Niger vs Sierra Leone: Economic Indicators Comparison

Niger with a GDP of $9.3B ranked the 146th largest economy in the world, while Sierra Leone ranked 161st with $4.1B. By GDP 5-years average growth and GDP per capita, Niger and Sierra Leone ranked 26th vs 170th and 194th vs 189th, respectively.

Gross Domestic Product & Income

StatNigerSierra Leone
GDP$9.3B$4.1B
GDP growth, 1 year5.2%3.7%
GDP growth, 5-years average5.4%-0.4%
Population21.5M7.6M
GDP per capita$414$534
GDP per capita growth2.5%1.26%
Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor216.342643.88
Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate0.390.33
GDP per capita, PPP adjusted$1.2k$1.6k
GNI, Atlas method$8.7B$3.7B
GNI per capita$390$490
GNI, PPP adjusted$23.3B$11.4B
GNI per capita, PPP adjusted$1k$1.5k

Financial system and Human development

StatNigerSierra Leone
Income Tax Rate35%15%
Corporate Tax Rate30%30%
Inflation, consumer prices3%16.9%
Inflation, GDP deflator2.6%13.4%
Unemployment0.3%4.3%
Economic Freedom Index54.748
Personal Freedom Index6.676.55
Human Freedom Index66.24
Property Rights Index45.640.7
Judical Effectiveness Index42.639.4
Business Freedom Index55.450.1
Fiscal Health Index44.79.8
Labor Freedom Index47.929.7
Investment Freedom Index5560
Financial Freedom Index4020
Trade Freedom Index61.269.4
Monetary Freedom Index74.864.2
Government Spending Index7983.5
Tax Burden Index76.787.5
Government Integrity Index33.421.8
Corruption Perceptions Index3430
Life expectancy at birth, years61.653.9
Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people4.69.7
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people26.227.3
Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people4.41.7
International tourism, number of arrivals157k57k

Government debt & reserves

StatNigerSierra Leone
Central government debt, % of GDP55.1%71.3%
External debt stocks, % of GNI36.1%45.1%
External debt stocks$3.3B$1.7B
Short-term debt, % of total reservesN/A37.5%
Total debt service, % of exports and primary income8.5%7.2%
Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI5%-33.5%
Gross savings, % of GDP20.2%-7.3%
Gross capital formation, % of GDP37.1%13.6%
Total reserves including goldN/A$502.6M
Foreign direct investment net inflows$2B$217.8M

Exports, imports and economic structure

StatNigerSierra Leone
Exports of goods and services, % of GDP15.7%17.5%
Imports of goods and services, % of GDP33%39.2%
Current account balance (balance of payments)-$1.3B-$646.1M
Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP14.6%N/A
Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP$881.8M$375.1M
Personal remittances received$296.7M$62.1M
Industry including construction value added, % of GDP15.5%5.3%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP39.2%58.9%
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP$2M$892k
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP$6.2k$5.8M
Expense, % of GDP10.2%N/A
Government Expenditure, % of GDP26.5%23.4%

Compare with countries close by GDP per capita

Niger vs

CountryGDP
per capita
Population
Kyrgyzstan
$1.3k
6.2M
Mauritania
$1.2k
4.42M
South Sudan
$1.1k
12.6M
Tanzania
$1.1k
57.3M
Nepal
$1k
29.4M
Sudan
$977
40.5M
Yemen
$944
28.3M
Benin
$902
11.2M
Mali
$900
18.5M
Guinea
$879
12.7M
Haiti
$868
11M
Tajikistan
$827
8.92M
Eritrea
$811
3.5M
Guinea-Bissau
$778
1.86M
Rwanda
$773
12.2M
Ethiopia
$772
105M
Chad
$728
15.5M
Gambia
$716
2.1M
Burkina Faso
$715
19.2M
Togo
$679
7.8M
Liberia
$677
4.73M
Uganda
$643
42.9M
DR Congo
$562
86.8M
Madagascar
$528
25.6M
Afghanistan
$521
34.9M
Mozambique
$499
29.7M
Central African Republic
$476
4.66M
Malawi
$389
18.6M
Somalia
$315
11M
Burundi
$272
10.9M

Sierra Leone vs

CountryGDP
per capita
Population
Kyrgyzstan
$1.3k
6.2M
Mauritania
$1.2k
4.42M
South Sudan
$1.1k
12.6M
Tanzania
$1.1k
57.3M
Nepal
$1k
29.4M
Sudan
$977
40.5M
Yemen
$944
28.3M
Benin
$902
11.2M
Mali
$900
18.5M
Guinea
$879
12.7M
Haiti
$868
11M
Tajikistan
$827
8.92M
Eritrea
$811
3.5M
Guinea-Bissau
$778
1.86M
Rwanda
$773
12.2M
Ethiopia
$772
105M
Chad
$728
15.5M
Gambia
$716
2.1M
Burkina Faso
$715
19.2M
Togo
$679
7.8M
Liberia
$677
4.73M
Uganda
$643
42.9M
DR Congo
$562
86.8M
Madagascar
$528
25.6M
Afghanistan
$521
34.9M
Mozambique
$499
29.7M
Central African Republic
$476
4.66M
Malawi
$389
18.6M
Somalia
$315
11M
Burundi
$272
10.9M