Consumer price index in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Consumer price index was 771.75 2010 = 100 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Consumer price index in Sierra Leone, 2006–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in 2010 = 100.
Analysis
In 2025, consumer price index in Sierra Leone stood at 771.75 2010 = 100. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 475.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumer price index in Sierra Leone peaked at 771.75 2010 = 100 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 71.85 2010 = 100, in 2006.
That places Sierra Leone 16th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.05 2010 = 100 | 71.85 2010 = 100 | 93.3 2010 = 100 | 4 |
| 2010s | 146.31 2010 = 100 | 100 2010 = 100 | 234.16 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 498.13 2010 = 100 | 265.65 2010 = 100 | 771.75 2010 = 100 | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Sierra Leone
- Domestic credit to private sector 5.5% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 19.2% (2025)
- Broad money 22.6% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 5.5% (2025)
- Net foreign assets 417.37 million current LCU (2025)
- Net domestic credit 41.83 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net migration -11,309 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.75 (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 5.5% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 21.3 LCU per US$, period average (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consumer price index in Sierra Leone?
- Consumer price index in Sierra Leone was 771.75 2010 = 100 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest consumer price index recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 771.75 2010 = 100 in 2025.
- What is the lowest consumer price index recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.85 2010 = 100 in 2006.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for consumer price index?
- Sierra Leone ranks 16th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is consumer price index rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 475.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Consumer price index (2010 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of the prices of consumption goods and services, as compared to a certain reference period (2010=100).