1st Quarter Of Sierra Leone Mineral Exports In 2025: *Iron Ore – US$221.5 M *Diamonds – US$13 M *Rutile – US$37 M *Bauxite – US$4.8 M *Gold – US$3.7 M

Sierra Leone’s value exports for the First Quarter of 2025- January to March amounted to the sum of US$424.1 million, recording 11.8% increase than the value of export recorded in the corresponding period in 2024.
This was revealed by the Minister of Finance Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura during his presentation of the Supplementary Government Budget for the Financial Year 2025 in the House of Parliament.
He informed the House of Parliament that there was improvement in external sector performance adding that exports are also higher by 2% relative to the previous period of October to December 2024.
“Mineral exports amounted to US$317.9 million, accounting for 75 percent of total exports in Quarter 1, 2025,” the Minister stated.
Of the total value of mineral exports, iron ore amounted to US$221.5 million, diamonds, US$13.0 million, rutile, US$37.0 million, bauxite, US$4.8 million and gold, US$3.7 million. Agricultural exports amounted to US$86.9 million, he highlighted.