Cape Verde vs Sierra Leone: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps

Cape Verde
1.74 billion current US$
in 2023
Sierra Leone
1.94 billion current US$
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
168th
Sierra Leone rank
166th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 1.94 billion current US$ against 1.74 billion current US$ in Cape Verde, a difference of 198.78 million current US$.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 168th and Sierra Leone ranks 166th of 206 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 30.20 million current US$ 167.89 million current US$ 137.69 million current US$ Sierra Leone
1980s 75.53 million current US$ 177.43 million current US$ 101.91 million current US$ Sierra Leone
1990s 209.04 million current US$ 217.85 million current US$ 8.81 million current US$ Sierra Leone
2000s 471.90 million current US$ 613.83 million current US$ 141.93 million current US$ Sierra Leone
2010s 809.01 million current US$ 1.34 billion current US$ 532.90 million current US$ Sierra Leone
2020s 1.47 billion current US$ 1.67 billion current US$ 206.91 million current US$ Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps, Cape Verde or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 1.94 billion current US$ against 1.74 billion current US$ in Cape Verde as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps between Cape Verde and Sierra Leone?
198.78 million current US$, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sierra Leone?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Sierra Leone rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
Cape Verde ranks 168th and Sierra Leone ranks 166th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled
Unit
current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,570 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) with 55 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.