Real effective exchange rate index in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Real effective exchange rate index was 115.83 2010 = 100 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Real effective exchange rate index in Sierra Leone, 1980–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in 2010 = 100.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 115.83 2010 = 100 for real effective exchange rate index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real effective exchange rate index in Sierra Leone peaked at 562.83 2010 = 100 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 91.06 2010 = 100, in 2004.
That places Sierra Leone 26th out of 95 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 326.25 2010 = 100 | 151.53 2010 = 100 | 562.83 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 123.98 2010 = 100 | 105.94 2010 = 100 | 142.19 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 107.82 2010 = 100 | 91.06 2010 = 100 | 142.44 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 116.88 2010 = 100 | 100 2010 = 100 | 142.56 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 106.86 2010 = 100 | 94.92 2010 = 100 | 115.83 2010 = 100 | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Sierra Leone
- Net migration -11,309 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.75 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 41.83 billion current LCU (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 5.5% (2025)
- Net foreign assets 417.37 million current LCU (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 19.2% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 5.5% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 5.5% (2025)
- Broad money 22.6% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 21.3 LCU per US$, period average (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is real effective exchange rate index in Sierra Leone?
- Real effective exchange rate index in Sierra Leone was 115.83 2010 = 100 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest real effective exchange rate index recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 562.83 2010 = 100 in 1984.
- What is the lowest real effective exchange rate index recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.06 2010 = 100 in 2004.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for real effective exchange rate index?
- Sierra Leone ranks 26th out of 95 countries with data for 2025.
- Is real effective exchange rate index rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. 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 Real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Real effective exchange rate is the nominal effective exchange rate (a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of several foreign currencies) divided by a price deflator or index of costs. This indicator is an index series where 2010=100.