Sierra Leone (SLE) and Malaysia (MYS) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Sierra Leone-Malaysia Trade: In 2022, Sierra Leone exported $11.3M to Malaysia. The main products that Sierra Leone exported to Malaysia were Titanium Ore ($9.75M), Palm Oil ($986k), and Molluscs ($381k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 124%, from $201k in 2017 to $11.3M in 2022.

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

Malaysia-Sierra Leone Trade: In 2022, Malaysia exported $12M to Sierra Leone. The main products that Malaysia exported to Sierra Leone were Malt Extract ($5.04M), Palm Oil ($1.59M), and Soap ($1.54M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Sierra Leone have decreased at an annualized rate of 10.5%, from $20.8M in 2017 to $12M in 2022.

In 2022, Malaysia 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, Malaysia ranked 24 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.09), and 22 in total exports ($378B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Sierra Leone exported $11.3M to Malaysia. The main products exported from Sierra Leone to Malaysia were Titanium Ore ($9.75M), Palm Oil ($986k), and Molluscs ($381k). During the last 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 124%, from $201k in 2017 to $11.3M in 2022.

In 2017, Malaysia exported $12M to Sierra Leone. The main products exported from Malaysia to Sierra Leone were Malt Extract ($5.04M), Palm Oil ($1.59M), and Soap ($1.54M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Sierra Leone have decreased at an annualized rate of 10.5%, from $20.8M in 2022 to $12M in 2017.

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

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

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Trade between Sierra Leone () and Malaysia ()

Malaysia Exports

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Sierra Leone
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Top DestinationN/AN/A

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

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

Comparative Advantage Sierra Leone - Malaysia

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

During 2022, Sierra Leone had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Mineral Products ($9.85M), Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($986k), and Animal Products ($381k).

During 2017, Malaysia had a large net trade with Sierra Leone in the exports of Foodstuffs ($5.62M), Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($1.91M), and Chemical Products ($1.79M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Sierra Leone Malaysia+$973kPalm Oil

Top Product Potential Malaysia Sierra Leone+$517kPalm Oil

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Sierra Leone () and Malaysia ()

Malaysia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Sierra Leone - Malaysia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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