Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Sierra Leone in 2018 — 19.71%. Ranked 26 in the world out of 173. Since 1963, the indicator has fallen by 0.28 pp.
1963–2018 · % of merchandise exports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sierra Leone
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 19.71 | +10.47 pp |
| 2017 | 9.24 | +8.71 pp |
| 2016 | 0.52 | −0.47 pp |
| 2015 | 0.99 | −85.43 pp |
| 2014 | 86.42 | — |
| 2002 | 0.12 | — |
| 2000 | 1.36 | — |
| 1984 | 36.11 | +5.69 pp |
| 1983 | 30.42 | — |
| 1976 | 6.65 | −7.52 pp |
| 1975 | 14.18 | −0.09 pp |
| 1974 | 14.27 | −0.03 pp |
| 1973 | 14.29 | −1.07 pp |
| 1972 | 15.37 | — |
| 1964 | 17.85 | −2.15 pp |
| 1963 | 19.99 | — |
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The share of ores, concentrates, non-ferrous and ferrous metals in merchandise exports. This is the second measure of commodity dependence after fuel, and the difference between them is meaningful: fuel is burned while metal stays in circulation, so a metallurgical specialization is more robust than an oil one to the shift to renewable energy — and demand for copper, lithium and nickel is exactly what that shift raises.
Important: Ores and metals together, with no split between raw material and processing: a country exporting concentrate and a country exporting rolled steel look the same by this indicator.
Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
