Gambia vs Sierra Leone: Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate
Gambia
-9.51 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sierra Leone
-7.61 % change on previous year
in 2025
Gambia rank
199th
Sierra Leone rank
197th
Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Gambia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports -7.61 % change on previous year against -9.51 % change on previous year in Gambia, a difference of 1.9 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 199th and Sierra Leone ranks 197th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.43 % change on previous year | 5.47 % change on previous year | 4.97 % change on previous year | Gambia |
| 1970s | 22.69 % change on previous year | 13.15 % change on previous year | 9.54 % change on previous year | Gambia |
| 1980s | 2.6 % change on previous year | -2.68 % change on previous year | 5.28 % change on previous year | Gambia |
| 1990s | 3.47 % change on previous year | -3.81 % change on previous year | 7.28 % change on previous year | Gambia |
| 2000s | 6.47 % change on previous year | 22.55 % change on previous year | 16.08 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 9.44 % change on previous year | 16.77 % change on previous year | 7.33 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 23.53 % change on previous year | 5.45 % change on previous year | 18.08 % change on previous year | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate, Gambia or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at -7.61 % change on previous year against -9.51 % change on previous year in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate between Gambia and Sierra Leone?
- 1.9 % change on previous year, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sierra Leone?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Sierra Leone rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Gambia ranks 199th and Sierra Leone ranks 197th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.