Inflation, GDP deflator in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Inflation, GDP deflator was 2.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Inflation, GDP deflator in Sierra Leone, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inflation, gdp deflator in Sierra Leone is 2.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 74.4% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, gdp deflator in Sierra Leone peaked at 168.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, -6.9%, in 1971.
Sierra Leone ranks 134th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | -5.9% | 14.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.7% | -6.9% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.9% | -6.0% | 165.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.0% | 2.3% | 128.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.1% | -3.9% | 168.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 3.6% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 2.7% | 29.3% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Sierra Leone
- DEC alternative conversion factor 22.66 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 9.63 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 425.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 5.35 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 236.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -1.14 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -50.20 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 19,046 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 830 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 167.98 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inflation, gdp deflator in Sierra Leone?
- Inflation, gdp deflator in Sierra Leone was 2.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 168.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.9% in 1971.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for inflation, gdp deflator?
- Sierra Leone ranks 134th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, gdp deflator rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.