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About

Sierra Leone-Namibia Trade: In 2022, Sierra Leone exported $53.1k to Namibia. The main products that Sierra Leone exported to Namibia were Electric Heaters ($12k), Scales ($6.45k), and Rubber Tires ($6.38k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Namibia have increased at an annualized rate of 8.23%, from $35.7k in 2017 to $53.1k in 2022.

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

Namibia-Sierra Leone Trade: In 2022, Namibia exported $1.74M to Sierra Leone. The main products that Namibia exported to Sierra Leone were Semiconductor Devices ($1.74M) and Padlocks ($18). Over the past 5 years the exports of Namibia to Sierra Leone have increased at an annualized rate of 20.4%,  from $687k in 2017 to $1.74M in 2022.

In 2022, Namibia 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, Namibia ranked 94 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.63), and 121 in total exports ($6.18B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Sierra Leone exported $53.1k to Namibia. The main products exported from Sierra Leone to Namibia were Electric Heaters ($12k), Scales ($6.45k), and Rubber Tires ($6.38k). During the last 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Namibia have increased at an annualized rate of 8.23%, from $35.7k in 2017 to $53.1k in 2022.

In 2017, Namibia exported $1.74M to Sierra Leone. The main products exported from Namibia to Sierra Leone were Semiconductor Devices ($1.74M) and Padlocks ($18). During the last 5 years the exports of Namibia to Sierra Leone have increased at an annualized rate of 20.4%, from $687k in 2022 to $1.74M in 2017.

Exports from Sierra Leone (Flag) to Namibia (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Namibia (Flag) to Sierra Leone (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

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

Namibia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Sierra Leone
Top Destination
China$622M
Namibia
Top Destination
South Africa$1.75B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Sierra Leone than Namibia included Ireland ($21.1M), Kazakhstan ($12.3M), and Romania ($10.7M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Namibia than Sierra Leone included South Africa ($1.75B), Botswana ($672M), and Zambia ($279M).

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

Comparative Advantage Sierra Leone - Namibia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Sierra Leone had a large net trade with Namibia in the exports of Machines ($38k), Plastics and Rubbers ($6.41k), and Instruments ($4.05k).

During 2017, Namibia had a large net trade with Sierra Leone in the exports of Machines ($1.74M) and Metals ($18).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Sierra Leone Namibia+$9.21kRubber Tires
Top Product Potential Namibia Sierra Leone+$1.94kRefined 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 Namibia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Sierra Leone indicates it has a comparative advantage over Namibia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Namibia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Sierra Leone.

Product Space of Sierra Leone (Flag) and Namibia (Flag) (2022)

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