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About

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.

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.

Comparison In 2022,  Zambia ranked 96 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.7),  and 88 in total exports ($14.8B). That same year, Sierra Leone ranked 159 in total exports ($1.15B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2021, Zambia exported $12.3k to Sierra Leone. There were not main exports from Zambia to Sierra Leone in 2021. During the last 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 2016, Sierra Leone exported $466k to Zambia. There were not main exports from Sierra Leone to Zambia in 2016. During the last 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Zambia have increased at an annualized rate of 58%, from $47.3k in 2021 to $466k in 2016.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Zambia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

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

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).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Zambia - Sierra Leone

Flow
Scale

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

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

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

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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

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 Zambia and Sierra Leone. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Zambia 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 Zambia.

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

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