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Exports $573MRnk 148 / 211
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Top Product $60.1MRice
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Top Product $477MIron Ore
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GDP$18TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH111%CURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH4.78%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $12,720CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH102%CURRENT US$
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China-Sierra Leone Trade: In 2022, China exported $573M to Sierra Leone. The main products that China exported to Sierra Leone were Rice ($60.1M), Passenger and Cargo Ships ($29.9M), and Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($24.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Sierra Leone have increased at an annualized rate of 14.4%, from $293M in 2017 to $573M in 2022.

In 2022, China did not export any services to Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone-China Trade: In 2022, Sierra Leone exported $622M to China. The main products that Sierra Leone exported to China were Iron Ore ($477M), Rough Wood ($74.2M), and Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($30.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to China have increased at an annualized rate of 6.3%,  from $299M in 2017 to $622M in 2022.

In 2022, Sierra Leone did not export any services to China.

Comparison In 2022,  China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12),  and 1 in total exports ($3.73T). That same year, Sierra Leone ranked 159 in total exports ($1.15B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Latest Trends

July, 2024

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Overview In July 2024, China exported $67.7M and imported $80M from Sierra Leone, resulting in a negative trade balance of $12.3M. Between July 2023 and July 2024 the exports of China have increased by $12.2M (22%) from $55.5M to $67.7M, while imports decreased by $-41M (-33.9%) from $121M to $80M.

Trade In July 2024, the top exports of China to Sierra Leone were Semiconductor Devices ($4.17M), Other Small Iron Pipes ($3.82M), Rubber Footwear ($2.5M), Electrical Transformers ($2.35M), and Processed Tomatoes ($1.83M). In July 2024 the top imports of China from Sierra Leone were Iron Ore ($68.9M), Titanium Ore ($2.72M), Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($25.7k), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701... ($5.47k), and Electrical Capacitors ($1.81k).

Origins In July 2024 the exports of China were mainly from Zhejiang Province ($16.1M), Shaanxi Province ($15M), Guangdong Province ($11.7M), Beijing ($8.26M), and Shandong Province ($4.54M), while imports destinations were mainly Hubei Province ($15.5M), Zhejiang Province ($14.1M), Shandong Province ($12.4M), Hebei Province ($11.5M), and Henan Province ($6.37M).

Growth In July 2024, the increase in China's year-by-year exports to Sierra Leone was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Other Small Iron Pipes ($3.73M or 4.28k%), Semiconductor Devices ($2.16M or 108%), and Electrical Transformers ($1.83M or 348%). In July 2024, the decrease in China's year-by-year imports  from Sierra Leone was explained primarily by an decrease in product imports  in Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($-201k or -88.7%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (July 2023 - July 2024)$12.2M(22%)
IMPORT GROWTH (July 2023 - July 2024)$-41M(-33.9%)
MAIN EXPORTER (July 2024)Zhejiang Province$16.1M

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, China exported $573M to Sierra Leone. The main products exported from China to Sierra Leone were Rice ($60.1M), Passenger and Cargo Ships ($29.9M), and Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($24.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Sierra Leone have increased at an annualized rate of 14.4%, from $293M in 2017 to $573M in 2022.

In 2017, Sierra Leone exported $622M to China. The main products exported from Sierra Leone to China were Iron Ore ($477M), Rough Wood ($74.2M), and Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($30.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to China have increased at an annualized rate of 6.3%, from $299M in 2022 to $622M in 2017.

Exports from China (Flag) to Sierra Leone (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Sierra Leone (Flag) to China (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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

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

Comparative Advantage China - Sierra Leone

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

During 2022, China had a large net trade with Sierra Leone in the exports of Machines ($119M), Metals ($107M), and Vegetable Products ($60.6M).

During 2017, Sierra Leone had a large net trade with China in the exports of Mineral Products ($536M), Wood Products ($85.4M), and Metals ($578k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential China Sierra Leone+$7.95MTelephones
Top Product Potential Sierra Leone China+$156MIron Ore

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

Product Space of China (Flag) and Sierra Leone (Flag) (2022)

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