Sierra Leone
Foreign Trade
Between USA and Sierra Leone

Waterborne foreign imports from Sierra Leone to the United States in 2015 totaled $30,932,038. Exports to Sierra Leone in 2015 were $69,128,566.

Information about foreign trade between Sierra Leone and US ports is avaiable for imports and exports.

The value of container cargo imported from Sierra Leone represented 12.5% of all vessel imports, $3,881,593 versus $30,932,038.

By weight, container cargo imports from Sierra Leone represented 1.8% of all vessel shippments, 651,671 (kg) versus 35,482,377 (kg).

Complete details for vessel and container imports and exports since 2003 are shown in the tables and charts below.

Trade totals are only for the USA ports listed here at World Port Source.

Vessel measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $30,932,038  $69,128,566
2014  $19,077,079  $74,323,941
2013  $28,830,768  $69,513,301
2012  $7,121,404  $80,012,056
2011  $12,636,189  $92,128,212
2010  $20,638,050  $51,203,166
2009  $17,676,021  $36,110,413
2008  $35,295,631  $44,067,879
2007  $41,407,391  $46,951,252
2006  $29,302,601  $30,468,043
2005  $3,037,997  $31,633,189
2004  $2,459,222  $30,914,264
2003  $1,373,812  $21,366,662


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Container measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $3,881,593  $57,468,260
2014  $2,391,369  $59,008,176
2013  $7,948,352  $47,903,214
2012  $6,643,270  $49,626,222
2011  $3,727,999  $45,262,943
2010  $3,363,827  $24,511,929
2009  $3,305,209  $22,104,500
2008  $2,435,718  $24,489,157
2007  $3,036,875  $21,475,423
2006  $1,221,385  $14,456,127
2005  $1,833,987  $13,848,031
2004  $2,194,364  $13,883,568
2003  $1,113,287  $9,052,916


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Vessel measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  35,482,377  31,759,087
2014  20,811,214  29,722,861
2013  45,012,758  28,152,741
2012  20,472,548  44,336,087
2011  20,439,615  54,603,025
2010  51,423,391  39,517,030
2009  332,708,461  19,471,359
2008  798,996,928  32,581,608
2007  875,927,003  41,750,367
2006  836,831,190  35,186,178
2005  44,570,020  48,177,363
2004  3,176,934  47,347,067
2003  1,553,806  33,932,977


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Container measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  651,671  28,069,582
2014  651,671  25,719,481
2013  24,986,443  19,867,679
2012  20,429,599  21,764,082
2011  10,440,033  17,125,369
2010  21,790,254  11,965,643
2009  14,436,469  6,633,506
2008  9,580,726  9,740,649
2007  13,619,931  9,802,772
2006  684,448  4,969,547
2005  2,509,673  4,660,246
2004  1,433,629  3,715,277
2003  250,984  4,374,597


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Complete import and export trade data is available from the
Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau
usatrade.census.gov