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$3.97BCURRENT US$
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4.78%CURRENT US$
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20.8%CURRENT US$
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-17.3%CURRENT US$
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$1,267CURRENT US$
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Sierra Leone-Zimbabwe Trade: In 2021, Sierra Leone exported $111 to Zimbabwe. The main products that Sierra Leone exported to Zimbabwe were N/A. Over the past 9 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 12%, from $40 in 2012 to $111 in 2021.

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

Zimbabwe-Sierra Leone Trade: In 2021, Zimbabwe exported $29.7k to Sierra Leone. The main products that Zimbabwe exported to Sierra Leone were N/A. Over the past 9 years the exports of Zimbabwe to Sierra Leone have decreased at an annualized rate of 10.7%,  from $52.1k in 2012 to $29.7k in 2021.

In 2021, Zimbabwe 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, Zimbabwe ranked 99 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.74), and 109 in total exports ($8.41B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2021, Sierra Leone exported $111 to Zimbabwe. There were not main exports from Sierra Leone to Zimbabwe in 2021. During the last 9 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Zimbabwe have increased at an annualized rate of 12%, from $40 in 2012 to $111 in 2021.

In 2016, Zimbabwe exported $29.7k to Sierra Leone. There were not main exports from Zimbabwe to Sierra Leone in 2016. During the last 5 years the exports of Zimbabwe to Sierra Leone have decreased at an annualized rate of 10.7%, from $52.1k in 2021 to $29.7k in 2016.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Zimbabwe Exports

Date

Market Competitiveness

Color
Sierra Leone
Top Destination
China$622M
Zimbabwe
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$4.78B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Sierra Leone than Zimbabwe included India ($36.5M), Ireland ($21.1M), and Senegal ($14.5M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Zimbabwe than Sierra Leone included United Arab Emirates ($4.78B), South Africa ($1.47B), and Mozambique ($191M).

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

Comparative Advantage Sierra Leone - Zimbabwe

Flow
Scale

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

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

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

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Sierra Leone Zimbabwe+$2.11kDiamonds
Top Product Potential Zimbabwe Sierra Leone+$1.15kRaw Sugar

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

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

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