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Your guide to exporting from and investing in Sierra Leone.
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Export from Sierra Leone
What Sierra Leone sells and who buys it, the trade agreements, the steps to export and the organizations that help exporters.
Goods exports
US$1.85 billion
Source: UN Comtrade, partners' imports from Sierra Leone by destination, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Invest in Sierra Leone
The economy at a glance, what to check before you set up, the steps and the organizations that help investors.
Foreign direct investment inflows
US$177 million
Source: UNCTADstat, foreign direct investment inflows, Sierra Leone, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Find public support
The public and membership bodies that help companies, grouped by what you need, each linking to its own site.
Organizations in this guide
14
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Sierra Leone at a glance
PopulationEstimate
8.82 million
Population was 8,819,794 people in 2025.
Source: World Bank WDI, population, Sierra Leone, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
GDPEstimate
US$7.46 billion
GDP was US$7.46 billion in 2025, in current dollars.
Source: World Bank WDI, GDP in current dollars, Sierra Leone, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
GDP per personEstimate
US$846
GDP per person was US$846.30 in 2025, in current dollars.
Source: World Bank WDI, GDP per capita, Sierra Leone, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
Real GDP growthEstimate
4.6%
Real GDP growth was 4.6 percent in 2025.
Source: World Bank WDI, real GDP growth, Sierra Leone, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
Inflation
15.7%
Consumer price inflation was 15.66 percent year on year in August 2026, up from 4.35 percent in December 2025.
Source: Statistics Sierra Leone, consumer price index, August 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of August 2026
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Facts read from public sources, with an editorial cut-off of October 31, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.