Sierra Leone Trade Balance 1964-2023

External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Sierra Leone trade balance for 2021 was $-1.04B, a 20.04% increase from 2020.
  • Sierra Leone trade balance for 2020 was $-0.87B, a 8.16% increase from 2019.
  • Sierra Leone trade balance for 2019 was $-0.80B, a 9.68% decline from 2018.
  • Sierra Leone trade balance for 2018 was $-0.89B, a 8.14% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Billions of US $
Democratic Republic of Congo $0.16B
Comoros $-0.27B
Central African Republic $-0.41B
Burundi $-0.52B
Gambia $-0.59B
Chad $-0.65B
Togo $-0.73B
Sierra Leone $-1.04B
Benin $-1.10B
Tanzania $-1.18B
Madagascar $-1.30B
Zimbabwe $-1.56B
Rwanda $-1.73B
Tajikistan $-2.10B
Mali $-2.22B
Niger $-2.53B
Guinea $-3.19B
Uganda $-4.11B
Haiti $-4.78B
Somalia $-5.01B
Senegal $-5.50B
Mozambique $-5.91B
Ethiopia $-10.05B
Nepal $-12.12B
Sierra Leone Trade Balance - Historical Data
Year Billions of US $ % of GDP
2021 $-1.04B -24.53%
2020 $-0.87B -21.38%
2019 $-0.80B -19.70%
2018 $-0.89B -21.76%
2017 $-0.82B -22.10%
2016 $-1.09B -28.15%
2015 $-1.18B -27.86%
2014 $-1.09B -21.67%
2013 $-1.49B -30.20%
2012 $-0.74B -19.48%
2011 $-1.16B -39.70%
2010 $-0.46B -17.69%
2009 $-0.35B -14.65%
2008 $-0.31B -12.44%
2007 $-0.20B -9.22%
2006 $-0.15B -8.28%
2005 $-0.19B -11.90%
2004 $-0.18B -12.81%
2003 $-0.25B -18.28%
2002 $-0.27B -21.58%
2001 $-0.22B -20.03%
2000 $-0.14B -21.26%
1999 $-0.04B -6.09%
1998 $-0.05B -7.21%
1997 $-0.02B -1.88%
1996 $-0.14B -14.71%
1995 $-0.07B -7.85%
1994 $0.04B 3.86%
1993 $-0.03B -4.29%
1992 $-0.01B -1.31%
1991 $0.02B 2.25%
1990 $0.00B 0.69%
1989 $0.06B 6.25%
1988 $0.15B 14.33%
1987 $0.06B 8.78%
1986 $-0.02B -3.09%
1985 $-0.02B -1.79%
1984 $-0.02B -1.78%
1983 $-0.11B -10.96%
1982 $-0.13B -10.18%
1981 $-0.19B -16.72%
1980 $-0.17B -15.35%
1979 $-0.08B -7.18%
1978 $-0.04B -4.19%
1977 $-0.05B -7.01%
1976 $-0.04B -7.39%
1975 $-0.06B -9.36%
1974 $-0.01B -2.04%
1973 $0.01B 1.24%
1972 $-0.01B -1.26%
1971 $-0.00B -1.12%
1970 $0.01B 1.74%
1969 $0.01B 2.44%
1968 $-0.01B -3.17%
1967 $-0.01B -4.24%
1966 $-0.01B -3.84%
1965 $-0.01B -2.42%
1964 $-0.00B -0.44%