Lesotho vs Sierra Leone: Official exchange rate

Lesotho
17.89 LCU per US$, period average
in 2025
Sierra Leone
21.3 LCU per US$, period average
in 2023
Lesotho rank
98th
Sierra Leone rank
95th

Official exchange rate over time

  • Lesotho
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 21.3 LCU per US$, period average against 17.89 LCU per US$, period average in Lesotho, a difference of 3.41 LCU per US$, period average.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 98th and Sierra Leone ranks 95th of 213 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7143 LCU per US$, period average 0.0007 LCU per US$, period average 0.7135 LCU per US$, period average Lesotho
1970s 0.7762 LCU per US$, period average 0.0009 LCU per US$, period average 0.7752 LCU per US$, period average Lesotho
1980s 1.68 LCU per US$, period average 0.0155 LCU per US$, period average 1.66 LCU per US$, period average Lesotho
1990s 3.92 LCU per US$, period average 0.8126 LCU per US$, period average 3.11 LCU per US$, period average Lesotho
2000s 7.7 LCU per US$, period average 2.64 LCU per US$, period average 5.06 LCU per US$, period average Lesotho
2010s 11.18 LCU per US$, period average 5.72 LCU per US$, period average 5.45 LCU per US$, period average Lesotho
2020s 16.51 LCU per US$, period average 13.91 LCU per US$, period average 2.61 LCU per US$, period average Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official exchange rate, Lesotho or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 21.3 LCU per US$, period average against 17.89 LCU per US$, period average in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in official exchange rate between Lesotho and Sierra Leone?
3.41 LCU per US$, period average, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sierra Leone?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Sierra Leone rank globally for official exchange rate?
Lesotho ranks 98th and Sierra Leone ranks 95th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average)
Unit
LCU per US$, period average
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 12,630 data points, 1960–2025
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Official exchange rate refers to the exchange rate determined by national authorities or to the rate determined in the legally sanctioned exchange market. This indicator represents the ratio of Local Currency Units relative to United States dollars.This indicator is derived as an average over the reference period.