd
Zambia rank
101st
Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Sierra Leone
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia 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 Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 102nd and Zambia ranks 101st of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.0002 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.0042 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0028 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.4396 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5212 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0815 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.4123 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7645 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.6946 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.59 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.891 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 2020s | 3.34 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 5.14 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net domestic credit (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Sierra Leone or Zambia?
- Zambia, 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 Sierra Leone and Zambia?
- 0.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zambia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and Zambia rank globally for net domestic credit (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Sierra Leone ranks 102nd and Zambia ranks 101st 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.