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

Ethiopia
21.89 SDR per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone
12.11 SDR per person
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
170th
Sierra Leone rank
173rd

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 21.89 SDR per person against 12.11 SDR per person in Sierra Leone, a difference of 9.78 SDR per person.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.8 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 170th and Sierra Leone ranks 173rd of 179 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 2.42 SDR per person 10.55 SDR per person 8.13 SDR per person Sierra Leone
1970s 4.43 SDR per person 9.99 SDR per person 5.55 SDR per person Sierra Leone
1980s 2.86 SDR per person 2.87 SDR per person 0.0058 SDR per person Sierra Leone
1990s 5.07 SDR per person 3.44 SDR per person 1.62 SDR per person Ethiopia
2000s 8.35 SDR per person 13.81 SDR per person 5.46 SDR per person Sierra Leone
2010s 19.55 SDR per person 34.94 SDR per person 15.39 SDR per person Sierra Leone
2020s 13.56 SDR per person 25.05 SDR per person 11.49 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, Ethiopia or Sierra Leone?
Ethiopia, at 21.89 SDR per person against 12.11 SDR per person in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita between Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
9.78 SDR per person, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Sierra Leone rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
Ethiopia ranks 170th 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.