Imports of goods and services — all countries

Imports of goods and services — Sierra Leone

Imports of goods and services in Sierra Leone in 2025 — 2,105,266,493 US$. Ranked 127 in the world out of 138. Since 1964, the indicator has risen by 1,818.1%.

2025 2.11B US$ +29.73% vs 2024
World rank 127of 138
Period maximum 2.58B US$2013
Period minimum 73.58M US$1986

Trend over time

1964–2025 · US$

Imports of goods and services — Sierra Leone, 1964–202501B2B3B19641971197819851992199920062013202020251964: 109,755,522 US$1966: 118,719,953 US$1968: 88,560,035 US$1970: 127,200,051 US$1972: 135,117,922 US$1974: 169,499,252 US$1976: 172,082,240 US$1978: 230,650,214 US$1980: 420,651,553 US$1982: 335,930,247 US$1984: 134,903,086 US$1986: 73,576,933 US$1988: 151,842,283 US$1990: 220,884,011 US$1992: 223,713,664 US$1994: 233,877,015 US$1996: 302,762,367 US$1998: 143,020,226 US$2000: 250,500,329 US$2002: 584,978,280 US$2004: 659,802,199 US$2006: 410,502,652 US$2008: 561,030,047 US$2010: 769,940,175 US$2012: 2,013,822,439 US$2014: 2,375,354,044 US$2016: 1,761,706,026 US$2018: 1,670,393,268 US$2020: 1,385,993,375 US$2022: 2,013,408,072 US$2024: 1,622,864,248 US$2025: 2,105,266,493 US$
Change over the period: +2B (+1,818.14%) Average annual rate: 4.96 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone 2.11B US$
World 33.73T US$
Western Africa computed 93.85B US$
Low-income countries computed 159B US$
Imports of goods and services — Sierra Leone, by year Sierra Leone All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 2.11B +482M +29.73%
2024 1.62B −579M −26.3%
2023 2.2B +189M +9.37%
2022 2.01B +107M +5.63%
2021 1.91B +520M +37.53%
2020 1.39B −432M −23.76%
2019 1.82B +148M +8.84%
2018 1.67B +79.37M +4.99%
2017 1.59B −171M −9.69%
2016 1.76B −3.09M −0.18%
2015 1.76B −611M −25.7%
2014 2.38B −207M −8.03%
2013 2.58B +569M +28.25%
2012 2.01B +352M +21.16%
2011 1.66B +892M +115.87%
2010 770M +174M +29.26%
2009 596M +34.62M +6.17%
2008 561M +97.5M +21.03%
2007 464M +53.03M +12.92%
2006 411M −346M −45.74%
2005 757M +96.7M +14.66%
2004 660M −33.57M −4.84%
2003 693M +108M +18.53%
2002 585M +114M +24.32%
2001 471M +220M +87.84%
2000 251M +117M +87.85%
1999 133M −9.67M −6.76%
1998 143M +14.82M +11.56%
1997 128M −175M −57.66%
1996 303M +72.53M +31.5%
1995 230M −3.65M −1.56%
1994 234M +14.16M +6.44%
1993 220M −3.99M −1.78%
1992 224M −2.44M −1.08%
1991 226M +5.27M +2.39%
1990 221M +56.02M +33.98%
1989 165M +13.02M +8.58%
1988 152M −1.23M −0.8%
1987 153M +79.49M +108.04%
1986 73.58M −68.75M −48.3%
1985 142M +7.42M +5.5%
1984 135M −84.37M −38.48%
1983 219M −117M −34.73%
1982 336M −107M −24.17%
1981 443M +22.36M +5.32%
1980 421M +120M +39.99%
1979 300M +69.83M +30.28%
1978 231M +45.74M +24.74%
1977 185M +12.83M +7.45%
1976 172M −62.09M −26.52%
1975 234M +64.68M +38.16%
1974 169M +34.87M +25.9%
1973 135M −492,973 −0.36%
1972 135M −759,819 −0.56%
1971 136M +8.68M +6.82%
1970 127M +24.24M +23.54%
1969 103M +14.4M +16.26%
1968 88.56M −20.66M −18.92%
1967 109M −9.5M −8%
1966 119M +6.3M +5.6%
1965 112M +2.66M +2.43%
1964 110M

About the indicator

Imports of goods and services in current US dollars — the value of all goods and market services received from the rest of the world. Together with exports it determines the contribution of foreign trade to GDP; the difference between exports and imports is the trade balance.

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