Sierra Leone (SLE) and Australia (AUS) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Sierra Leone-Australia Trade: In 2022, Sierra Leone exported $1.94M to Australia. The main products that Sierra Leone exported to Australia were Washing and Bottling Machines ($299k), Centrifuges ($153k), and Glass Bottles ($153k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Australia have decreased at an annualized rate of 31.5%, from $12.9M in 2017 to $1.94M in 2022.

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

Australia-Sierra Leone Trade: In 2022, Australia exported $1.26M to Sierra Leone. The main products that Australia exported to Sierra Leone were Malt Extract ($532k), Excavation Machinery ($137k), and Other Rubber Products ($100k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Australia to Sierra Leone have decreased at an annualized rate of 18.1%, from $3.43M in 2017 to $1.26M in 2022.

In 2022, Australia 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, Australia ranked 78 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.24), and 16 in total exports ($424B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Sierra Leone exported $1.94M to Australia. The main products exported from Sierra Leone to Australia were Washing and Bottling Machines ($299k), Centrifuges ($153k), and Glass Bottles ($153k). During the last 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Australia have decreased at an annualized rate of 31.5%, from $12.9M in 2017 to $1.94M in 2022.

In 2017, Australia exported $1.26M to Sierra Leone. The main products exported from Australia to Sierra Leone were Malt Extract ($532k), Excavation Machinery ($137k), and Other Rubber Products ($100k). During the last 5 years the exports of Australia to Sierra Leone have decreased at an annualized rate of 18.1%, from $3.43M in 2022 to $1.26M in 2017.

Exports from Sierra Leone () to Australia () (2022)

Exports from Australia () to Sierra Leone () (2022)

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Trade between Sierra Leone () and Australia ()

Australia Exports

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

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

Comparative Advantage Sierra Leone - Australia

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

During 2022, Sierra Leone had a large net trade with Australia in the exports of Machines ($968k), Textiles ($339k), and Stone And Glass ($192k).

During 2017, Australia had a large net trade with Sierra Leone in the exports of Foodstuffs ($532k), Machines ($248k), and Plastics and Rubbers ($133k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Sierra Leone Australia+$189kCentrifuges

Top Product Potential Australia Sierra Leone+$101kExcavation Machinery

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

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Sierra Leone and Australia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Sierra Leone indicates it has a comparative advantage over Australia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Australia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Sierra Leone.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Sierra Leone () to Australia () (2022)

Exports from Australia () to Sierra Leone () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Sierra Leone () and Australia ()

Australia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Sierra Leone - Australia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Sierra Leone () and Australia () (2022)

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