Egypt-Sierra Leone trade drops in ’24 – CAPMAS

Trade volume between Egypt and Sierra Leone reached $37.6 million in 2024, down from $57.9 million in 2023, Egypt’s Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) reported.

Egyptian exports to Sierra Leone totalled $36.7 million in 2024, down from $57.6 million in 2023, while imports from Sierra Leone rose to $830,000 from $282,000 the previous year.

Top Egyptian exports included:

1. Cement and gypsum – $27 million
2. Iron and steel – $4 million
3. Plastics and articles – $1.9 million

Leading imports from Sierra Leone were:

1. Fish and crustaceans – $488,000
2. Tobacco – $178,000
3. Base metals – $105,000

Egyptian workers’ remittances from Sierra Leone declined to $317,000 in FY 2023/24, down from $453,000 the previous year, while remittances from Sierra Leonean workers in Egypt rose to $36,000, up from $15,000 in the same period.

Egyptian investments in Sierra Leone amounted to $146,000 in FY 2023/24, compared to $775,000 in the previous year.

Attribution: Amwal Al Ghad English
Subediting: M. S. Salama