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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

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryInflation
13 Algeria 9.3%
2 Argentina 133.5%
11 Bangladesh 9.9%
27 Brazil 4.6%
12 Bulgaria 9.4%
30 Canada 3.9%
15 Chile 7.6%
40 China 0.2%
6 Colombia 11.7%
28 Congo - Brazzaville 4.3%
8 Czechia 10.7%
38 Ecuador 2.2%
5 Egypt 33.9%
18 Finland 6.3%
26 France 4.9%
33 Gabon 3.6%
20 Germany 5.9%
36 Greece 3.5%
17 Honduras 6.7%
39 Hong Kong SAR China 2.1%
22 India 5.6%
32 Indonesia 3.7%
23 Italy 5.6%
1 Lebanon 221.3%
10 Liberia 10.1%
14 Lithuania 9.1%
24 Mexico 5.5%
31 Netherlands 3.8%
25 Norway 5.5%
19 Philippines 6.0%
7 Poland 11.5%
9 Romania 10.4%
21 Russia 5.9%
37 Saudi Arabia 2.5%
4 Sierra Leone 47.6%
34 South Korea 3.6%
35 Spain 3.5%
3 Türkiye 53.9%
16 United Kingdom 6.8%
29 United States 4.1%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2023

What it means

How fast consumer prices rise.

How it is calculated

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