Sierra Leone (SLE) and Switzerland (CHE) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Sierra Leone-Switzerland Trade: In 2022, Sierra Leone exported $1.48M to Switzerland. The main products that Sierra Leone exported to Switzerland were Coffee ($1.17M), Diamonds ($251k), and Cocoa Beans ($67k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Switzerland have decreased at an annualized rate of 16.2%, from $3.59M in 2017 to $1.48M in 2022.

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

Switzerland-Sierra Leone Trade: In 2022, Switzerland exported $2.65M to Sierra Leone. The main products that Switzerland exported to Sierra Leone were Chocolate ($1.59M), Packaged Medicaments ($485k), and Confectionery Sugar ($242k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Sierra Leone have decreased at an annualized rate of 23.8%, from $10.3M in 2017 to $2.65M in 2022.

In 2022, Switzerland 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, Switzerland ranked 2 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.97), and 17 in total exports ($402B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Sierra Leone exported $1.48M to Switzerland. The main products exported from Sierra Leone to Switzerland were Coffee ($1.17M), Diamonds ($251k), and Cocoa Beans ($67k). During the last 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Switzerland have decreased at an annualized rate of 16.2%, from $3.59M in 2017 to $1.48M in 2022.

In 2017, Switzerland exported $2.65M to Sierra Leone. The main products exported from Switzerland to Sierra Leone were Chocolate ($1.59M), Packaged Medicaments ($485k), and Confectionery Sugar ($242k). During the last 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Sierra Leone have decreased at an annualized rate of 23.8%, from $10.3M in 2022 to $2.65M in 2017.

Exports from Sierra Leone () to Switzerland () (2022)

Exports from Switzerland () to Sierra Leone () (2022)

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Trade between Sierra Leone () and Switzerland ()

Switzerland Exports

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Sierra Leone
Top DestinationChina$622M

Switzerland
Top DestinationUnited States$61.7B

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

In 2022, no countries were registered that imported more from Sierra Leone than from Switzerland.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Switzerland than Sierra Leone included United States ($61.7B), Germany ($53.5B), and China ($44.1B).

Difference in imports from Switzerland () and Sierra Leone () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Sierra Leone - Switzerland

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

During 2022, Sierra Leone had a large net trade with Switzerland in the exports of Vegetable Products ($1.17M), Precious Metals ($251k), and Foodstuffs ($67k).

During 2017, Switzerland had a large net trade with Sierra Leone in the exports of Foodstuffs ($1.84M), Chemical Products ($491k), and Machines ($134k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Sierra Leone Switzerland+$781kDiamonds

Top Product Potential Switzerland Sierra Leone+$1.06MPackaged Medicaments

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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Sierra Leone () to Switzerland () (2022)

Exports from Switzerland () to Sierra Leone () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Sierra Leone () and Switzerland ()

Switzerland Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Switzerland () and Sierra Leone () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Sierra Leone - Switzerland

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Sierra Leone () and Switzerland () (2022)

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