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Sierra Leone-Zambia Trade: In 2021, Sierra Leone exported $466k to Zambia. The main products that Sierra Leone exported to Zambia were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Zambia have increased at an annualized rate of 58%, from $47.3k in 2016 to $466k in 2021.

In 2021, Sierra Leone did not export any services to Zambia.

Zambia-Sierra Leone Trade: In 2021, Zambia exported $12.3k to Sierra Leone. The main products that Zambia exported to Sierra Leone were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Zambia to Sierra Leone have decreased at an annualized rate of 27%,  from $59.6k in 2016 to $12.3k in 2021.

In 2021, Zambia 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, Zambia ranked 96 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.7), and 88 in total exports ($14.8B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2021, Sierra Leone exported $466k to Zambia. There were not main exports from Sierra Leone to Zambia in 2021. During the last 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Zambia have increased at an annualized rate of 58%, from $47.3k in 2016 to $466k in 2021.

In 2016, Zambia exported $12.3k to Sierra Leone. There were not main exports from Zambia to Sierra Leone in 2016. During the last 5 years the exports of Zambia to Sierra Leone have decreased at an annualized rate of 27%, from $59.6k in 2021 to $12.3k in 2016.

Exports from Sierra Leone (Flag) to Zambia (Flag) (2021)

Exports from Zambia (Flag) to Sierra Leone (Flag) (2021)

Latest Data

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

Zambia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Sierra Leone
Top Destination
China$622M
Zambia
Top Destination
Switzerland$4.5B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Sierra Leone than Zambia included Belgium ($136M), Netherlands ($43.2M), and Ireland ($21.1M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Zambia than Sierra Leone included Switzerland ($4.5B), China ($2.6B), and Democratic Republic of the Congo ($1.51B).

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

Comparative Advantage Sierra Leone - Zambia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2021, Sierra Leone had a large net trade with Zambia in the exports of .

During 2016, Zambia had a large net trade with Sierra Leone in the exports of .

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Sierra Leone Zambia+$1.67kDiamonds
Top Product Potential Zambia Sierra Leone+$1.71kCement

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

Product Space of Sierra Leone (Flag) and Zambia (Flag) (2021)

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