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About

South Korea-Sierra Leone Trade: In 2022, South Korea exported $9.07M to Sierra Leone. The main products that South Korea exported to Sierra Leone were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of South Korea to Sierra Leone have increased at an annualized rate of 0.78%, from $8.73M in 2017 to $9.07M in 2022.

In 2022, South Korea did not export any services to Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone-South Korea Trade: In 2022, Sierra Leone exported $14.2M to South Korea. The main products that Sierra Leone exported to South Korea were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to South Korea have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.42%,  from $15.2M in 2017 to $14.2M in 2022.

In 2022, Sierra Leone did not export any services to South Korea.

Comparison In 2023,  South Korea ranked 4 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.85),  and 5 in total exports ($645B). 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 2022, South Korea exported $9.07M to Sierra Leone. There were not main exports from South Korea to Sierra Leone in 2022. During the last 5 years the exports of South Korea to Sierra Leone have increased at an annualized rate of 0.78%, from $8.73M in 2017 to $9.07M in 2022.

In 2017, Sierra Leone exported $14.2M to South Korea. There were not main exports from Sierra Leone to South Korea in 2017. During the last 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to South Korea have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.42%, from $15.2M in 2022 to $14.2M in 2017.

Exports from South Korea (Flag) to Sierra Leone (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Sierra Leone (Flag) to South Korea (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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South Korea
Top Destination
China$162B
Sierra Leone
Top Destination
China$1.03B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from South Korea than Sierra Leone included China ($162B), United States ($118B), and Hong Kong ($28.8B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Sierra Leone than South Korea included Liberia ($683k).

Difference in imports from Sierra Leone (Flag) and South Korea (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage South Korea - Sierra Leone

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, South Korea had a large net trade with Sierra Leone in the exports of .

During 2017, Sierra Leone had a large net trade with South Korea in the exports of .

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential South Korea Sierra Leone+$964kVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures
Top Product Potential Sierra Leone South Korea+$793kTitanium 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 South Korea and Sierra Leone. This means that a dot/product with the flag of South Korea 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 South Korea.

Product Space of South Korea (Flag) and Sierra Leone (Flag) (2022)

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