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About

Nigeria-Sierra Leone Trade: In 2022, Nigeria exported $1.65M to Sierra Leone. The main products that Nigeria exported to Sierra Leone were Special purpose motor vehicles ($447k), Glass Bottles ($334k), and Packing Bags ($322k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Nigeria to Sierra Leone have decreased at an annualized rate of 24.3%, from $6.63M in 2017 to $1.65M in 2022.

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

Sierra Leone-Nigeria Trade: In 2022, Sierra Leone exported $2.42M to Nigeria. The main products that Sierra Leone exported to Nigeria were Stearic Acid ($2.05M), Unsaturated Acyclic Monocarboxylic Acids ($300k), and Other Printed Material ($38.4k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Nigeria have increased at an annualized rate of 21.2%,  from $923k in 2017 to $2.42M in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022,  Nigeria ranked 127 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.67),  and 51 in total exports ($70.7B). That same year, Sierra Leone ranked 159 in total exports ($1.15B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Nigeria exported $1.65M to Sierra Leone. The main products exported from Nigeria to Sierra Leone were Special purpose motor vehicles ($447k), Glass Bottles ($334k), and Packing Bags ($322k). During the last 5 years the exports of Nigeria to Sierra Leone have decreased at an annualized rate of 24.3%, from $6.63M in 2017 to $1.65M in 2022.

In 2017, Sierra Leone exported $2.42M to Nigeria. The main products exported from Sierra Leone to Nigeria were Stearic Acid ($2.05M), Unsaturated Acyclic Monocarboxylic Acids ($300k), and Other Printed Material ($38.4k). During the last 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Nigeria have increased at an annualized rate of 21.2%, from $923k in 2022 to $2.42M in 2017.

Exports from Nigeria (Flag) to Sierra Leone (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Sierra Leone (Flag) to Nigeria (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

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

Nigeria Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Nigeria
Top Destination
Spain$9.41B
Sierra Leone
Top Destination
China$622M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Nigeria than Sierra Leone included Spain ($9.41B), India ($8.2B), and France ($4.95B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Sierra Leone than Nigeria included Ireland ($21.1M), Kazakhstan ($12.3M), and Romania ($10.7M).

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

Comparative Advantage Nigeria - Sierra Leone

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Nigeria had a large net trade with Sierra Leone in the exports of Transportation ($447k), Stone And Glass ($347k), and Textiles ($322k).

During 2017, Sierra Leone had a large net trade with Nigeria in the exports of Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($2.05M), Chemical Products ($300k), and Paper Goods ($38.4k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Nigeria Sierra Leone+$21kPasta
Top Product Potential Sierra Leone Nigeria+$19.5kMotor-working Tools

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

Product Space of Nigeria (Flag) and Sierra Leone (Flag) (2022)

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