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About

Sierra Leone-Netherlands Trade: In 2023, Sierra Leone exported $53.6M to Netherlands. The main products that Sierra Leone exported to Netherlands were Cocoa Beans ($47.4M), Palm Oil ($3.64M), and Titanium Ore ($2.11M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Netherlands have increased at an annualized rate of 8.82%, from $35.1M in 2018 to $53.6M in 2023.

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

Netherlands-Sierra Leone Trade: In 2023, Netherlands exported $52.7M to Sierra Leone. The main products that Netherlands exported to Sierra Leone were Onions ($10.8M), Malt Extract ($4.72M), and Engine Parts ($3.91M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Sierra Leone have increased at an annualized rate of 1.93%,  from $47.9M in 2018 to $52.7M in 2023.

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

Comparison In 2023,  Sierra Leone ranked 152 in total exports ($1.52B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index. That same year, Netherlands ranked 26 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.08), and 9 in total exports ($599B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Sierra Leone exported $53.6M to Netherlands. The main products exported from Sierra Leone to Netherlands were Cocoa Beans ($47.4M), Palm Oil ($3.64M), and Titanium Ore ($2.11M). During the last 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Netherlands have increased at an annualized rate of 8.82%, from $35.1M in 2018 to $53.6M in 2023.

In 2018, Netherlands exported $52.7M to Sierra Leone. The main products exported from Netherlands to Sierra Leone were Onions ($10.8M), Malt Extract ($4.72M), and Engine Parts ($3.91M). During the last 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Sierra Leone have increased at an annualized rate of 1.93%, from $47.9M in 2023 to $52.7M in 2018.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Sierra Leone Exports

Date

Netherlands Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Sierra Leone
Top Destination
China$1.03B
Netherlands
Top Destination
Germany$96.9B

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

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Netherlands than Sierra Leone included Germany ($96.9B), Belgium ($87B), and France ($67.3B).

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

Comparative Advantage Sierra Leone - Netherlands

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Sierra Leone had a large net trade with Netherlands in the exports of Foodstuffs ($47.5M), Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($3.8M), and Mineral Products ($2.12M).

During 2018, Netherlands had a large net trade with Sierra Leone in the exports of Vegetable Products ($12.3M), Foodstuffs ($11.4M), and Machines ($8.63M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Sierra Leone Netherlands+$3.26MPalm Oil
Top Product Potential Netherlands Sierra Leone+$1.82MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures

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

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

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