Sierra Leone Trade

Overall Exports and Imports for Sierra Leone 2017

The total value of exports (FOB) is US$ 103 million.
The total value of imports (CIF) is US$ 1,074 million.
At the HS6 digit level, 405 products are exported to 53 countries and 2,311 products are imported from 120 countries.

Top 5 Products exports imports at HS 6 digit level 2017

The top five exported HS 6 digit level products to world by Sierra Leone along with trade value are:

Sierra Leone exported Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted , worth US$ 14,461.19 million.
Sierra Leone exported Dump trucks designed for off-highway use , worth US$ 10,993.24 million.
Sierra Leone exported Cocoa shells, husks, skins and other cocoa wast , worth US$ 8,894.37 million.
Sierra Leone exported Coniferous wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sli , worth US$ 8,280.67 million.
Sierra Leone exported Diesel powered trucks with a GVW not exceeding , worth US$ 6,893.02 million.

The top five imported HS 6 digit level products from world by Sierra Leone along with trade value are

Sierra Leone imported Broken rice , worth US$ 191,618.34 million.
Sierra Leone imported Portland cement (excl. white) , worth US$ 49,101.92 million.
Sierra Leone imported Automobiles with diesel engine displacing more , worth US$ 47,541.98 million.
Sierra Leone imported Bars&rods,i/nas,hr,hd or he,cntg indent,ribs,et , worth US$ 22,031.18 million.
Sierra Leone imported Wheat or meslin flour , worth US$ 19,134.38 million.

Sierra Leone top 5 Export and Import partners 2017

The top five countries to which Sierra Leone exported 2017 along with the partner share in percentage are:

Sierra Leone exports to Netherlands worth US$ 24 million, with a partner share of 23.03 percent.
Sierra Leone exports to China worth US$ 13 million, with a partner share of 13.02 percent.
Sierra Leone exports to Cote d'Ivoire worth US$ 13 million, with a partner share of 12.19 percent.
Sierra Leone exports to Ghana worth US$ 12 million, with a partner share of 11.70 percent.
Sierra Leone exports to United Kingdom worth US$ 8 million, with a partner share of 8.25 percent.

The top five countries to which Sierra Leone imported goods 2017 along with the share in percentage are

Sierra Leone imports from China worth US$ 180 million, with a partner share of 16.78 percent.
Sierra Leone imports from India worth US$ 84 million, with a partner share of 7.82 percent.
Sierra Leone imports from Turkey worth US$ 77 million, with a partner share of 7.18 percent.
Sierra Leone imports from Belgium worth US$ 69 million, with a partner share of 6.43 percent.
Sierra Leone imports from United Arab Emirates worth US$ 55 million, with a partner share of 5.16 percent.

Sierra Leone Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2017

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2017 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import.

Sierra Leone Raw materials exports are worth US$ 37 million, product share of 35.94%.
Sierra Leone Raw materials imports are worth US$ 40 million, product share of 3.71%.
Sierra Leone Intermediate goods exports are worth US$ 24 million, product share of 23.84%.
Sierra Leone Intermediate goods imports are worth US$ 250 million, product share of 23.29%.
Sierra Leone Consumer goods exports are worth US$ 10 million, product share of 9.33%.
Sierra Leone Consumer goods imports are worth US$ 529 million, product share of 49.24%.
Sierra Leone Capital goods exports are worth US$ 32 million, product share of 30.89%.
Sierra Leone Capital goods imports are worth US$ 254 million, product share of 23.69%.