Rwanda vs Sierra Leone: Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita
Rwanda
168.16 current US$ per person
in 2025
Sierra Leone
173.93 current US$ per person
in 2025
Rwanda rank
177th
Sierra Leone rank
174th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita over time
- Rwanda
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 173.93 current US$ per person against 168.16 current US$ per person in Rwanda, a difference of 5.77 current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Rwanda ranks 177th and Sierra Leone ranks 174th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.86 current US$ per person | 34.23 current US$ per person | 31.36 current US$ per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 11.36 current US$ per person | 44.14 current US$ per person | 32.78 current US$ per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 18.28 current US$ per person | 38.69 current US$ per person | 20.42 current US$ per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 9.48 current US$ per person | 18.7 current US$ per person | 9.22 current US$ per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 14.17 current US$ per person | 24.99 current US$ per person | 10.81 current US$ per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 64.61 current US$ per person | 118.37 current US$ per person | 53.76 current US$ per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 157.73 current US$ per person | 127.45 current US$ per person | 30.28 current US$ per person | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per capita, Rwanda or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 173.93 current US$ per person against 168.16 current US$ per person in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per capita between Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 5.77 current US$ per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Rwanda and Sierra Leone rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 177th and Sierra Leone ranks 174th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.