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About

Sierra Leone-Hong Kong Trade: In 2022, Sierra Leone exported $631k to Hong Kong. The main products that Sierra Leone exported to Hong Kong were Precious Stones ($249k), Fish: dried, salted, smoked or in brine ($180k), and Gold ($104k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Hong Kong have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.71%, from $893k in 2017 to $631k in 2022.

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

Hong Kong-Sierra Leone Trade: In 2022, Hong Kong exported $1.3M to Sierra Leone. The main products that Hong Kong exported to Sierra Leone were Broadcasting Equipment ($332k), Batteries ($176k), and Dental Products ($175k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Hong Kong to Sierra Leone have decreased at an annualized rate of 45.2%,  from $26.3M in 2017 to $1.3M in 2022.

In 2022, Hong Kong 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, Hong Kong ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.18), and 39 in total exports ($113B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Sierra Leone exported $631k to Hong Kong. The main products exported from Sierra Leone to Hong Kong were Precious Stones ($249k), Fish: dried, salted, smoked or in brine ($180k), and Gold ($104k). During the last 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Hong Kong have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.71%, from $893k in 2017 to $631k in 2022.

In 2017, Hong Kong exported $1.3M to Sierra Leone. The main products exported from Hong Kong to Sierra Leone were Broadcasting Equipment ($332k), Batteries ($176k), and Dental Products ($175k). During the last 5 years the exports of Hong Kong to Sierra Leone have decreased at an annualized rate of 45.2%, from $26.3M in 2022 to $1.3M in 2017.

Exports from Sierra Leone (Flag) to Hong Kong (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Hong Kong (Flag) to Sierra Leone (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Sierra Leone (Flag) and Hong Kong (Flag)

Hong Kong Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Sierra Leone
Top Destination
China$622M
Hong Kong
Top Destination
China$23.4B

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

In 2022, no countries were registered that imported more from Sierra Leone than from Hong Kong.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Hong Kong than Sierra Leone included China ($23.4B), India ($14.3B), and Netherlands ($6.56B).

Difference in imports from Hong Kong (Flag) and Sierra Leone (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Sierra Leone - Hong Kong

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Sierra Leone had a large net trade with Hong Kong in the exports of Precious Metals ($353k), Animal Products ($180k), and Metals ($53.7k).

During 2017, Hong Kong had a large net trade with Sierra Leone in the exports of Machines ($931k), Chemical Products ($195k), and Plastics and Rubbers ($41k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Sierra Leone Hong Kong+$395kGold
Top Product Potential Hong Kong Sierra Leone+$592kTelephones

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

Product Space of Sierra Leone (Flag) and Hong Kong (Flag) (2022)

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