Ethiopia vs Sierra Leone: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate

Ethiopia
28.16 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sierra Leone
30.26 % change on previous year
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
8th
Sierra Leone rank
7th

Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 30.26 % change on previous year against 28.16 % change on previous year in Ethiopia, a difference of 2.1 % change on previous year.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 22 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 8th and Sierra Leone ranks 7th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 12.24 % change on previous year 43.13 % change on previous year 30.89 % change on previous year Sierra Leone
1980s 5.02 % change on previous year -4.35 % change on previous year 9.37 % change on previous year Ethiopia
1990s 12.37 % change on previous year -0.1225 % change on previous year 12.49 % change on previous year Ethiopia
2000s 19.57 % change on previous year 23.47 % change on previous year 3.9 % change on previous year Sierra Leone
2010s 7.29 % change on previous year 13.43 % change on previous year 6.13 % change on previous year Sierra Leone
2020s 9.68 % change on previous year 15.99 % change on previous year 6.31 % change on previous year Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Ethiopia or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 30.26 % change on previous year against 28.16 % change on previous year in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
2.1 % change on previous year, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Sierra Leone rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
Ethiopia ranks 8th and Sierra Leone ranks 7th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,512 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Goods imports (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.