Imports:
$531 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Imports - commodities:
foodstuffs, machinery and equipment, fuels and lubricants, chemicals
Imports - partners:
Germany 18.9%, Cote d'Ivoire 11.2%, UK 8.5%, US 6.9%, China 5.6%,
Netherlands 5.4%, South Africa 4.1% (2005)
Debt - external:
$1.61 billion (2003 est.)
Economic aid - recipient:
$297.4 million (2003 est.)
Currency (code):
leone (SLL)
Currency code:
SLL
Exchange rates:
leones per US dollar - 2,889.6 (2005), 2,701.3 (2004), 2,347.9
(2003), 2,099 (2002), 1,986.2 (2001)
Fiscal year:
calendar year
Communications Sierra Leone