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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

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryInflation
13 Algeria 4.3%
1 Argentina 34.3%
7 Bangladesh 5.5%
15 Brazil 3.7%
19 Bulgaria 2.8%
27 Canada 2.3%
24 Chile 2.4%
29 China 2.1%
16 Colombia 3.2%
36 Congo - Brazzaville 1.2%
28 Czechia 2.1%
40 Ecuador -0.2%
5 Egypt 14.4%
38 Finland 1.1%
30 France 1.9%
10 Gabon 4.7%
32 Germany 1.7%
39 Greece 0.6%
12 Honduras 4.3%
25 Hong Kong SAR China 2.4%
14 India 3.9%
17 Indonesia 3.2%
37 Italy 1.1%
6 Lebanon 6.1%
2 Liberia 23.6%
21 Lithuania 2.7%
9 Mexico 4.9%
33 Netherlands 1.7%
20 Norway 2.7%
8 Philippines 5.3%
31 Poland 1.8%
11 Romania 4.6%
18 Russia 2.9%
22 Saudi Arabia 2.5%
4 Sierra Leone 16.0%
35 South Korea 1.5%
34 Spain 1.7%
3 Türkiye 16.3%
26 United Kingdom 2.3%
23 United States 2.4%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2018

What it means

How fast consumer prices rise.

How it is calculated

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