Guinea vs Sierra Leone
Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Inflation
Inflation in 2025: 3.1% a year in Guinea and 7.6% a year in Sierra Leone, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Sierra Leone, by 4.5 percentage points, or 2.42 times that in Guinea.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Sierra Leone has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Guinea.
- In 2025, Guinea ranked 82 and Sierra Leone ranked 29 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Guinea at 4% a year and Sierra Leone at 9% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Guinea | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.1 | 7.6 |
| 2024 | 4.5 | 28.4 |
| 2023 | 5.4 | 47.7 |
| 2022 | 10.5 | 27.2 |
| 2021 | 12.6 | 11.9 |
| 2020 | 10.6 | 13.5 |
| 2019 | 9.5 | 14.8 |
| 2018 | 9.8 | 16 |
| 2017 | 8.9 | 18.2 |
| 2016 | 8.2 | 10.9 |
| 2015 | 8.2 | 6.7 |
| 2014 | 9.7 | 4.6 |
| 2013 | 11.9 | 5.5 |
| 2012 | 15.2 | 6.6 |
| 2011 | 21.4 | 6.8 |
| 2010 | 15.5 | 7.2 |
| 2009 | 4.7 | 7.5 |
| 2008 | 18.4 | 8.2 |
| 2007 | 22.9 | 17 |
| 2006 | 34.7 | 10.5 |
| 2005 | 31.4 | 13.7 |
| 2004 | 17.5 | 12.9 |
| 2003 | 11 | 4 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2001 | 5.4 | 2.6 |
| 2000 | 6.8 | -0.9 |
| 1999 | 4.6 | 34.1 |
| 1998 | 5.1 | 36 |
| 1997 | 1.9 | 14.6 |
| 1996 | 3 | 23.1 |
| 1995 | 5.6 | 26 |
| 1994 | 4.2 | 24.2 |
| 1993 | 7.1 | 22.2 |
| 1992 | 16.6 | 65.5 |
| 1991 | 19.7 | 102.7 |
| 1990 | 25.7 | 110.9 |
| 1989 | 28.3 | 60.8 |
| 1988 | 27.3 | 34.3 |
| 1987 | 36.9 | 178.7 |
| 1986 | 64.7 | 80.9 |
| 1985 | 19 | 76.6 |
| 1984 | 26 | 66.6 |
| 1983 | 30.3 | 68.5 |
| 1982 | 29.9 | 26.9 |
| 1981 | 35 | 23.4 |
| 1980 | 40 | 12.9 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Guinea | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6.3 | 13.8 |
| 2027 | 5.8 | 13 |
| 2028 | 4.9 | 9.3 |
| 2029 | 4 | 9 |
| 2030 | 4 | 9 |
| 2031 | 4 | 9 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Guinea vs Sierra Leone
Health
- Life expectancyGuinea: 60.7 years in 2023Sierra Leone: 61.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuinea: 9.2 per 100 live births in 2024Sierra Leone: 9.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuinea: 65.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sierra Leone: 71.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGuinea: 3.56% in 2017Sierra Leone: 3.58% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuinea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Sierra Leone: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuinea: 14.4 million people in 2023Sierra Leone: 8.46 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuinea: 2.45% a year in 2023Sierra Leone: 2.18% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuinea: 4.22 births per woman in 2023Sierra Leone: 3.79 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuinea: 38.5% in 2025Sierra Leone: 45.9% in 2025
- Median ageGuinea: 18 years in 2023Sierra Leone: 19.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuinea: 3.4% in 2023Sierra Leone: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuinea: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Sierra Leone: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuinea: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Sierra Leone: 0.37% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGuinea: $586M in 2025Sierra Leone: $29.5M in 2025
- Military spending per personGuinea: $40 in 2025Sierra Leone: $4 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuinea: 10.6% of government spending in 2025Sierra Leone: 2.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuinea: 13,000 people in 2020Sierra Leone: 9,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuinea: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Sierra Leone: 0.04% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuinea: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Sierra Leone: 0.35% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuinea: 6 million TIV in 2025Sierra Leone: 2 million TIV in 2016