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About

Sierra Leone-Ghana Trade: In 2019, Sierra Leone exported $9.23M to Ghana. The main products that Sierra Leone exported to Ghana were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Ghana have increased at an annualized rate of 17%, from $4.21M in 2014 to $9.23M in 2019.

In 2019, Sierra Leone did not export any services to Ghana.

Ghana-Sierra Leone Trade: In 2019, Ghana exported $60.1M to Sierra Leone. The main products that Ghana exported to Sierra Leone were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Ghana to Sierra Leone have increased at an annualized rate of 6.03%,  from $44.8M in 2014 to $60.1M in 2019.

In 2019, Ghana 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, Ghana ranked 122 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.32), and 79 in total exports ($20B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2019, Sierra Leone exported $9.23M to Ghana. There were not main exports from Sierra Leone to Ghana in 2019. During the last 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Ghana have increased at an annualized rate of 17%, from $4.21M in 2014 to $9.23M in 2019.

In 2014, Ghana exported $60.1M to Sierra Leone. There were not main exports from Ghana to Sierra Leone in 2014. During the last 5 years the exports of Ghana to Sierra Leone have increased at an annualized rate of 6.03%, from $44.8M in 2019 to $60.1M in 2014.

Exports from Sierra Leone (Flag) to Ghana (Flag) (2019)

Exports from Ghana (Flag) to Sierra Leone (Flag) (2019)

Latest Data

Trade between Sierra Leone (Flag) and Ghana (Flag)

Ghana Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Sierra Leone
Top Destination
China$622M
Ghana
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$4.72B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Sierra Leone than Ghana included Belgium ($136M), Ireland ($21.1M), and Romania ($10.7M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ghana than Sierra Leone included United Arab Emirates ($4.72B), Switzerland ($3.37B), and United States ($2.83B).

Difference in imports from Ghana (Flag) and Sierra Leone (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Sierra Leone - Ghana

Flow
Scale

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

During 2019, Sierra Leone had a large net trade with Ghana in the exports of .

During 2014, Ghana had a large net trade with Sierra Leone in the exports of .

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Sierra Leone Ghana+$2.03kPalm Oil
Top Product Potential Ghana Sierra Leone+$1.88kRefined Petroleum

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 Sierra Leone and Ghana. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Sierra Leone indicates it has a comparative advantage over Ghana. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Ghana indicates it has a comparative advantage over Sierra Leone.

Product Space of Sierra Leone (Flag) and Ghana (Flag) (2019)

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