Sierra Leone

Inflation in Sierra Leone

Inflation in Sierra Leone: 12.9% a year in 1980 and 7.6% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
7.6% a year
Since 1980
−5.3 percentage points
Rank, 2025
29 of 179
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
9% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

Inflation in Sierra LeoneInflation in Sierra Leone: 12.9% a year in 1980 and 7.6% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 9% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 9% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 178.7% a year in 1987, the lowest -0.9% a year in 2000.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearSierra Leone
20257.6
202428.4
202347.7
202227.2
202111.9
202013.5
201914.8
201816
201718.2
201610.9
20156.7
20144.6
20135.5
20126.6
20116.8
20107.2
20097.5
20088.2
200717
200610.5
200513.7
200412.9
20034
20020.1
20012.6
2000-0.9
199934.1
199836
199714.6
199623.1
199526
199424.2
199322.2
199265.5
1991102.7
1990110.9
198960.8
198834.3
1987178.7
198680.9
198576.6
198466.6
198368.5
198226.9
198123.4
198012.9
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearSierra Leone
202613.8
202713
20289.3
20299
20309
20319

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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