Sierra Leone vs South Africa: Total official financial flows for water supply and sanitation, by recipient

Sierra Leone
16.61 million millions of constant united states dollars
in 2024
South Africa
11.11 million millions of constant united states dollars
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
80th
South Africa rank
88th

Total official financial flows for water supply and sanitation, by recipient over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • South Africa
050.0M100.0M150.0M200020122024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 16.61 million millions of constant united states dollars against 11.11 million millions of constant united states dollars in South Africa, a difference of 5.50 million millions of constant united states dollars.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.5 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Africa ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 80th and South Africa ranks 88th of 151 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 14.85 million millions of constant united states dollars 32.76 million millions of constant united states dollars 17.91 million millions of constant united states dollars South Africa
2010s 36.41 million millions of constant united states dollars 35.49 million millions of constant united states dollars 915,000 millions of constant united states dollars Sierra Leone
2020s 21.99 million millions of constant united states dollars 8.06 million millions of constant united states dollars 13.92 million millions of constant united states dollars Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total official financial flows for water supply and sanitation, by recipient, Sierra Leone or South Africa?
Sierra Leone, at 16.61 million millions of constant united states dollars against 11.11 million millions of constant united states dollars in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in total official financial flows for water supply and sanitation, by recipient between Sierra Leone and South Africa?
5.50 million millions of constant united states dollars, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and South Africa?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and South Africa rank globally for total official financial flows for water supply and sanitation, by recipient?
Sierra Leone ranks 80th and South Africa ranks 88th of 151 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total official financial flows for water supply and sanitation, by recipient. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total official financial flows for water supply and sanitation, by recipient
Unit
millions of constant united states dollars
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,437 data points, 2000–2024
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Total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for water supply and sanitation, by recipient countries (millions of constant 2024 United States dollars).