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About

Sierra Leone-United States In 2022, Sierra Leone exported $17.7M to United States. The main products that Sierra Leone exported to United States are Electrical Resistors ($4.41M), Diamonds ($1.99M), and Titanium Ore ($1.17M). During the last 27 years the exports of Sierra Leone to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.83%, from $29.2M in 1995 to $17.7M in 2022.

In 2022, Sierra Leone did not export any services to United States.

United States-Sierra Leone In 2022, United States exported $99.6M to Sierra Leone. The main products that United States exported to Sierra Leone were Cars ($24.3M), Plastic Housewares ($21.8M), and Poultry Meat ($10.4M). During the last 27 years the exports of United States to Sierra Leone have increased at an annualized rate of 6.79%, from $16.9M in 1995 to $99.6M in 2022.

In 2022, United States did not export any services to Sierra Leone.

Comparison In 2022,  Sierra Leone ranked 159 in total exports ($1.15B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index. That same year, United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47), and 2 in total exports ($1.95T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Sierra Leone exported $17.7M to United States. The main products exported from Sierra Leone to United States were Electrical Resistors ($4.41M), Diamonds ($1.99M), and Titanium Ore ($1.17M). During the last 27 years the exports of Sierra Leone to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.83%, from $29.2M in 1995 to $17.7M in 2022.

In 2022, United States exported $99.6M to Sierra Leone. The main products exported from United States to Sierra Leone were Cars ($24.3M), Plastic Housewares ($21.8M), and Poultry Meat ($10.4M). During the last 27 years the exports of United States to Sierra Leone have increased at an annualized rate of 6.79%, from $16.9M in 1995 to $99.6M in 2022.

Exports from Sierra Leone (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2022)

Exports from United States (Flag) to Sierra Leone (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Sierra Leone (Flag) and United States (Flag)

Sierra Leone Exports

United States Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Sierra Leone
Top Destination
China$622M
United States
Top Destination
Canada$308B

This map shows whether countries import more from Sierra Leone or United States. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Sierra Leone and United States or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2019, no countries were registered that imported more from Sierra Leone than from United States.

In 2021, countries that imported more from United States than Sierra Leone were Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and China ($151B).

Difference in imports from United States (Flag) and Sierra Leone (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Sierra Leone - United States

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Sierra Leone and United States by product, considering products traded by both, Sierra Leone and United States.

During 2022, Sierra Leone had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Machines ($7.87M), Precious Metals ($2.3M), and Mineral Products ($1.17M).

During 2022, United States had a large net trade with Sierra Leone in the exports of Transportation ($25.9M), Plastics and Rubbers ($25.5M), and Animal Products ($10.4M).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization show the product space at the HS4 level colored from blue to yellow.  This mean that the more blue a dot/product is, the more Sierra Leone has comparative advantage over United States. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more United States has comparative advantage over Sierra Leone.

Product Space of Sierra Leone (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2022)

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