Botswana vs Sierra Leone: Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate
Botswana
-11.38 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sierra Leone
-7.61 % change on previous year
in 2025
Botswana rank
200th
Sierra Leone rank
197th
Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Botswana
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports -7.61 % change on previous year against -11.38 % change on previous year in Botswana, a difference of 3.77 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 38 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Botswana ranks 200th and Sierra Leone ranks 197th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.1 % change on previous year | 5.47 % change on previous year | 16.63 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 1970s | 28.95 % change on previous year | 13.15 % change on previous year | 15.8 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 1980s | 12.24 % change on previous year | -2.68 % change on previous year | 14.92 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 1990s | 4.82 % change on previous year | -3.81 % change on previous year | 8.63 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 2000s | 9.44 % change on previous year | 22.55 % change on previous year | 13.11 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 4.3 % change on previous year | 16.77 % change on previous year | 12.48 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.7599 % change on previous year | 5.45 % change on previous year | 4.69 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate, Botswana or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at -7.61 % change on previous year against -11.38 % change on previous year in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate between Botswana and Sierra Leone?
- 3.77 % change on previous year, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sierra Leone?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Sierra Leone rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Botswana ranks 200th and Sierra Leone ranks 197th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Merchandise imports (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.