OECD members vs Sierra Leone: Imports of goods and services
Imports of goods and services over time
- OECD members
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 11.7% against 3.8% in OECD members, a difference of 7.9%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 3.1 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was OECD members ahead.
OECD members ranks 31st and Sierra Leone ranks 30th of 36 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, OECD members averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.6% | -0.1% | 5.8% | OECD members |
| 1980s | 4.8% | -5.5% | 10.3% | OECD members |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 0.9% | 5.5% | OECD members |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 17.5% | 13.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 18.7% | 14.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 11.3% | 8.7% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services, OECD members or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 11.7% against 3.8% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services between OECD members and Sierra Leone?
- 7.9%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Sierra Leone?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do OECD members and Sierra Leone rank globally for imports of goods and services?
- OECD members ranks 31st and Sierra Leone ranks 30th of 36 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Imports of goods and services (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.