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2022
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Exports $416kRnk 134 / 180
2022
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Top Product $242kPackaged Medicaments
2022
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Exports $542kRnk 39 / 118
2022
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Top Product $525kCoconut Oil
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.5Rnk 87 / 133
2022
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GDP$113BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH101%CURRENT US$
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2022
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 GDP$3.97BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH4.78%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC $2,099CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH62.8%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC$461CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH-17.3%CURRENT US$
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Kenya-Sierra Leone Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $416k to Sierra Leone. The main products that Kenya exported to Sierra Leone were Packaged Medicaments ($242k), Iron Stovetops ($59.4k), and Other Plastic Products ($25.8k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Sierra Leone have decreased at an annualized rate of 14.8%, from $930k in 2017 to $416k in 2022.

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

Sierra Leone-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Sierra Leone exported $542k to Kenya. The main products that Sierra Leone exported to Kenya were Coconut Oil ($525k), Milling Stones ($5.84k), and Computers ($4.79k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 46%,  from $81.5k in 2017 to $542k in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022,  Kenya ranked 87 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.5),  and 115 in total exports ($7.34B). 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 2022, Kenya exported $416k to Sierra Leone. The main products exported from Kenya to Sierra Leone were Packaged Medicaments ($242k), Iron Stovetops ($59.4k), and Other Plastic Products ($25.8k). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Sierra Leone have decreased at an annualized rate of 14.8%, from $930k in 2017 to $416k in 2022.

In 2017, Sierra Leone exported $542k to Kenya. The main products exported from Sierra Leone to Kenya were Coconut Oil ($525k), Milling Stones ($5.84k), and Computers ($4.79k). During the last 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 46%, from $81.5k in 2022 to $542k in 2017.

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

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

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

Kenya Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Kenya
Top DestinationUnited States$722M
Sierra Leone
Top DestinationChina$622M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kenya than Sierra Leone included United States ($722M), Uganda ($677M), and Pakistan ($541M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Sierra Leone than Kenya included China ($622M), Belgium ($136M), and Senegal ($14.5M).

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Sierra Leone

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Kenya had a large net trade with Sierra Leone in the exports of Chemical Products ($246k), Metals ($60.4k), and Machines ($28.2k).

During 2017, Sierra Leone had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($525k), Machines ($8.49k), and Stone And Glass ($5.84k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya Sierra Leone+$188kPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential Sierra Leone Kenya+$14.5kComputers

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

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

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