Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita
Malawi
20.78 SDR per person
in 2020
Sierra Leone
12.11 SDR per person
in 2024
Malawi rank
171st
Sierra Leone rank
173rd
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 20.78 SDR per person against 12.11 SDR per person in Sierra Leone, a difference of 8.67 SDR per person.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.7 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Malawi ranks 171st and Sierra Leone ranks 173rd of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.93 SDR per person | 9.26 SDR per person | 4.33 SDR per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 7.91 SDR per person | 9.99 SDR per person | 2.07 SDR per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 5.62 SDR per person | 2.87 SDR per person | 2.76 SDR per person | Malawi |
| 1990s | 9.24 SDR per person | 3.44 SDR per person | 5.8 SDR per person | Malawi |
| 2000s | 9.49 SDR per person | 13.81 SDR per person | 4.32 SDR per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 21.6 SDR per person | 34.94 SDR per person | 13.34 SDR per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 20.78 SDR per person | 42.38 SDR per person | 21.6 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, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Malawi, at 20.78 SDR per person against 12.11 SDR per person in Sierra Leone as of 2020.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 8.67 SDR per person, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2020.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
- Malawi ranks 171st 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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About this data
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.