Iceland vs Sierra Leone: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP
Iceland
29.6%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
29.8%
in 2024
Iceland rank
109th
Sierra Leone rank
107th
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP over time
- Iceland
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 29.8% against 29.6% in Iceland, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 109th and Sierra Leone ranks 107th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.7% | 24.0% | 0.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 25.0% | 25.5% | 0.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 23.2% | 16.5% | 6.7% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 24.4% | 28.1% | 3.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 28.5% | 25.1% | 3.4% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 21.6% | 7.5% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 25.7% | 2.8% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher value of imported goods as a share of gdp, Iceland or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 29.8% against 29.6% in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between Iceland and Sierra Leone?
- 0.2%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sierra Leone?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Sierra Leone rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Iceland ranks 109th 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).