What is the difference in gdp per employed person between Sierra Leone and Somalia?

280 constant 2021 PPP $, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Somalia?

35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank, International Labour Organization (ILO), UN Population Division, Eurostat, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as GDP per employed person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sierra Leone vs Somalia: GDP per employed person

Sierra Leone

9,855 constant 2021 PPP $

in 2025

Somalia

9,575 constant 2021 PPP $

in 2025

Sierra Leone rank

156th

Somalia rank

157th

GDP per employed person over time

Sierra Leone
Somalia

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 9,855 constant 2021 PPP $ against 9,575 constant 2021 PPP $ in Somalia, a difference of 280 constant 2021 PPP $.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 156th and Somalia ranks 157th of 177 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sierra Leone	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6,187 constant 2021 PPP $	4,864 constant 2021 PPP $	1,324 constant 2021 PPP $	Sierra Leone
2000s	6,372 constant 2021 PPP $	5,680 constant 2021 PPP $	692.1 constant 2021 PPP $	Sierra Leone
2010s	8,702 constant 2021 PPP $	8,852 constant 2021 PPP $	149.32 constant 2021 PPP $	Somalia
2020s	9,372 constant 2021 PPP $	9,607 constant 2021 PPP $	234.75 constant 2021 PPP $	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per employed person, Sierra Leone or Somalia?: Sierra Leone, at 9,855 constant 2021 PPP $ against 9,575 constant 2021 PPP $ in Somalia as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp per employed person between Sierra Leone and Somalia?: 280 constant 2021 PPP $, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Somalia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Sierra Leone and Somalia rank globally for gdp per employed person?: Sierra Leone ranks 156th and Somalia ranks 157th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank, International Labour Organization (ILO), UN Population Division, Eurostat, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as GDP per employed person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: GDP per employed person
Unit: constant 2021 PPP $
Source: World Bank, International Labour Organization (ILO), UN Population Division, Eurostat, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 177 places, 6,119 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by the total number of people employed in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.