Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Sierra Leone's imports (% gdp) stands at 28.21% as of 2025-12-31, up from 23.28% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1964 to 2025 (62 observations).
In 2025, Sierra Leone's imports (% gdp) was 28.21%, up from 23.28% in 2024.
In 2024, Sierra Leone's imports (% gdp) was 23.28%, down from 34.32% in 2023.
In 2023, Sierra Leone's imports (% gdp) was 34.32%, up from 28.27% in 2022.
In 2022, Sierra Leone's imports (% gdp) was 28.27%, up from 26.6% in 2021.
In 2021, Sierra Leone's imports (% gdp) was 26.6%, up from 20.72% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28.21% | +4.93% |
| 2024 | 23.28% | -11.04% |
| 2023 | 34.32% | +6.05% |
| 2022 | 28.27% | +1.68% |
| 2021 | 26.6% | +5.87% |
| 2020 | 20.72% | -7.15% |
| 2019 | 27.87% | +1.73% |
| 2018 | 26.14% | -1.53% |
| 2017 | 27.67% | -1.28% |
| 2016 | 28.95% | +2.96% |
| 2015 | 26% | -4.91% |
| 2014 | 30.9% | -3.52% |
| 2013 | 34.42% | +1.63% |
| 2012 | 32.79% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 34.19% | +16.13% |
| 2010 | 18.06% | +3% |
| 2009 | 15.07% | +1.57% |
| 2008 | 13.49% | +0.734% |
| 2007 | 12.76% | +0.1813% |
| 2006 | 12.58% | -17.14% |
| 2005 | 29.72% | +0.2315% |
| 2004 | 29.49% | -2.87% |
| 2003 | 32.36% | +2.11% |
| 2002 | 30.25% | +2.26% |
| 2001 | 27.98% | -11.41% |
| 2000 | 39.4% | +19.47% |
| 1999 | 19.92% | -1.35% |
| 1998 | 21.27% | +6.19% |
| 1997 | 15.08% | -17.07% |
| 1996 | 32.15% | +5.71% |
| 1995 | 26.44% | +0.7923% |
| 1994 | 25.65% | -2.93% |
| 1993 | 28.58% | -4.32% |
| 1992 | 32.9% | +3.91% |
| 1991 | 28.99% | -5.01% |
| 1990 | 34% | +16.33% |
| 1989 | 17.67% | +3.28% |
| 1988 | 14.39% | -8.8% |
| 1987 | 23.19% | +8.18% |
| 1986 | 15.01% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 16.61% | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 12.41% | -9.63% |
| 1983 | 22.04% | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 25.93% | -13.81% |
| 1981 | 39.74% | +1.52% |
| 1980 | 38.22% | +11.13% |
| 1979 | 27.09% | +3.08% |
| 1978 | 24.01% | -2.72% |
| 1977 | 26.73% | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 28.93% | -5.54% |
| 1975 | 34.47% | +8.34% |
| 1974 | 26.13% | +2.73% |
| 1973 | 23.4% | -5.63% |
| 1972 | 29.03% | -3.35% |
| 1971 | 32.39% | +3.11% |
| 1970 | 29.28% | +4.09% |
| 1969 | 25.19% | -1.66% |
| 1968 | 26.85% | -4.47% |
| 1967 | 31.31% | -0.3039% |
| 1966 | 31.62% | +0.3365% |
| 1965 | 31.28% | +1.77% |
| 1964 | 29.52% | — |
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Sierra Leone's imports (% gdp) is 28.21% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 23.28% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 39.74% (1981); the lowest is 12.41% (1984), across data from 1964 to 2025.
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