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About

Netherlands-Sierra Leone Trade: In 2022, Netherlands exported $52.6M to Sierra Leone. The main products that Netherlands exported to Sierra Leone were Onions ($9.05M), Poultry Meat ($3.24M), and Delivery Trucks ($3.23M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Sierra Leone have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.91%, from $60.9M in 2017 to $52.6M in 2022.

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

Sierra Leone-Netherlands Trade: In 2022, Sierra Leone exported $43.2M to Netherlands. The main products that Sierra Leone exported to Netherlands were Cocoa Beans ($35.4M), Titanium Ore ($4.17M), and Palm Oil ($2.75M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Netherlands have decreased at an annualized rate of 13.1%,  from $87M in 2017 to $43.2M in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022,  Netherlands ranked 23 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.11),  and 6 in total exports ($674B). 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, Netherlands exported $52.6M to Sierra Leone. The main products exported from Netherlands to Sierra Leone were Onions ($9.05M), Poultry Meat ($3.24M), and Delivery Trucks ($3.23M). During the last 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Sierra Leone have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.91%, from $60.9M in 2017 to $52.6M in 2022.

In 2017, Sierra Leone exported $43.2M to Netherlands. The main products exported from Sierra Leone to Netherlands were Cocoa Beans ($35.4M), Titanium Ore ($4.17M), and Palm Oil ($2.75M). During the last 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Netherlands have decreased at an annualized rate of 13.1%, from $87M in 2022 to $43.2M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Netherlands
Top Destination
Germany$131B
Sierra Leone
Top Destination
China$622M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Netherlands than Sierra Leone included Germany ($131B), Belgium ($94.3B), and France ($59.9B).

In 2022, no countries were registered that imported more from Sierra Leone than from Netherlands.

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

Comparative Advantage Netherlands - Sierra Leone

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Netherlands had a large net trade with Sierra Leone in the exports of Vegetable Products ($12.9M), Machines ($8M), and Animal Products ($7.61M).

During 2017, Sierra Leone had a large net trade with Netherlands in the exports of Foodstuffs ($35.5M), Mineral Products ($4.17M), and Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($3.43M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential Netherlands Sierra Leone+$1.82MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures
Top Product Potential Sierra Leone Netherlands+$3.26MPalm 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 Netherlands and Sierra Leone. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Netherlands 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 Netherlands.

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

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