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$6.41BCURRENT US$
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Sierra Leone-Cameroon Trade: In 2021, Sierra Leone exported $947k to Cameroon. The main products that Sierra Leone exported to Cameroon were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Cameroon have increased at an annualized rate of 96.9%, from $32k in 2016 to $947k in 2021.

In 2021, Sierra Leone did not export any services to Cameroon.

Cameroon-Sierra Leone Trade: In 2021, Cameroon exported $22.3k to Sierra Leone. The main products that Cameroon exported to Sierra Leone were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Cameroon to Sierra Leone have decreased at an annualized rate of 12.4%,  from $43.4k in 2016 to $22.3k in 2021.

In 2021, Cameroon 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, Cameroon ranked 119 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.2), and 117 in total exports ($6.76B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2021, Sierra Leone exported $947k to Cameroon. There were not main exports from Sierra Leone to Cameroon in 2021. During the last 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Cameroon have increased at an annualized rate of 96.9%, from $32k in 2016 to $947k in 2021.

In 2016, Cameroon exported $22.3k to Sierra Leone. There were not main exports from Cameroon to Sierra Leone in 2016. During the last 5 years the exports of Cameroon to Sierra Leone have decreased at an annualized rate of 12.4%, from $43.4k in 2021 to $22.3k in 2016.

Exports from Sierra Leone (Flag) to Cameroon (Flag) (2021)

Exports from Cameroon (Flag) to Sierra Leone (Flag) (2021)

Latest Data

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

Cameroon Exports

Date

Market Competitiveness

Color
Sierra Leone
Top Destination
China$1.03B
Cameroon
Top Destination
Netherlands$1.44B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Sierra Leone than Cameroon included China ($1.03B), Ireland ($48M), and Japan ($34.8M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Cameroon than Sierra Leone included Netherlands ($1.44B), France ($937M), and United Arab Emirates ($899M).

Difference in imports from Cameroon (Flag) and Sierra Leone (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Sierra Leone - Cameroon

Flow
Scale

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

During 2021, Sierra Leone had a large net trade with Cameroon in the exports of .

During 2016, Cameroon had a large net trade with Sierra Leone in the exports of .

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Sierra Leone Cameroon+$1.6kNon-fillet Frozen Fish
Top Product Potential Cameroon Sierra Leone+$967Rough Wood

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

Product Space of Sierra Leone (Flag) and Cameroon (Flag) (2021)

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