# Sierra Leone HS 180100 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 180100 exports from Sierra Leone: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Sierra Leone |
| HS6 | 180100 |
| Latest exports | $138.7M |
| Active destinations | 15 |
| Three-year growth | +48.8% |
| Destination HHI | 8,693 |
| Weighted share | 3.7% |

## Destination markets

- Netherlands: $129.3M; share 3.5%; growth +50.2%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia at $11.8K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Netherlands at $2.1K / ton.
- Median reported price: $2.9K / ton.
- Price spread: 336.3%.

## Export history

- 2010: $38.9M
- 2011: $63.7M
- 2012: $40.9M
- 2013: $25.1M
- 2014: $21.0M
- 2015: $38.8M
- 2016: $28.4M
- 2017: $45.9M
- 2018: $22.0M
- 2019: $32.3M
- 2020: $47.2M
- 2021: $41.3M
- 2022: $38.9M
- 2023: $48.0M
- 2024: $135.8M

## Methods

Reported exporter totals are combined with destination, price, history, and country-context observations. Growth, concentration, weighted share, volatility, drawdown, and price-position values are calculated indicators rather than additional reported trade.

Missing values are shown as Not reported and are not imputed.

## Complete structured values

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