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2023
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Exports $22.1MRnk 9 / 124
2023
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Top Product $9.28MDiamonds
2023
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Exports $93.6MRnk 157 / 220
2023
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Top Product $26MCars
2023
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.5Rnk 10 / 132
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GDP$6.41BCURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP GROWTH-16.7%CURRENT US$
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2023
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 GDP$27.7TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH64.2%CURRENT US$
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2023
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GDP PC $758CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH-33.9%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$82,769CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH55%CURRENT US$
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Sierra Leone-United States Trade: In 2023, Sierra Leone exported $22.1M to United States. The main products that Sierra Leone exported to United States were Diamonds ($9.28M), Titanium Ore ($2.02M), and Fruit Juice ($1.84M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 17.2%, from $56.9M in 2018 to $22.1M in 2023.

In 2023, Sierra Leone did not export any services to United States.

United States-Sierra Leone Trade: In 2023, United States exported $93.6M to Sierra Leone. The main products that United States exported to Sierra Leone were Cars ($26M), Plastic Housewares ($24.1M), and Poultry Meat ($10.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Sierra Leone have increased at an annualized rate of 1.56%,  from $86.6M in 2018 to $93.6M in 2023.

In 2023, United States did not export any services to Sierra Leone.

Comparison In 2023,  Sierra Leone ranked 152 in total exports ($1.52B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index. That same year, United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.5), and 2 in total exports ($1.86T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Sierra Leone exported $22.1M to United States. The main products exported from Sierra Leone to United States were Diamonds ($9.28M), Titanium Ore ($2.02M), and Fruit Juice ($1.84M). During the last 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 17.2%, from $56.9M in 2018 to $22.1M in 2023.

In 2018, United States exported $93.6M to Sierra Leone. The main products exported from United States to Sierra Leone were Cars ($26M), Plastic Housewares ($24.1M), and Poultry Meat ($10.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Sierra Leone have increased at an annualized rate of 1.56%, from $86.6M in 2023 to $93.6M in 2018.

Exports from Sierra Leone (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2023)

Exports from United States (Flag) to Sierra Leone (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Sierra Leone (Flag) and United States (Flag)

Sierra Leone Exports

United States Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Sierra Leone
Top DestinationChina$1.03B
United States
Top DestinationCanada$269B

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

In 2023, no countries were registered that imported more from Sierra Leone than from United States.

In 2023, countries that imported more from United States than Sierra Leone included Canada ($269B), Mexico ($243B), and China ($154B).

Difference in imports from United States (Flag) and Sierra Leone (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Sierra Leone - United States

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Sierra Leone had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Precious Metals ($9.5M), Machines ($3.84M), and Mineral Products ($2.02M).

During 2018, United States had a large net trade with Sierra Leone in the exports of Plastics and Rubbers ($28.2M), Transportation ($27.2M), and Animal Products ($10.9M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Sierra Leone United States+$6.74MDiamonds
Top Product Potential United States Sierra Leone+$4.67MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures

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

Product Space of Sierra Leone (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2023)

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