Iran vs Sierra Leone: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Iran
121,043 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sierra Leone
3,952 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Iran rank
1st
Sierra Leone rank
4th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Iran
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Iran currently reports 121,043 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 3,952 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Sierra Leone, a difference of 117,091 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Iran's figure about 30.6 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Iran ranks 1st and Sierra Leone ranks 4th of 195 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1990s | 445.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 445.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Iran |
| 2000s | 1,639 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 313.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1,326 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Iran |
| 2010s | 4,653 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 755.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3,898 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Iran |
| 2020s | 51,148 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2,803 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 48,345 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Iran or Sierra Leone?
- Iran, at 121,043 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 3,952 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Iran and Sierra Leone?
- 117,091 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sierra Leone?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Sierra Leone rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Iran ranks 1st and Sierra Leone ranks 4th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.