Sierra Leone vs Syria: Imports of goods and services

Sierra Leone
28.2%
in 2025
Syria
28.7%
in 2022
Sierra Leone rank
151st
Syria rank
149th

Imports of goods and services over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 28.7% against 28.2% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 151st and Syria ranks 149th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 29.3% 20.1% 9.2% Sierra Leone
1970s 28.1% 30.3% 2.1% Syria
1980s 22.5% 27.7% 5.2% Syria
1990s 26.5% 35.7% 9.2% Syria
2000s 24.3% 33.8% 9.5% Syria
2010s 28.7% 36.4% 7.7% Syria
2020s 25.2% 34.2% 9.0% Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services, Sierra Leone or Syria?
Syria, at 28.7% against 28.2% in Sierra Leone as of 2022.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services between Sierra Leone and Syria?
0.5%, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Syria?
59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2022.
How do Sierra Leone and Syria rank globally for imports of goods and services?
Sierra Leone ranks 151st and Syria ranks 149th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 11,455 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.