Sierra Leone - Merchandise imports

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Sierra Leone was 27.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 30.75 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.02 in 1986.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.28
1961 0.22
1962 0.24
1963 0.36
1964 0.70
1965 0.47
1966 0.50
1967 0.56
1968 3.58
1969 2.58
1970 4.44
1971 2.69
1972 1.54
1973 2.73
1974 0.95
1975 0.49
1976 0.41
1977 0.17
1981 0.17
1982 0.22
1983 0.17
1984 0.05
1985 0.08
1986 0.02
1987 0.05
1988 0.05
1989 0.05
1990 0.13
1991 0.38
1992 0.22
1993 0.40
1994 0.38
1995 0.86
1996 2.04
1997 0.94
1998 0.74
1999 0.43
2000 1.17
2001 3.66
2002 4.80
2003 4.77
2004 5.08
2005 5.78
2006 6.48
2007 6.54
2008 6.21
2009 6.32
2010 7.72
2011 8.38
2012 7.95
2013 9.69
2014 11.87
2015 17.76
2016 10.43
2017 8.87
2018 11.42
2019 30.75
2020 27.80

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Sierra Leone was 1,257,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,780,000,000 in 2013 and a minimum value of 74,000,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year Value
1960 74,000,000
1961 91,000,000
1962 85,000,000
1963 84,000,000
1964 99,000,000
1965 108,000,000
1966 100,000,000
1967 90,000,000
1968 90,000,000
1969 112,000,000
1970 116,000,000
1971 113,000,000
1972 119,000,000
1973 155,000,000
1974 222,000,000
1975 185,000,000
1976 153,000,000
1977 181,000,000
1978 279,000,000
1979 316,000,000
1980 427,000,000
1981 328,000,000
1982 298,000,000
1983 160,000,000
1984 157,000,000
1985 151,000,000
1986 132,000,000
1987 137,000,000
1988 156,000,000
1989 183,000,000
1990 149,000,000
1991 163,000,000
1992 146,000,000
1993 147,000,000
1994 150,000,000
1995 133,000,000
1996 211,000,000
1997 93,000,000
1998 95,000,000
1999 81,000,000
2000 149,000,000
2001 182,000,000
2002 264,000,000
2003 303,000,000
2004 286,000,000
2005 345,000,000
2006 389,000,000
2007 445,000,000
2008 534,000,000
2009 520,000,000
2010 770,000,000
2011 1,717,000,000
2012 1,604,000,000
2013 1,780,000,000
2014 1,568,000,000
2015 1,530,000,000
2016 1,068,000,000
2017 1,301,000,000
2018 1,354,000,000
2019 1,576,000,000
2020 1,257,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Sierra Leone was 45.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 87.43 in 1965, while its lowest value was 32.20 in 2011.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 80.72
1961 84.76
1962 82.63
1963 83.98
1964 84.55
1965 87.43
1966 79.60
1967 81.83
1968 79.11
1969 74.96
1970 72.48
1971 73.55
1972 73.18
1973 75.03
1974 68.54
1975 58.39
1976 68.38
1977 60.48
1981 60.48
1982 67.79
1983 54.11
1984 53.12
1985 40.21
1986 54.39
1987 53.12
1988 53.12
1989 53.12
1990 66.62
1991 70.86
1992 69.02
1993 63.61
1994 68.13
1995 61.56
1996 63.90
1997 67.64
1998 73.51
1999 71.96
2000 86.48
2001 71.95
2002 65.16
2003 64.66
2004 59.06
2005 53.14
2006 44.46
2007 45.36
2008 47.59
2009 39.98
2010 38.04
2011 32.20
2012 34.28
2013 35.96
2014 40.63
2015 48.08
2016 50.07
2017 44.69
2018 43.48
2019 48.68
2020 45.90

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Sierra Leone was 35.16 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 48.58 in 2017, while its lowest value was 3.11 in 1961.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 5.37
1961 3.11
1962 7.07
1963 5.90
1964 3.81
1965 4.00
1966 4.50
1967 6.69
1968 7.82
1969 8.62
1970 11.44
1971 8.07
1972 7.46
1973 8.95
1974 12.37
1975 8.71
1976 8.32
1977 8.55
1981 8.55
1982 12.19
1983 5.06
1984 3.63
1985 6.23
1986 3.34
1987 3.63
1988 3.63
1989 3.63
1990 3.80
1991 8.44
1992 6.53
1993 11.35
1994 9.74
1995 16.62
1996 10.65
1997 8.54
1998 8.81
1999 11.86
2000 9.24
2001 9.20
2002 10.13
2003 10.64
2004 14.31
2005 14.77
2006 19.99
2007 19.14
2008 20.23
2009 17.89
2010 20.36
2011 18.47
2012 21.53
2013 18.95
2014 17.04
2015 22.27
2016 38.14
2017 48.58
2018 45.57
2019 30.04
2020 35.16

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Sierra Leone was 17.49 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 23.62 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.56 in 1961.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 2.20
1961 0.56
1962 4.67
1963 3.61
1964 0.80
1965 1.21
1966 1.70
1967 4.79
1968 2.68
1969 3.51
1970 3.14
1971 3.37
1972 3.39
1973 3.15
1974 4.87
1975 5.52
1976 5.78
1977 5.09
1981 5.09
1982 9.90
1983 4.24
1984 2.58
1985 5.77
1986 2.69
1987 2.58
1988 2.58
1989 2.58
1990 2.84
1991 3.98
1992 4.26
1993 8.84
1994 6.43
1995 4.65
1996 6.77
1997 4.64
1998 5.22
1999 5.01
2000 2.50
2001 2.02
2002 2.11
2003 2.13
2004 4.09
2005 4.45
2006 5.45
2007 7.35
2008 8.46
2009 7.70
2010 9.63
2011 9.77
2012 9.99
2013 7.42
2014 9.06
2015 12.51
2016 16.05
2017 21.02
2018 23.62
2019 15.06
2020 17.49

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Sierra Leone was 5.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 7.67 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1977.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1969 0.06
1970 1.09
1971 0.13
1972 0.13
1973 0.01
1974 0.04
1975 0.01
1976 0.13
1977 0.00
1981 0.00
1982 0.36
1983 0.07
1984 0.05
1987 0.05
1988 0.05
1989 0.05
1990 0.04
1991 0.04
1992 0.05
1993 0.09
1994 0.33
1995 0.33
1996 0.30
1997 1.34
1998 1.61
1999 4.08
2000 0.20
2001 0.44
2002 0.31
2003 1.02
2004 1.51
2005 1.14
2006 1.48
2007 1.95
2008 2.39
2009 2.40
2010 2.89
2011 1.47
2012 1.80
2013 1.82
2014 0.69
2015 0.75
2016 5.80
2017 7.67
2018 5.69
2019 3.83
2020 5.20

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Sierra Leone was 2.77 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 59 years was 6.49 in 2006, while its lowest value was 0.05 in 1973.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1961 0.11
1962 0.12
1963 0.12
1964 0.20
1965 0.09
1966 0.40
1968 0.11
1969 0.07
1970 0.17
1971 0.08
1972 0.36
1973 0.05
1974 0.18
1975 0.09
1976 0.32
1977 0.58
1981 0.58
1982 0.47
1983 0.32
1984 0.58
1985 0.39
1986 0.64
1987 0.58
1988 0.58
1989 0.58
1990 0.53
1991 0.62
1992 0.51
1993 0.67
1994 0.71
1995 1.05
1996 0.61
1997 0.11
1998 0.30
1999 0.72
2000 0.60
2001 2.94
2002 2.79
2003 2.62
2004 3.36
2005 3.29
2006 6.49
2007 3.17
2008 3.22
2009 2.86
2010 2.44
2011 2.39
2012 2.29
2013 1.84
2014 0.85
2015 0.97
2016 1.92
2017 4.32
2018 2.85
2019 2.03
2020 2.77

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Sierra Leone was 3.21 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 4.88 in 2015, while its lowest value was 0.02 in 1986.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.28
1961 0.22
1962 0.24
1963 0.36
1964 0.70
1965 0.47
1966 0.50
1967 0.56
1968 3.58
1969 2.58
1970 4.44
1971 2.69
1972 1.54
1973 2.73
1974 0.95
1975 0.49
1976 0.43
1977 0.17
1981 0.17
1982 0.20
1983 0.15
1984 0.05
1985 0.08
1986 0.02
1987 0.05
1988 0.05
1989 0.05
1990 0.10
1991 0.26
1992 0.22
1993 0.40
1994 0.38
1995 0.64
1996 1.35
1997 0.75
1998 0.57
1999 0.19
2000 1.21
2001 0.75
2002 1.00
2003 1.02
2004 1.08
2005 1.29
2006 1.41
2007 1.45
2008 1.38
2009 1.44
2010 1.81
2011 1.61
2012 1.76
2013 2.88
2014 3.74
2015 4.88
2016 2.50
2017 2.98
2018 2.47
2019 2.64
2020 3.21

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Sierra Leone was 6.49 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 12.59 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.28 in 1983.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 2.89
1961 2.22
1962 2.04
1963 1.81
1964 2.11
1965 2.23
1966 1.90
1967 1.34
1968 1.45
1969 2.39
1970 2.60
1971 1.80
1972 2.05
1973 3.01
1974 6.33
1975 2.60
1976 1.66
1977 2.70
1981 2.70
1982 1.26
1983 0.28
1984 0.37
1987 0.37
1988 0.37
1989 0.37
1990 0.28
1991 3.53
1992 1.49
1993 1.34
1994 1.89
1995 9.96
1996 1.62
1997 1.70
1998 1.12
1999 1.85
2000 4.73
2001 3.05
2002 3.92
2003 3.85
2004 4.27
2005 4.60
2006 5.15
2007 5.23
2008 4.78
2009 3.48
2010 3.58
2011 3.24
2012 5.70
2013 4.99
2014 2.70
2015 3.16
2016 11.86
2017 12.59
2018 10.94
2019 6.48
2020 6.49

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Sierra Leone was 18.29 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 49.22 in 2011, while its lowest value was 1.08 in 1963.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 1.24
1961 1.45
1962 1.20
1963 1.08
1964 2.31
1965 2.42
1966 3.00
1967 3.01
1968 2.01
1969 5.30
1970 5.89
1971 8.60
1972 10.28
1973 6.14
1974 10.98
1975 23.86
1976 15.20
1977 26.00
1981 26.00
1982 15.34
1983 34.40
1984 37.93
1985 20.69
1986 10.10
1987 37.93
1988 37.93
1989 37.93
1990 24.42
1991 15.22
1992 17.19
1993 16.93
1994 16.51
1995 15.82
1996 16.44
1997 20.45
1998 13.09
1999 11.39
2000 4.22
2001 18.69
2002 24.60
2003 24.53
2004 26.38
2005 31.93
2006 35.47
2007 35.39
2008 32.10
2009 42.05
2010 41.51
2011 49.22
2012 44.10
2013 45.00
2014 42.23
2015 29.53
2016 11.64
2017 6.54
2018 10.76
2019 20.59
2020 18.29

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Sierra Leone was 0.64 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 32.87 in 1985, while its lowest value was 0.07 in 2000.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 12.67
1961 10.68
1962 9.10
1963 9.04
1964 9.33
1965 6.15
1966 12.90
1967 8.47
1968 11.06
1969 11.13
1970 10.19
1971 9.78
1972 9.07
1973 9.89
1974 8.12
1975 9.04
1976 8.10
1977 4.98
1981 4.98
1982 4.68
1983 6.44
1984 5.32
1985 32.87
1986 32.16
1987 5.32
1988 5.32
1989 5.32
1990 5.16
1991 5.48
1992 7.27
1993 8.11
1994 5.61
1995 6.01
1996 9.01
1997 3.37
1998 4.59
1999 4.79
2000 0.07
2001 0.16
2002 0.11
2003 0.17
2004 0.25
2005 0.16
2006 0.08
2007 0.11
2008 0.08
2009 0.08
2010 0.09
2011 0.10
2012 0.09
2013 0.09
2014 0.09
2015 0.12
2016 0.15
2017 0.19
2018 0.20
2019 0.68
2020 0.64

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Sierra Leone was $1,788,455,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $2,142,247,000 in 2012 and $72,600,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 $72,600,000
1961 $89,900,000
1962 $83,500,000
1963 $83,000,000
1964 $99,700,000
1965 $107,400,000
1966 $100,000,000
1967 $89,700,000
1968 $89,500,000
1969 $111,529,000
1970 $118,858,000
1971 $112,821,000
1972 $119,579,000
1973 $156,897,000
1974 $223,878,000
1975 $209,537,000
1976 $167,523,000
1977 $203,143,000
1981 $328,073,400
1982 $239,768,000
1983 $147,504,000
1984 $166,393,000
1985 $154,378,000
1986 $151,760,000
1987 $136,583,900
1988 $155,828,600
1989 $182,620,700
1990 $196,502,300
1991 $217,747,400
1992 $227,988,700
1993 $249,521,600
1994 $254,902,000
1995 $246,602,400
1996 $296,071,000
1997 $234,610,800
1998 $196,563,600
1999 $199,141,800
2000 $232,830,100
2001 $514,858,600
2002 $557,673,000
2003 $644,306,300
2004 $572,104,400
2005 $602,606,700
2006 $616,300,500
2007 $691,347,400
2008 $870,995,200
2009 $842,899,600
2010 $1,033,394,000
2011 $2,022,268,000
2012 $2,142,247,000
2013 $2,090,550,000
2014 $2,064,001,000
2015 $1,764,514,000
2016 $961,727,400
2017 $1,076,490,000
2018 $989,851,500
2019 $1,728,574,000
2020 $1,788,455,000

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in Sierra Leone was 18.29 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 49.22 in 2011, while its lowest value was 1.08 in 1963.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 1.24
1961 1.45
1962 1.20
1963 1.08
1964 2.31
1965 2.42
1966 3.00
1967 3.01
1968 2.01
1969 5.30
1970 5.89
1971 8.60
1972 10.28
1973 6.14
1974 10.98
1975 23.86
1976 15.20
1977 26.00
1981 26.00
1982 15.34
1983 34.40
1984 37.93
1985 20.69
1986 10.10
1987 37.93
1988 37.93
1989 37.93
1990 24.42
1991 15.22
1992 17.19
1993 16.93
1994 16.51
1995 15.82
1996 16.44
1997 20.45
1998 13.09
1999 11.39
2000 4.22
2001 18.69
2002 24.60
2003 24.53
2004 26.38
2005 31.93
2006 35.47
2007 35.39
2008 32.10
2009 42.05
2010 41.51
2011 49.22
2012 44.10
2013 45.00
2014 42.23
2015 29.53
2016 11.64
2017 6.54
2018 10.76
2019 20.59
2020 18.29

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports