Burundi vs Sierra Leone: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita

Burundi
3.95 SDR per person
in 2023
Sierra Leone
12.11 SDR per person
in 2024
Burundi rank
174th
Sierra Leone rank
173rd

Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita over time

  • Burundi
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 12.11 SDR per person against 3.95 SDR per person in Burundi, a difference of 8.16 SDR per person.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 3.1 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Burundi ranks 174th and Sierra Leone ranks 173rd of 179 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 2.26 SDR per person 9.03 SDR per person 6.77 SDR per person Sierra Leone
1970s 7.96 SDR per person 9.99 SDR per person 2.02 SDR per person Sierra Leone
1980s 7.07 SDR per person 2.87 SDR per person 4.2 SDR per person Burundi
1990s 15.24 SDR per person 3.44 SDR per person 11.8 SDR per person Burundi
2000s 9.28 SDR per person 13.81 SDR per person 4.53 SDR per person Sierra Leone
2010s 8.3 SDR per person 34.94 SDR per person 26.64 SDR per person Sierra Leone
2020s 3.12 SDR per person 28.28 SDR per person 25.17 SDR per person Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita, Burundi or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 12.11 SDR per person against 3.95 SDR per person in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita between Burundi and Sierra Leone?
8.16 SDR per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Sierra Leone?
60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Sierra Leone rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
Burundi ranks 174th and Sierra Leone ranks 173rd of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita
Unit
SDR per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
180 places, 9,460 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.