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About

China-Sierra Leone Trade: In 2023, China exported $611M to Sierra Leone. The main products that China exported to Sierra Leone were Rubber Footwear ($26.2M), Stone Processing Machines ($24.6M), and Ceramic Bricks ($21.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Sierra Leone have increased at an annualized rate of 15.4%, from $298M in 2018 to $611M in 2023.

In 2023, China did not export any services to Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone-China Trade: In 2023, Sierra Leone exported $1.03B to China. The main products that Sierra Leone exported to China were Iron Ore ($897M), Titanium Ore ($64.3M), and Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($45.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to China have increased at an annualized rate of 37.7%,  from $207M in 2018 to $1.03B in 2023.

In 2023, Sierra Leone did not export any services to China.

Comparison In 2023,  China ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.16),  and 1 in total exports ($3.42T). That same year, Sierra Leone ranked 152 in total exports ($1.52B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, China exported $611M to Sierra Leone. The main products exported from China to Sierra Leone were Rubber Footwear ($26.2M), Stone Processing Machines ($24.6M), and Ceramic Bricks ($21.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Sierra Leone have increased at an annualized rate of 15.4%, from $298M in 2018 to $611M in 2023.

In 2018, Sierra Leone exported $1.03B to China. The main products exported from Sierra Leone to China were Iron Ore ($897M), Titanium Ore ($64.3M), and Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($45.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to China have increased at an annualized rate of 37.7%, from $207M in 2023 to $1.03B in 2018.

Exports from China (Flag) to Sierra Leone (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Sierra Leone (Flag) to China (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
China
Top Destination
United States$436B
Sierra Leone
Top Destination
China$1.03B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from China than Sierra Leone included United States ($436B), Hong Kong ($259B), and Japan ($169B).

In 2023, no countries were registered that imported more from Sierra Leone than from China.

Difference in imports from Sierra Leone (Flag) and China (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage China - Sierra Leone

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, China had a large net trade with Sierra Leone in the exports of Machines ($147M), Metals ($103M), and Stone And Glass ($47.1M).

During 2018, Sierra Leone had a large net trade with China in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.03B), Machines ($107k), and Metals ($25.8k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential China Sierra Leone+$7.95MTelephones
Top Product Potential Sierra Leone China+$156MIron Ore

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of China and Sierra Leone. This means that a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over Sierra Leone. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Sierra Leone indicates it has a comparative advantage over China.

Product Space of China (Flag) and Sierra Leone (Flag) (2023)

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