Sierra Leone vs Viet Nam: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Sierra Leone
3,952 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Viet Nam
5,338 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
4th
Viet Nam rank
3rd

General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 5,338 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 3,952 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1,386 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.4 times Sierra Leone's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.

Sierra Leone ranks 4th and Viet Nam ranks 3rd of 195 countries.

Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Viet Nam 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 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP 565.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP 565.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP Viet Nam
2000s 313.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP 4,194 current LCU per US$ of GDP 3,881 current LCU per US$ of GDP Viet Nam
2010s 755.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP 4,772 current LCU per US$ of GDP 4,016 current LCU per US$ of GDP Viet Nam
2020s 2,803 current LCU per US$ of GDP 4,709 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1,906 current LCU per US$ of GDP Viet Nam

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, Sierra Leone or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 5,338 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 Sierra Leone and Viet Nam?
1,386 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Viet Nam?
41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Sierra Leone and Viet Nam rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Sierra Leone ranks 4th and Viet Nam ranks 3rd 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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Indicator
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 8,484 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

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.