Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) was 42 % in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Sierra Leone, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Sierra Leone is 42 %, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.6% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Sierra Leone peaked at 477 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 38 %, in 2014.
That places Sierra Leone 45th out of 181 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 477 % | — |
| 2001 | 280 % | -41.3% |
| 2002 | 157 % | -43.9% |
| 2003 | 91 % | -42.0% |
| 2004 | 62 % | -31.9% |
| 2005 | 58 % | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 73 % | +25.9% |
| 2007 | 78 % | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 72 % | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 64 % | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 70 % | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 84 % | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 43 % | -48.8% |
| 2013 | 43 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 38 % | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 61 % | +60.5% |
| 2016 | 57 % | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 59 % | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 70 % | +18.6% |
| 2019 | 73 % | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 63 % | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 47 % | -25.4% |
| 2022 | 42 % | -10.6% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 42 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 45.5 %, 92% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 42 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29 %, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 141.2 % | 58 % | 477 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.8 % | 38 % | 84 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.67 % | 42 % | 63 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More agriculture & rural data for Sierra Leone
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2954 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 250 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5407 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.4% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Sierra Leone?
- Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Sierra Leone was 42 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 477 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 38 % in 2014.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 45th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.