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2022
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Exports $3.3MRnk 18 / 118
2022
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Top Product $647kNon-Retail Synthetic Filament Yarn
2022
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Exports $66.2MRnk 84 / 214
2022
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Top Product $7.29MOther Locomotives
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.076Rnk 59 / 133
2022
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GDP$3.97BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH4.78%CURRENT US$
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2022
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 GDP$406BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH-6.57%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC $461CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH-17.3%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC$6,776CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH-17.1%CURRENT US$
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Sierra Leone-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Sierra Leone exported $3.3M to South Africa. The main products that Sierra Leone exported to South Africa were Non-Retail Synthetic Filament Yarn ($647k), Locomotive Parts ($436k), and Scrap Copper ($374k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 3.45%, from $2.78M in 2017 to $3.3M in 2022.

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

South Africa-Sierra Leone Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $66.2M to Sierra Leone. The main products that South Africa exported to Sierra Leone were Other Locomotives ($7.29M), Liquid Pumps ($6.9M), and Stone Processing Machines ($5.36M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Sierra Leone have increased at an annualized rate of 4.97%,  from $51.9M in 2017 to $66.2M in 2022.

In 2022, South Africa 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, South Africa ranked 59 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.076), and 34 in total exports ($147B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Sierra Leone exported $3.3M to South Africa. The main products exported from Sierra Leone to South Africa were Non-Retail Synthetic Filament Yarn ($647k), Locomotive Parts ($436k), and Scrap Copper ($374k). During the last 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 3.45%, from $2.78M in 2017 to $3.3M in 2022.

In 2017, South Africa exported $66.2M to Sierra Leone. The main products exported from South Africa to Sierra Leone were Other Locomotives ($7.29M), Liquid Pumps ($6.9M), and Stone Processing Machines ($5.36M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to Sierra Leone have increased at an annualized rate of 4.97%, from $51.9M in 2022 to $66.2M in 2017.

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

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

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Trade between Sierra Leone (Flag) and South Africa (Flag)

South Africa Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Sierra Leone
Top DestinationChina$622M
South Africa
Top DestinationChina$23.4B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Africa than Sierra Leone included China ($23.4B), United States ($10.9B), and Germany ($9.96B).

Difference in imports from South Africa (Flag) and Sierra Leone (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Sierra Leone - South Africa

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Scale

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

During 2022, Sierra Leone had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Machines ($718k), Textiles ($690k), and Transportation ($594k).

During 2017, South Africa had a large net trade with Sierra Leone in the exports of Machines ($29.3M), Transportation ($10.3M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($8.43M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Sierra Leone South Africa+$734kDiamonds
Top Product Potential South Africa Sierra Leone+$902kDelivery Trucks

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

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

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