Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 13.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Sierra Leone, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Sierra Leone stood at 13.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.7% on the previous year and up 267.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Sierra Leone peaked at 100.0% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2013.
Sierra Leone ranks 193rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 99.2% | — |
| 1961 | 99.4% | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 99.1% | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 99.7% | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 98.3% | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 99.1% | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 99.7% | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 99.3% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 96.0% | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 98.3% | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 97.6% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 98.7% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 98.0% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 97.4% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 95.3% | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 98.8% | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 100.0% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 97.9% | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 96.3% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 87.6% | -9.0% |
| 1985 | 94.1% | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 100.0% | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 28.6% | -71.4% |
| 2001 | 51.2% | +78.7% |
| 2002 | 62.4% | +22.0% |
| 2003 | 37.7% | -39.6% |
| 2004 | 23.6% | -37.3% |
| 2005 | 22.2% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 54.4% | +145.4% |
| 2007 | 44.7% | -17.8% |
| 2008 | 44.1% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 38.7% | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 47.2% | +22.1% |
| 2011 | 46.9% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 21.0% | -55.3% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -82.2% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 33.4% | +681.5% |
| 2016 | 42.0% | +25.8% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | -55.5% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | +43.3% |
| 2019 | 25.2% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 20.3% | -18.8% |
| 2022 | 15.4% | -24.3% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | -10.7% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 13.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 46.1%, 30% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 13.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.5%, 28% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +681.5% | 4.3% | 33.4% |
| 2006 | +145.4% | 22.2% | 54.4% |
| 2013 | -82.2% | 21.0% | 3.7% |
| 2001 | +78.7% | 28.6% | 51.2% |
| 2000 | -71.4% | 100.0% | 28.6% |
| 2017 | -55.5% | 42.0% | 18.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99.2% | 98.3% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 98.0% | 95.3% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 97.6% | 87.6% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.8% | 22.2% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 3.7% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 13.7% | 25.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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)
- Food exports 45.6% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 25.1% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 1.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 173.93 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2055 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in Sierra Leone?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Sierra Leone was 13.7% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1978.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2013.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Sierra Leone ranks 193rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 267.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.