Bahamas vs Sierra Leone: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP
Bahamas
29.7%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
29.8%
in 2024
Bahamas rank
108th
Sierra Leone rank
107th
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP over time
- Bahamas
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 29.8% against 29.7% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 108th and Sierra Leone ranks 107th of 201 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.9% | 23.6% | 14.3% | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 259.8% | 25.5% | 234.3% | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 136.6% | 16.5% | 120.1% | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 68.2% | 28.1% | 40.1% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 25.5% | 25.1% | 0.4% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 21.6% | 7.4% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 25.7% | 0.8% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher value of imported goods as a share of gdp, Bahamas or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 29.8% against 29.7% in Bahamas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between Bahamas and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Sierra Leone?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Sierra Leone rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Bahamas ranks 108th and Sierra Leone ranks 107th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).