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Economy & jobs Statistics · Country

Inflation in Sierra Leone

2007 – 2025 · 19 data points 7 of 38 · Countries Updated 21 Oct 2026

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2007 – 2025

Inflation, 2007 – 2025 percent · Sierra Leone
 
 
2009 
 
 
 
2013 
 
 
 
2017 
 
 
 
2021 
 
 
 
7.5%
2025 

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2007 – 2025

Compared with Inflation · percent
Sierra Leone
7.5%
World
3.0%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Sierra Leone · 2007 – 2025
Latest value 7.5% · 2025
First value 11.6% · 2007
Highest 47.6% · 2023
Lowest 4.6% · 2014
Data points 19

By year

All years · 2007 – 2025

YearSierra LeoneChange World
2025 7.5% 3.0%
2024 28.6% 3.0%
2023 47.6% 5.7%
2022 27.2% 8.0%
2021 11.9% 3.5%
2020 13.4% 1.9%
2019 14.8% 2.2%
2018 16.0% 2.5%
2017 18.2% 2.3%
2016 10.9% 1.6%
2015 6.7% 1.4%
2014 4.6% 2.4%
2013 5.5% 2.6%
2012 6.6% 3.7%
2011 6.8% 4.8%
2010 7.2% 3.3%
2009 7.5% 2.9%
2008 8.2% 8.9%
2007 11.6% 4.8%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2007 – 2025

Ranking · Countries

2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryInflation
1 Russia 15.5%
2 Egypt 10.4%
3 Brazil 9.0%
4 Liberia 7.7%
5 Türkiye 7.7%
6 Sierra Leone 6.7%
7 Indonesia 6.4%
8 Bangladesh 6.2%
9 Colombia 5.0%
10 India 4.9%
11 Algeria 4.8%
12 Chile 4.3%
13 Ecuador 4.0%
14 Congo - Brazzaville 3.2%
15 Honduras 3.2%
16 Hong Kong SAR China 3.0%
17 Mexico 2.7%
18 Norway 2.2%
19 China 1.4%
20 Saudi Arabia 1.2%
21 Canada 1.1%
22 Congo - Kinshasa 0.7%
23 South Korea 0.7%
24 Philippines 0.7%
25 Netherlands 0.6%
26 Germany 0.5%
27 United Kingdom 0.4%
28 Czechia 0.3%
29 United States 0.1%
30 France 0.0%
31 Italy 0.0%
32 Bulgaria -0.1%
33 Finland -0.2%
34 Gabon -0.3%
35 Spain -0.5%
36 Romania -0.6%
37 Poland -0.9%
38 Lithuania -0.9%
39 Greece -1.7%
40 Lebanon -3.7%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2015

What it means

How fast consumer prices rise.

How it is calculated

Change in the consumer price index over the year, in percent.