Ores and metals imports in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Ores and metals imports was 1.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals imports in Sierra Leone, 1963–2018
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ores and metals imports in Sierra Leone is 1.0%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and up 82.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1972.
That places Sierra Leone 126th out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Ores and metals imports in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0.8% | — |
| 1964 | 0.8% | -10.3% |
| 1972 | 0.4% | -48.8% |
| 1973 | 0.4% | +11.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.8% | +88.4% |
| 1976 | 0.8% | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | -21.8% |
| 1984 | 1.1% | +88.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -30.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -33.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +139.4% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -17.2% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -10.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.0%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ores and metals imports in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +139.4% | 0.6% | 1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More energy & mining data for Sierra Leone
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 1.1% (2018)
- Ores and metals exports 19.7% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Sierra Leone?
- Ores and metals imports in Sierra Leone was 1.0% in 2018, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1972.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for ores and metals imports?
- Sierra Leone ranks 126th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.