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

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Sierra Leone-China Trade: In 2022, Sierra Leone exported $622M to China. The main products that Sierra Leone exported to China were Iron Ore ($477M), Rough Wood ($74.2M), and Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($30.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to China have increased at an annualized rate of 15.8%, from $299M in 2017 to $622M in 2022.

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

China-Sierra Leone Trade: In 2022, China exported $573M to Sierra Leone. The main products that China exported to Sierra Leone were Rice ($60.1M), Passenger and Cargo Ships ($29.9M), and Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($24.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Sierra Leone have increased at an annualized rate of 14.4%, from $293M in 2017 to $573M in 2022.

In 2022, China 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, China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Sierra Leone exported $622M to China. The main products exported from Sierra Leone to China were Iron Ore ($477M), Rough Wood ($74.2M), and Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($30.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to China have increased at an annualized rate of 15.8%, from $299M in 2017 to $622M in 2022.

In 2017, China exported $573M to Sierra Leone. The main products exported from China to Sierra Leone were Rice ($60.1M), Passenger and Cargo Ships ($29.9M), and Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($24.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Sierra Leone have increased at an annualized rate of 14.4%, from $293M in 2022 to $573M in 2017.

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

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

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Trade between Sierra Leone () and China ()

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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.

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

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 2022, Sierra Leone had a large net trade with China in the exports of Mineral Products ($536M), Wood Products ($85.4M), and Metals ($578k).

During 2017, China had a large net trade with Sierra Leone in the exports of Machines ($119M), Metals ($107M), and Vegetable Products ($60.6M).

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 () (2022)

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

Latest Data

Trade between Sierra Leone () and China ()

Sierra Leone Exports

China Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Sierra Leone - China

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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