Guinea-Bissau vs Sierra Leone: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita
Guinea-Bissau
217.38 current US$ per person
in 2025
Sierra Leone
214.63 current US$ per person
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
189th
Sierra Leone rank
190th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 217.38 current US$ per person against 214.63 current US$ per person in Sierra Leone, a difference of 2.75 current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 189th and Sierra Leone ranks 190th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.69 current US$ per person | 37.97 current US$ per person | 12.27 current US$ per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 59.58 current US$ per person | 61.46 current US$ per person | 1.88 current US$ per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 65.19 current US$ per person | 60.39 current US$ per person | 4.8 current US$ per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 83.26 current US$ per person | 32.5 current US$ per person | 50.76 current US$ per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 157.49 current US$ per person | 62.32 current US$ per person | 95.17 current US$ per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 172.71 current US$ per person | 204.6 current US$ per person | 31.89 current US$ per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 210.07 current US$ per person | 235.06 current US$ per person | 24.99 current US$ per person | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per capita, Guinea-Bissau or Sierra Leone?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 217.38 current US$ per person against 214.63 current US$ per person in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
- 2.75 current US$ per person, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 189th and Sierra Leone ranks 190th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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 imports (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.