# Sierra Leone HS 490199 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 490199 exports from Sierra Leone: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Sierra Leone |
| HS6 | 490199 |
| Latest exports | $267.1K |
| Active destinations | 30 |
| Three-year growth | +7.5% |
| Destination HHI | 1,037 |
| Weighted share | 0% |

## Destination markets

No destination observations are available.

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Slovenia at $210.0K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: South Africa at $266.5 / ton.
- Median reported price: $11.8K / ton.
- Price spread: 1,773.7%.

## Export history

- 2010: $293.4K
- 2011: $146.4K
- 2012: $40.0K
- 2013: $14.0K
- 2014: $54.7K
- 2015: $369.5K
- 2016: $104.4K
- 2017: $153.3K
- 2018: $15.2K
- 2019: $77.1K
- 2020: $29.5K
- 2021: $115.6K
- 2022: $251.6K
- 2023: $155.1K
- 2024: $143.5K

## 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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