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2022
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Exports $41.8kRnk 74 / 118
2022
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Top Product $17.3kOther Heating Machinery
2022
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Exports $30.5kRnk 89 / 128
2022
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Top Product $24.4kUsed Clothing
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.81Rnk 130 / 133
2022
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GDP$3.97BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH4.78%CURRENT US$
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2022
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 GDP$58.1BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH98.1%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC $461CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH-17.3%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC$586CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH42.1%CURRENT US$
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Sierra Leone-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, Sierra Leone exported $41.8k to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Sierra Leone exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Other Heating Machinery ($17.3k), Used Clothing ($9.67k), and Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($3.85k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Democratic Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 11.1%, from $75.6k in 2017 to $41.8k in 2022.

In 2022, Sierra Leone did not export any services to Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Democratic Republic of the Congo-Sierra Leone Trade: In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $30.5k to Sierra Leone. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Sierra Leone were Used Clothing ($24.4k) and Valves ($6.03k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Sierra Leone have increased at an annualized rate of 58.9%,  from $3.01k in 2017 to $30.5k in 2022.

In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo 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, Democratic Republic of the Congo ranked 130 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.81), and 71 in total exports ($28.5B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Sierra Leone exported $41.8k to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Sierra Leone to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Other Heating Machinery ($17.3k), Used Clothing ($9.67k), and Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($3.85k). During the last 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Democratic Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 11.1%, from $75.6k in 2017 to $41.8k in 2022.

In 2017, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $30.5k to Sierra Leone. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Sierra Leone were Used Clothing ($24.4k) and Valves ($6.03k). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Sierra Leone have increased at an annualized rate of 58.9%, from $3.01k in 2022 to $30.5k in 2017.

Exports from Sierra Leone (Flag) to Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) to Sierra Leone (Flag) (2022)

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Trade between Sierra Leone (Flag) and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag)

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Sierra Leone
Top DestinationChina$622M
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Top DestinationChina$15.6B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Sierra Leone than Democratic Republic of the Congo included Ireland ($21.1M), Senegal ($14.5M), and Romania ($10.7M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than Sierra Leone included China ($15.6B), Singapore ($1.36B), and Hong Kong ($1.24B).

Difference in imports from Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) and Sierra Leone (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Sierra Leone - Democratic Republic of the Congo

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Sierra Leone and Democratic Republic of the Congo by product, considering products traded by both, Sierra Leone and Democratic Republic of the Congo.

During 2022, Sierra Leone had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Machines ($24.8k), Textiles ($9.67k), and Plastics and Rubbers ($3.89k).

During 2017, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Sierra Leone in the exports of Textiles ($24.4k) and Machines ($6.03k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Sierra Leone Democratic Republic of the Congo+$1.85kDiamonds
Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Sierra Leone+$1.52kRefined Petroleum

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

Product Space of Sierra Leone (Flag) and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2022)

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