Liberia (LBR) and Sierra Leone (SLE) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Liberia-Sierra Leone In 2018, Liberia exported $2.86M to Sierra Leone. The main products that Liberia exported to Sierra Leone are N/A. During the last 18 years the exports of Liberia to Sierra Leone have increased at an annualized rate of 22.2%, from $77.3k in 2000 to $2.86M in 2018.

In 2018, Liberia did not export any services to Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone-Liberia In 2018, Sierra Leone exported $2.31M to Liberia. The main products that Sierra Leone exported to Liberia were N/A. During the last 18 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Liberia have increased at an annualized rate of 23.7%, from $50.3k in 2000 to $2.31M in 2018.

In 2018, Sierra Leone did not export any services to Liberia.

Comparison In 2022, Liberia ranked 128 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.72), and 144 in total exports ($1.96B). That same year, Sierra Leone ranked 159 in total exports ($1.15B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2018, Liberia exported $2.86M to Sierra Leone. There were not main exports from Liberia to Sierra Leone in 2018. During the last 18 years the exports of Liberia to Sierra Leone have increased at an annualized rate of 22.2%, from $77.3k in 2000 to $2.86M in 2018.

In 2018, Sierra Leone exported $2.31M to Liberia. There were not main exports from Sierra Leone to Liberia in 2018. During the last 18 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Liberia have increased at an annualized rate of 23.7%, from $50.3k in 2000 to $2.31M in 2018.

Exports from Liberia () to Sierra Leone () (2018)

Exports from Sierra Leone () to Liberia () (2018)

Market Competitiveness

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Exports

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Liberia
Top DestinationSwitzerland$544M

Sierra Leone
Top DestinationChina$622M

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

In 2021, countries that imported more from Liberia than Sierra Leone were Switzerland ($544M), France ($158M), and United Kingdom ($148M).

In 2021, countries that imported more from Sierra Leone than Liberia were China ($622M), Belgium ($136M), and Ireland ($21.1M).

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

Comparative Advantage Liberia - Sierra Leone

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

During 2018, Liberia had a large net trade with Sierra Leone in the exports of .

During 2018, Sierra Leone had a large net trade with Liberia in the exports of .

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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This visualization show the product space at the HS4 level colored from blue to yellow. This mean that the more blue a dot/product is, the more Liberia has comparative advantage over Sierra Leone. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more Sierra Leone has comparative advantage over Liberia.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Liberia () to Sierra Leone () (2018)

Exports from Sierra Leone () to Liberia () (2018)

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Liberia - Sierra Leone

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Liberia () and Sierra Leone () (2018)

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