Sierra Leone — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Sierra Leone, 2007–2025.
Inflation for Sierra Leone was 7.49% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 19 years, from 2007 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 47.64% in 2023. The lowest was 4.64% in 2014 (about 1.6× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.43% per year.
Sierra Leone ranks 35 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 19%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 3.51%, so Sierra Leone sits above it. It peaked in 2023 and has fallen 84% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 12%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 15 of 46 economies; Rwanda (5.91%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 129% in 2022. That is 59% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 2007 level: doubled by 2022.
World ranking. Slipped: 16th of 182 in 2007 → 33rd of 186 in 2010 → 12th of 178 in 2020 → 28th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 2007 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.49% | -21.1 pp |
| 2024 | 28.63% | -19.0 pp |
| 2023 | 47.64% | +20.4 pp |
| 2022 | 27.21% | +15.3 pp |
| 2021 | 11.87% | -1.6 pp |
| 2020 | 13.45% | -1.4 pp |
| 2019 | 14.8% | -1.2 pp |
| 2018 | 16.03% | -2.2 pp |
| 2017 | 18.22% | +7.3 pp |
| 2016 | 10.89% | +4.2 pp |
| 2015 | 6.69% | +2.1 pp |
| 2014 | 4.64% | -0.9 pp |
| 2013 | 5.52% | -1.1 pp |
| 2012 | 6.59% | -0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 6.79% | -0.4 pp |
| 2010 | 7.19% | -0.3 pp |
| 2009 | 7.47% | -0.7 pp |
| 2008 | 8.21% | -3.4 pp |
| 2007 | 11.65% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Sierra Leone’s Inflation in 2008?
8.21% (2008). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Sierra Leone’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 2007 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -35.7% in total — about 2.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 7.49%; 2024: 28.63%; 2023: 47.64%; 2022: 27.21%; 2021: 11.87%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.