The value of exports of commodity group 72 "Iron and steel" from Sierra Leone totalled $ 3.26 million in 2018. Sales of commodity group 72 from Sierra Leone went up by 54% compared to 2017: exports of commodity group 72 "Iron and steel" went up by $ 1.15 million (cumulative exports of commodity group 72 from Sierra Leone amounted $2.11 million in 2017)
Exports of commodity group 72 "Iron and steel" amounted to 1.59% of total exports from Sierra Leone (cumulative merchandise exports from Sierra Leone totalled $ 205 million in 2018). The share of commodity group 72 in total exports from Sierra Leone decreased by 0.468 p.p. compared to 2017 (it was 2.05% in 2017 and cumulative exports from Sierra Leone were equal to $ 102 million).
Top export destinations of "Iron and steel" from Sierra Leone in 2018:
The value of imports of commodity group 72 "Iron and steel" to Sierra Leone totalled $ 34 million in 2018. Sales of commodity group 72 to Sierra Leone decreased by 14.4% in value terms compared to 2017. imports of commodity group 72 "Iron and steel" decreased by $ 5.83 million (the value of imports of commodity group 72 to Sierra Leone was equal to $40 million in 2017)
Imports of commodity group 72 "Iron and steel" accounted for 3.5% of total import flow to Sierra Leone (in 2018, total imports to Sierra Leone amounted to $ 986 million). The share of commodity group 72 in total imports to Sierra Leone decreased by 0.259 p.p. compared to 2017 (it was 3.76% in 2017 and cumulative imports to Sierra Leone were equal to $ 1.07 billion).
Top trading partners (import of "Iron and steel") of Sierra Leone in 2018: