Sierra Leone Inflation Rate 2007-2024

Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.
  • Sierra Leone inflation rate for 2023 was 47.64%, a 20.43% increase from 2022.
  • Sierra Leone inflation rate for 2022 was 27.21%, a 15.33% increase from 2021.
  • Sierra Leone inflation rate for 2021 was 11.87%, a 1.57% decline from 2020.
  • Sierra Leone inflation rate for 2020 was 13.45%, a 1.36% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Inflation Rate (%)
Sierra Leone 47.64%
Haiti 36.81%
Ethiopia 30.22%
Malawi 28.79%
Burundi 26.94%
Rwanda 19.79%
Gambia 16.97%
Chad 10.84%
Madagascar 9.87%
Guinea 7.81%
Mozambique 7.13%
Nepal 7.11%
Uganda 5.35%
Tanzania 3.80%
Niger 3.70%
Central African Republic 2.98%
Benin 2.73%
South Sudan 2.38%
Mali 2.06%
Burkina Faso 0.74%
Sierra Leone Inflation Rate - Historical Data
Year Inflation Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 47.64% 20.43%
2022 27.21% 15.33%
2021 11.87% -1.57%
2020 13.45% -1.36%
2019 14.81% -1.22%
2018 16.03% -2.19%
2017 18.22% 7.34%
2016 10.89% 4.20%
2015 6.69% 2.05%
2014 4.64% -0.88%
2013 5.52% -1.06%
2012 6.59% -0.20%
2011 6.79% -0.39%
2010 7.19% -0.28%
2009 7.47% -0.74%
2008 8.21% -3.44%
2007 11.65% -3.44%