Sierra Leone vs Small states: Commercial service imports (current US$), annual growth rate

Sierra Leone
37.91 % change on previous year
in 2024
Small states
9.27 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
7th
Small states rank
9th

Commercial service imports (current US$), annual growth rate over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Small states
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 37.91 % change on previous year against 9.27 % change on previous year in Small states, a difference of 28.64 % change on previous year.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 4.1 times Small states's.

The two have swapped places 23 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Small states ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 7th and Small states ranks 9th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 4 and Small states in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Small states Difference Ahead
1970s 23.73 % change on previous year 23.6 % change on previous year 0.1281 % change on previous year Sierra Leone
1980s -2.31 % change on previous year 7.05 % change on previous year 9.36 % change on previous year Small states
1990s 15.83 % change on previous year 7.81 % change on previous year 8.02 % change on previous year Sierra Leone
2000s 5.56 % change on previous year 11.91 % change on previous year 6.36 % change on previous year Small states
2010s 21.9 % change on previous year 6.42 % change on previous year 15.47 % change on previous year Sierra Leone
2020s 14.24 % change on previous year 10.75 % change on previous year 3.49 % change on previous year Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), annual growth rate, Sierra Leone or Small states?
Sierra Leone, at 37.91 % change on previous year against 9.27 % change on previous year in Small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), annual growth rate between Sierra Leone and Small states?
28.64 % change on previous year, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Small states?
47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and Small states rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), annual growth rate?
Sierra Leone ranks 7th and Small states ranks 9th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Commercial service imports (current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,466 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Commercial service imports (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.