Sierra Leone (SLE) and China (CHN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Sierra Leone-China Trade: In 2023, Sierra Leone exported $1.03B to China. The main products that Sierra Leone exported to China were Iron Ore ($897M), Titanium Ore ($64.3M), and Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($45.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to China have increased at an annualized rate of 37.7%, from $207M in 2018 to $1.03B in 2023.

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

China-Sierra Leone Trade: In 2023, China exported $611M to Sierra Leone. The main products that China exported to Sierra Leone were Rubber Footwear ($26.2M), Stone Processing Machines ($24.6M), and Ceramic Bricks ($21.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Sierra Leone have increased at an annualized rate of 15.4%, from $298M in 2018 to $611M in 2023.

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

Comparison In 2023, Sierra Leone ranked 152 in total exports ($1.52B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index. That same year, China ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.16), and 1 in total exports ($3.42T).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Sierra Leone exported $1.03B to China. The main products exported from Sierra Leone to China were Iron Ore ($897M), Titanium Ore ($64.3M), and Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($45.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to China have increased at an annualized rate of 37.7%, from $207M in 2018 to $1.03B in 2023.

In 2018, China exported $611M to Sierra Leone. The main products exported from China to Sierra Leone were Rubber Footwear ($26.2M), Stone Processing Machines ($24.6M), and Ceramic Bricks ($21.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Sierra Leone have increased at an annualized rate of 15.4%, from $298M in 2023 to $611M in 2018.

Exports from Sierra Leone () to China () (2023)

Exports from China () to Sierra Leone () (2023)

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Trade between Sierra Leone () and China ()

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Sierra Leone
Top DestinationChina$1.03B

China
Top DestinationUnited States$436B

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

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from China than Sierra Leone included United States ($436B), Hong Kong ($259B), and Japan ($169B).

Difference in imports from China () and Sierra Leone () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Sierra Leone - China

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

During 2023, Sierra Leone had a large net trade with China in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.03B), Machines ($107k), and Metals ($25.8k).

During 2018, China had a large net trade with Sierra Leone in the exports of Machines ($147M), Metals ($103M), and Stone And Glass ($47.1M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Sierra Leone China+$156MIron Ore

Top Product Potential China Sierra Leone+$7.95MTelephones

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Sierra Leone () to China () (2023)

Exports from China () to Sierra Leone () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Sierra Leone () and China ()

Sierra Leone Exports

China Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from China () and Sierra Leone () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Sierra Leone - China

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Sierra Leone () and China () (2023)

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