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About

Ghana-Sierra Leone Trade: In 2019, Ghana exported $60.1M to Sierra Leone. The main products that Ghana exported to Sierra Leone were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Ghana to Sierra Leone have increased at an annualized rate of 6.03%, from $44.8M in 2014 to $60.1M in 2019.

In 2019, Ghana did not export any services to Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone-Ghana Trade: In 2019, Sierra Leone exported $9.23M to Ghana. The main products that Sierra Leone exported to Ghana were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Ghana have increased at an annualized rate of 17%,  from $4.21M in 2014 to $9.23M in 2019.

In 2019, Sierra Leone did not export any services to Ghana.

Comparison In 2022,  Ghana ranked 122 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.32),  and 79 in total exports ($20B). 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

Depth
Value

In 2019, Ghana exported $60.1M to Sierra Leone. There were not main exports from Ghana to Sierra Leone in 2019. During the last 5 years the exports of Ghana to Sierra Leone have increased at an annualized rate of 6.03%, from $44.8M in 2014 to $60.1M in 2019.

In 2014, Sierra Leone exported $9.23M to Ghana. There were not main exports from Sierra Leone to Ghana in 2014. During the last 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Ghana have increased at an annualized rate of 17%, from $4.21M in 2019 to $9.23M in 2014.

Exports from Ghana (Flag) to Sierra Leone (Flag) (2019)

Exports from Sierra Leone (Flag) to Ghana (Flag) (2019)

Latest Data

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

Ghana Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Ghana
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$4.72B
Sierra Leone
Top Destination
China$622M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ghana than Sierra Leone included United Arab Emirates ($4.72B), Switzerland ($3.37B), and United States ($2.83B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Sierra Leone than Ghana included Belgium ($136M), Ireland ($21.1M), and Romania ($10.7M).

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

Comparative Advantage Ghana - Sierra Leone

Flow
Scale

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

During 2019, Ghana had a large net trade with Sierra Leone in the exports of .

During 2014, Sierra Leone had a large net trade with Ghana in the exports of .

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Ghana Sierra Leone+$1.88kRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Sierra Leone Ghana+$2.03kPalm Oil

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

Product Space of Ghana (Flag) and Sierra Leone (Flag) (2019)

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