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2023
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Exports $430kRnk 113 / 163
2023
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Top Product $304kPetroleum Jelly
2023
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Exports $4.7kRnk 105 / 124
2023
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Top Product $829Other Furniture
2023
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.13Rnk 116 / 132
2023
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GDP$79.1BCURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP GROWTH73.2%CURRENT US$
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2023
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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 PC $1,224CURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP PC GROWTH27.1%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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About

Tanzania-Sierra Leone Trade: In 2023, Tanzania exported $430k to Sierra Leone. The main products that Tanzania exported to Sierra Leone were Petroleum Jelly ($304k), Beauty Products ($58.5k), and Twine and Rope ($50.2k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Tanzania to Sierra Leone have decreased at an annualized rate of 29.4%, from $2.45M in 2018 to $430k in 2023.

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

Sierra Leone-Tanzania Trade: In 2023, Sierra Leone exported $4.7k to Tanzania. The main products that Sierra Leone exported to Tanzania were Other Furniture ($829), Video Displays ($660), and Rubber Belting ($507). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Tanzania have decreased at an annualized rate of 62.1%,  from $600k in 2018 to $4.7k in 2023.

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

Comparison In 2023,  Tanzania ranked 116 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.13),  and 99 in total exports ($11.3B). That same year, Sierra Leone ranked 152 in total exports ($1.52B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Tanzania exported $430k to Sierra Leone. The main products exported from Tanzania to Sierra Leone were Petroleum Jelly ($304k), Beauty Products ($58.5k), and Twine and Rope ($50.2k). During the last 5 years the exports of Tanzania to Sierra Leone have decreased at an annualized rate of 29.4%, from $2.45M in 2018 to $430k in 2023.

In 2018, Sierra Leone exported $4.7k to Tanzania. The main products exported from Sierra Leone to Tanzania were Other Furniture ($829), Video Displays ($660), and Rubber Belting ($507). During the last 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Tanzania have decreased at an annualized rate of 62.1%, from $600k in 2023 to $4.7k in 2018.

Exports from Tanzania (Flag) to Sierra Leone (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Sierra Leone (Flag) to Tanzania (Flag) (2023)

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

Tanzania Exports

Date

Market Competitiveness

Color
Tanzania
Top DestinationIndia$1.74B
Sierra Leone
Top DestinationChina$1.03B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Tanzania than Sierra Leone included India ($1.74B), United Arab Emirates ($1.62B), and Uganda ($1.35B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Sierra Leone than Tanzania included China ($1.03B), Ireland ($48M), and Kazakhstan ($14.5M).

Difference in imports from Sierra Leone (Flag) and Tanzania (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Tanzania - Sierra Leone

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Tanzania had a large net trade with Sierra Leone in the exports of Mineral Products ($311k), Chemical Products ($58.5k), and Textiles ($50.2k).

During 2018, Sierra Leone had a large net trade with Tanzania in the exports of Machines ($1.7k), Miscellaneous ($1.34k), and Plastics and Rubbers ($608).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Tanzania Sierra Leone+$23.8kBeauty Products
Top Product Potential Sierra Leone Tanzania+$33.7kCars

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

Product Space of Tanzania (Flag) and Sierra Leone (Flag) (2023)

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