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Economy & jobs Statistics · Country

Inflation in Sierra Leone

2007 – 2025 · 19 data points 7 of 38 · Countries Updated 22 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

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryInflation
8 Algeria 6.4%
9 Bangladesh 5.5%
4 Brazil 8.7%
38 Bulgaria -0.8%
23 Canada 1.4%
11 Chile 3.8%
21 China 2.0%
6 Colombia 7.5%
14 Congo - Brazzaville 3.2%
16 Congo - Kinshasa 2.9%
29 Czechia 0.7%
22 Ecuador 1.7%
1 Egypt 13.8%
31 Finland 0.4%
33 France 0.2%
20 Gabon 2.1%
30 Germany 0.5%
39 Greece -0.8%
18 Honduras 2.7%
19 Hong Kong SAR China 2.4%
10 India 4.9%
13 Indonesia 3.5%
34 Italy -0.1%
37 Lebanon -0.8%
3 Liberia 8.8%
28 Lithuania 0.9%
17 Mexico 2.8%
32 Netherlands 0.3%
12 Norway 3.5%
25 Philippines 1.3%
36 Poland -0.7%
40 Romania -1.5%
7 Russia 7.0%
15 Saudi Arabia 2.9%
2 Sierra Leone 10.9%
27 South Korea 1.0%
35 Spain -0.2%
5 Türkiye 7.8%
26 United Kingdom 1.0%
24 United States 1.3%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2016

What it means

How fast consumer prices rise.

How it is calculated

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