Liberia vs Sierra Leone

Liberia vs Sierra Leone: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 8.3% a year in Liberia and 7.6% a year in Sierra Leone, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Liberia, by 0.7 percentage points, or 1.09 times that in Sierra Leone.

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% a year · IMF

Liberia vs Sierra Leone: InflationInflation in 2025: 8.3% a year in Liberia and 7.6% a year in Sierra Leone, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Liberia, by 0.7 percentage points, or 1.09 times that in Sierra Leone.
LiberiaSierra LeoneIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Liberia has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Sierra Leone.
  • In 2025, Liberia ranked 24 and Sierra Leone ranked 29 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Liberia at 4.7% a year and Sierra Leone at 9% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearLiberiaSierra Leone
20258.37.6
20248.228.4
202310.147.7
20227.627.2
20217.811.9
20201713.5
20192714.8
201823.616
201712.418.2
20168.810.9
20157.76.7
20149.94.6
20137.65.5
20126.86.6
20118.56.8
20107.37.2
20097.47.5
200817.58.2
200711.417
20069.510.5
20056.913.7
20043.612.9
200310.34
200214.20.1
200112.22.6
20005.3-0.9
1999234.1
1998–36
1997–14.6
1996–23.1
1995–26
1994–24.2
1993–22.2
1992–65.5
1991–102.7
1990–110.9
1989–60.8
1988–34.3
1987–178.7
1986–80.9
1985–76.6
1984–66.6
1983–68.5
1982–26.9
1981–23.4
1980–12.9
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearLiberiaSierra Leone
20265.913.8
20277.113
20285.59.3
202959
20304.99
20314.79

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.

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