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About

Sierra Leone-Guinea Trade: In 2018, Sierra Leone exported $9.23M to Guinea. The main products that Sierra Leone exported to Guinea were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Guinea have increased at an annualized rate of 68.6%, from $678k in 2013 to $9.23M in 2018.

In 2018, Sierra Leone did not export any services to Guinea.

Guinea-Sierra Leone Trade: In 2018, Guinea exported $26.8M to Sierra Leone. The main products that Guinea exported to Sierra Leone were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Guinea to Sierra Leone have increased at an annualized rate of 8.39%,  from $16.5M in 2013 to $26.8M in 2018.

In 2018, Guinea 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, Guinea ranked 132 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -2.2), and 101 in total exports ($10.4B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2018, Sierra Leone exported $9.23M to Guinea. There were not main exports from Sierra Leone to Guinea in 2018. During the last 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Guinea have increased at an annualized rate of 68.6%, from $678k in 2013 to $9.23M in 2018.

In 2013, Guinea exported $26.8M to Sierra Leone. There were not main exports from Guinea to Sierra Leone in 2013. During the last 5 years the exports of Guinea to Sierra Leone have increased at an annualized rate of 8.39%, from $16.5M in 2018 to $26.8M in 2013.

Exports from Sierra Leone (Flag) to Guinea (Flag) (2018)

Exports from Guinea (Flag) to Sierra Leone (Flag) (2018)

Market Competitiveness

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Sierra Leone
Top Destination
China$622M
Guinea
Top Destination
China$3.81B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Sierra Leone than Guinea included Belgium ($136M), United Kingdom ($18.2M), and Kazakhstan ($12.3M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Guinea than Sierra Leone included China ($3.81B), India ($2.77B), and United Arab Emirates ($2.59B).

Difference in imports from Guinea (Flag) and Sierra Leone (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Sierra Leone - Guinea

Flow
Scale

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

During 2018, Sierra Leone had a large net trade with Guinea in the exports of .

During 2013, Guinea 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 Guinea+$1.92kPalm Oil
Top Product Potential Guinea Sierra Leone+$1.44kRefined 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 Guinea. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Sierra Leone indicates it has a comparative advantage over Guinea. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Guinea indicates it has a comparative advantage over Sierra Leone.

Product Space of Sierra Leone (Flag) and Guinea (Flag) (2018)

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