Sierra Leone vs Turkey: General government total expenditure
Sierra Leone
29.50 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Turkey
20.24 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
25th
Turkey rank
28th
General government total expenditure over time
- Sierra Leone
- Turkey
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 29.50 trillion current LCU against 20.24 trillion current LCU in Turkey, a difference of 9.26 trillion current LCU.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.5 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Turkey ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 25th and Turkey ranks 28th of 195 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1990s | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | — |
| 2000s | 786.28 billion current LCU | 219.80 billion current LCU | 566.48 billion current LCU | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 4.68 trillion current LCU | 819.61 billion current LCU | 3.86 trillion current LCU | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 19.60 trillion current LCU | 8.62 trillion current LCU | 10.98 trillion current LCU | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure, Sierra Leone or Turkey?
- Sierra Leone, at 29.50 trillion current LCU against 20.24 trillion current LCU in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure between Sierra Leone and Turkey?
- 9.26 trillion current LCU, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Turkey?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and Turkey rank globally for general government total expenditure?
- Sierra Leone ranks 25th and Turkey ranks 28th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as General government total expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release