Import unit value index (2015 = 100) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Import unit value index (2015 = 100) was 121.4 2015 = 100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Import unit value index in Sierra Leone, 2000–2025
Source: Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
In 2025, import unit value index in Sierra Leone stood at 121.4 2015 = 100.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import unit value index in Sierra Leone peaked at 124.7 2015 = 100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.5 2015 = 100, in 2002.
That places Sierra Leone 159th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Import unit value index (2015 = 100) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.5 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2001 | 55.1 2015 = 100 | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 54.5 2015 = 100 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 61.2 2015 = 100 | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 70.8 2015 = 100 | +15.7% |
| 2005 | 85.9 2015 = 100 | +21.3% |
| 2006 | 92.1 2015 = 100 | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 97.9 2015 = 100 | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 116 2015 = 100 | +18.5% |
| 2009 | 100.8 2015 = 100 | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 107.3 2015 = 100 | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 122.2 2015 = 100 | +13.9% |
| 2012 | 121.4 2015 = 100 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 119.1 2015 = 100 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 117.2 2015 = 100 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -14.7% |
| 2016 | 97.3 2015 = 100 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 100.1 2015 = 100 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 102.6 2015 = 100 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 101.9 2015 = 100 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 104.4 2015 = 100 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 111.2 2015 = 100 | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 120 2015 = 100 | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 124 2015 = 100 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 124.7 2015 = 100 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 121.4 2015 = 100 | -2.6% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 121.4 2015 = 100 is below the median for low income countries, which is 127.4 2015 = 100, 95% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 121.4 2015 = 100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 126.4 2015 = 100, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.28 2015 = 100 | 54.5 2015 = 100 | 116 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.91 2015 = 100 | 97.3 2015 = 100 | 122.2 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 117.62 2015 = 100 | 104.4 2015 = 100 | 124.7 2015 = 100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 156 Gabon 122.3 2015 = 100 compare
- 157 Saint Lucia 122.2 2015 = 100 compare
- 158 Faroe Islands 122 2015 = 100 compare
- 160 Marshall Islands 121.2 2015 = 100 compare
- 161 Cameroon 120.8 2015 = 100 compare
- 162 Guatemala 120.3 2015 = 100 compare
More private sector data for Sierra Leone
- Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
- Food imports 32.3% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 63.9% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 1.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 481.67 million current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 45.6% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 25.1% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 1.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 49.60 million current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 173.93 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is import unit value index in Sierra Leone?
- Import unit value index in Sierra Leone was 121.4 2015 = 100 in 2025, according to Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import unit value index recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 124.7 2015 = 100 in 2024.
- What is the lowest import unit value index recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.5 2015 = 100 in 2002.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for import unit value index?
- Sierra Leone ranks 159th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is import unit value index rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Import unit value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import unit value indices come from UNCTAD's trade database. Unit value indices are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTAD’s estimates using the previous year’s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTAD’s Commodity Price Statistics, international and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates. This indicator is an index series where 2015=100.