Guinea-Bissau vs Sierra Leone: Remittances, annual growth rate

Guinea-Bissau
0.4096 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.7745 % change on previous year
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
79th
Sierra Leone rank
77th

Remittances, annual growth rate over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.7745 % change on previous year against 0.4096 % change on previous year in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.3649 % change on previous year.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.9 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 79th and Sierra Leone ranks 77th of 189 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1980s -38.27 % change on previous year -26.7 % change on previous year 11.57 % change on previous year Sierra Leone
1990s 25.05 % change on previous year 39.63 % change on previous year 14.58 % change on previous year Sierra Leone
2000s 22.93 % change on previous year 53.46 % change on previous year 30.54 % change on previous year Sierra Leone
2010s 6.95 % change on previous year 17.24 % change on previous year 10.29 % change on previous year Sierra Leone
2020s 0.9848 % change on previous year 13.22 % change on previous year 12.23 % change on previous year Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher remittances, annual growth rate, Guinea-Bissau or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.7745 % change on previous year against 0.4096 % change on previous year in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
What is the difference in remittances, annual growth rate between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
0.3649 % change on previous year, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone rank globally for remittances, annual growth rate?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 79th and Sierra Leone ranks 77th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Remittances, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Remittances, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 6,804 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Remittances. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.