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2023
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Exports $93.6MRnk 157 / 220
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Top Product $26MCars
2023
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Exports $22.1MRnk 9 / 124
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Top Product $9.28MDiamonds
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.5Rnk 10 / 132
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GDP$27.7TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH64.2%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$6.41BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH-16.7%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $82,769CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH55%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$758CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH-33.9%CURRENT US$
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About

United States-Sierra Leone Trade: In 2023, United States exported $93.6M to Sierra Leone. The main products that United States exported to Sierra Leone were Cars ($26M), Plastic Housewares ($24.1M), and Poultry Meat ($10.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Sierra Leone have increased at an annualized rate of 1.56%, from $86.6M in 2018 to $93.6M in 2023.

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

Sierra Leone-United States Trade: In 2023, Sierra Leone exported $22.1M to United States. The main products that Sierra Leone exported to United States were Diamonds ($9.28M), Titanium Ore ($2.02M), and Fruit Juice ($1.84M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 12.6%,  from $56.9M in 2018 to $22.1M in 2023.

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

Comparison In 2023,  United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.5),  and 2 in total exports ($1.86T). That same year, Sierra Leone ranked 152 in total exports ($1.52B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Company data: In 2023, leading companies such as Costco Wholesale (2) and David Peyser Sportswear (2) were at the forefront of exporting goods from Sierra Leone to the United States. Conversely, Other (2), Wuhe Feedele Trading Co.,ltd (1), and Zhangjiagang Feedele Trading Co., (1) were notable for importing products to Sierra Leone from the United States.

Latest Trends

November, 2024

About

Overview In November 2024, United States exported $13.5M and imported $2.63M from Sierra Leone, resulting in a positive trade balance of $10.8M. Between November 2023 and November 2024 the exports of United States have decreased by $-1.38M (-9.31%) from $14.8M to $13.5M, while imports increased by $1.58M (151%) from $1.05M to $2.63M.

Trade In November 2024, the top exports of United States to Sierra Leone were Poultry Meat ($1.97M), Cars ($1.55M), Commodities not elsewhere specified ($961k), Plastic Housewares ($811k), and Porcelain Tableware ($511k). In November 2024 the top imports of United States from Sierra Leone were Commodities not elsewhere specified ($697k), Palm Oil ($80k), Oscilloscopes ($61.9k), Dried/Salted/Smoked/Brined Fish ($40k), and Rubber Tires ($36.8k).

Origins In November 2024 the exports of United States were mainly from Maryland ($4.21M), Texas ($2.02M), Illinois ($1.44M), Pennsylvania ($1.26M), and Ohio ($932k), while imports destinations were mainly New York ($1.84M), North Carolina ($129k), New Jersey ($127k), Maryland ($126k), and Florida ($82.2k).

Growth In November 2024, the decrease in United States's year-by-year exports to Sierra Leone was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in Porcelain Tableware ($-235k or -31.5%), Cars ($-133k or -7.94%), and Plastic Housewares ($-113k or -12.2%). In November 2024, the increase in United States's year-by-year imports  from Sierra Leone was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Commodities not elsewhere specified ($643k or 1.19k%), Rubber Tires ($34.7k or 1.67k%), and Electrical Ignitions ($9.7k or 139%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)$-1.38M(-9.31%)
IMPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)$1.58M(151%)
MAIN EXPORTER (November 2024)Maryland$4.21M

This section shows exports and imports data at subnational level for United States. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap or any product to explore the exports or imports behavior of United States over time.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, United States exported $93.6M to Sierra Leone. The main products exported from United States to Sierra Leone were Cars ($26M), Plastic Housewares ($24.1M), and Poultry Meat ($10.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Sierra Leone have increased at an annualized rate of 1.56%, from $86.6M in 2018 to $93.6M in 2023.

In 2018, Sierra Leone exported $22.1M to United States. The main products exported from Sierra Leone to United States were Diamonds ($9.28M), Titanium Ore ($2.02M), and Fruit Juice ($1.84M). During the last 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 12.6%, from $56.9M in 2023 to $22.1M in 2018.

Exports from United States (Flag) to Sierra Leone (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Sierra Leone (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
United States
Top DestinationCanada$269B
Sierra Leone
Top DestinationChina$1.03B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from United States than Sierra Leone included Canada ($269B), Mexico ($243B), and China ($154B).

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

Difference in imports from Sierra Leone (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage United States - Sierra Leone

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

During 2023, United States had a large net trade with Sierra Leone in the exports of Plastics and Rubbers ($28.2M), Transportation ($27.2M), and Animal Products ($10.9M).

During 2018, Sierra Leone had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Precious Metals ($9.5M), Machines ($3.84M), and Mineral Products ($2.02M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United States Sierra Leone+$4.67MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures
Top Product Potential Sierra Leone United States+$6.74MDiamonds

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 United States and Sierra Leone. This means that a dot/product with the flag of United States 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 United States.

Product Space of United States (Flag) and Sierra Leone (Flag) (2023)

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