Sierra Leone (SLE) and Rwanda (RWA) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Exports $2.3kRnk 28 / 0

2022

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Exports $1.51kRnk 83 / 0

2023

GDP$6.41BCURRENT US$
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2013-2023

GDP GROWTH-16.7%CURRENT US$
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2023

GDP$14.1BCURRENT US$
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2013-2023

GDP GROWTH80.3%CURRENT US$
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2023

GDP PC $758CURRENT US$
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2013-2023

GDP PC GROWTH-33.9%CURRENT US$
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2023

GDP PC$1,010CURRENT US$
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2013-2023

GDP PC GROWTH43.3%CURRENT US$
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Sierra Leone-Rwanda Trade: In 2022, Sierra Leone exported $2.3k to Rwanda. The main products that Sierra Leone exported to Rwanda were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Rwanda have decreased at an annualized rate of 58.4%, from $184k in 2017 to $2.3k in 2022.

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

Rwanda-Sierra Leone Trade: In 2022, Rwanda exported $1.51k to Sierra Leone. The main products that Rwanda exported to Sierra Leone were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Rwanda to Sierra Leone have decreased at an annualized rate of 32.3%, from $10.6k in 2017 to $1.51k in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2023, Sierra Leone ranked 152 in total exports ($1.52B). That same year, Rwanda ranked 154 in total exports ($1.35B). Both countries does not have data related to Economic Complexity Index.

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Trade between Sierra Leone () and Rwanda ()

Rwanda Exports

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Sierra Leone
Top DestinationChina$1.03B

Rwanda
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$895M

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Sierra Leone than Rwanda included China ($1.03B), India ($96.5M), and Belgium ($72.5M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Rwanda than Sierra Leone included United Arab Emirates ($895M), Kenya ($34.5M), and Thailand ($31.5M).

Difference in imports from Rwanda () and Sierra Leone () (2023)

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Sierra Leone Rwanda+$1.26kPalm Oil

Top Product Potential Rwanda Sierra Leone+$1.19kMalt Extract

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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Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Sierra Leone and Rwanda. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Sierra Leone indicates it has a comparative advantage over Rwanda. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Rwanda indicates it has a comparative advantage over Sierra Leone.

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Trade between Sierra Leone () and Rwanda ()

Rwanda Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Rwanda () and Sierra Leone () (2023)

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

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Product Space of Sierra Leone () and Rwanda () (NaN)

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