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
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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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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.