Full trade & compliance profile
Sierra Leone — Trade & Compliance
Sierra Leone's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.
Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.
2
trade agreements
12
cargo treaties
12.12%
MFN applied tariff
Memberships & standing
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
Sierra Leone beyond logistics?
Trade Flow
Top export markets
- 1China62.8%
- 2Netherlands9.4%
- 3India5.9%
- 4Belgium3.5%
- 5Germany2.8%
Leading export goods (HS2)
- 1Ores, slag, ash72.4%
- 2Cocoa9.5%
- 3Pearls, precious stones & metals7.2%
- 4Electrical machinery1.4%
- 5Animal/vegetable fats & oils1.1%
Leading import goods (HS2)
- 1Machinery & mechanical appliances11.6%
- 2Cereals11.4%
- 3Electrical machinery9.7%
- 4Vehicles6.7%
- 5Mineral fuels & oils5.7%
Fastest-rising export markets
- 1Netherlands+5.93pp
- 2China+5.25pp
- 3India+3.19pp
Declining export markets
- 1Belgium−7.74pp
- 2United Arab Emirates−4.87pp
- 3Germany−1.21pp
Fastest-rising export goods
- 1Cocoa+6.40pp
- 2Ores, slag, ash+1.39pp
- 3Electrical machinery+0.31pp
Declining export goods
- 1Wood−7.43pp
- 2Animal/vegetable fats & oils−0.97pp
- 3Pearls, precious stones & metals−0.90pp
Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is in — CEPII BACI · 2024
Preferential Trade Agreements
AfCFTA (African Continental Free Trade) Agreement2019
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)1995
International Cargo Treaties
- ✓Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
- ✓Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982. New York, 28 July 1994
- ✓Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction. New York, 19 June 2023
- ✓Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks. New York, 4 August 1995
- ✓Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Private Road Vehicles. New York, 4 June 1954
- ✓Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring. New York, 4 June 1954
- ✓Additional Protocol to the Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring, relating to the Importation of Tourist Publicity Documents and Material. New York, 4 June 1954
- ✓Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone. Geneva, 29 April 1958
- ✓International Convention to Facilitate the Importation of Commercial Samples and Advertising Material. Geneva, 7 November 1952
- ✓Customs Convention on Containers. Geneva, 18 May 1956
- ✓Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Commercial Road Vehicles. Geneva, 18 May 1956
- ✓Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation for Private Use of Aircraft and Pleasure Boats. Geneva, 18 May 1956
Fiscal & Tariffs
Currency
SLE
Leone
MFN applied tariff
12.12%
simple average (2022)
Key commodities
Top agricultural output
Cassava, fresh
2.9M t
Top mineral output
iron ore
7.2M tonnes (metric)
Energy production
Primary energy production
Top item per category of 71 commodities tracked — full lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA
All Sources
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)↗
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)↗