Natural gas - consumption:
0 cu m (2004 est.)

Exports:
$185 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Exports - commodities:
diamonds, rutile, cocoa, coffee, fish

Exports - partners:
Belgium 66%, Germany 13.4%, US 4.6% (2005)

Imports:
$531 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Imports - commodities:
foodstuffs, machinery and equipment, fuels and lubricants, chemicals

Imports - partners:
Germany 18.7%, Cote d'Ivoire 11.1%, UK 8.4%, US 6.8%, China 5.5%,
Netherlands 5.3% (2005)

Debt - external:
$1.61 billion (2003 est.)

Economic aid - recipient:
$297.4 million (2003 est.)

Currency (code):
leone (SLL)