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Sierra Leone-Tanzania Trade: In 2022, Sierra Leone exported $127k to Tanzania. The main products that Sierra Leone exported to Tanzania were Activated Carbon ($69.8k), Cars ($33k), and Used Clothing ($5.18k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Tanzania have decreased at an annualized rate of 13.9%, from $268k in 2017 to $127k in 2022.

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

Tanzania-Sierra Leone Trade: In 2022, Tanzania exported $218k to Sierra Leone. The main products that Tanzania exported to Sierra Leone were Petroleum Jelly ($133k), Beauty Products ($47.4k), and Interchangeable Tool Parts ($27.1k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Tanzania to Sierra Leone have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.71%,  from $344k in 2017 to $218k in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022,  Sierra Leone ranked 159 in total exports ($1.15B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index. That same year, Tanzania ranked 116 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.08), and 104 in total exports ($10B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Sierra Leone exported $127k to Tanzania. The main products exported from Sierra Leone to Tanzania were Activated Carbon ($69.8k), Cars ($33k), and Used Clothing ($5.18k). During the last 5 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Tanzania have decreased at an annualized rate of 13.9%, from $268k in 2017 to $127k in 2022.

In 2017, Tanzania exported $218k to Sierra Leone. The main products exported from Tanzania to Sierra Leone were Petroleum Jelly ($133k), Beauty Products ($47.4k), and Interchangeable Tool Parts ($27.1k). During the last 5 years the exports of Tanzania to Sierra Leone have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.71%, from $344k in 2022 to $218k in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Tanzania Exports

Date

Market Competitiveness

Color
Sierra Leone
Top Destination
China$622M
Tanzania
Top Destination
India$2.73B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Sierra Leone than Tanzania included China ($622M), Ireland ($21.1M), and Kazakhstan ($12.3M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Tanzania than Sierra Leone included India ($2.73B), United Arab Emirates ($1.07B), and South Africa ($939M).

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

Comparative Advantage Sierra Leone - Tanzania

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Sierra Leone had a large net trade with Tanzania in the exports of Chemical Products ($69.8k), Transportation ($34.7k), and Machines ($7.07k).

During 2017, Tanzania had a large net trade with Sierra Leone in the exports of Mineral Products ($138k), Chemical Products ($47.4k), and Metals ($27.1k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Sierra Leone Tanzania+$33.7kCars
Top Product Potential Tanzania Sierra Leone+$23.8kBeauty Products

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 Sierra Leone and Tanzania. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Sierra Leone indicates it has a comparative advantage over Tanzania. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Tanzania indicates it has a comparative advantage over Sierra Leone.

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

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