Sierra Leone - Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Sierra Leone was 7.49 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 52 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 95.67 in 2011 and a minimum value of -54.34 in 1997.

Definition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1968 16.76
1969 11.32
1970 -1.47
1971 -11.98
1972 -11.96
1973 11.30
1974 -1.05
1975 -22.03
1976 -4.98
1977 6.56
1978 11.26
1979 21.61
1980 -24.36
1981 -14.85
1982 -21.74
1983 -23.43
1984 -12.64
1985 12.30
1986 13.97
1987 -8.42
1988 -9.47
1989 33.43
1990 -26.78
1991 29.04
1992 -8.84
1993 -3.17
1994 -4.10
1995 0.69
1996 69.35
1997 -54.34
1998 18.61
1999 -11.00
2000 57.83
2001 51.95
2002 22.34
2003 16.84
2004 -5.42
2005 4.34
2006 -5.70
2007 -1.97
2008 3.06
2009 34.46
2010 27.59
2011 95.67
2012 9.90
2013 19.86
2014 -1.26
2015 -18.27
2016 23.93
2017 6.29
2018 -11.54
2019 -7.03
2020 7.49

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts