What is the current inflation rate in Sierra Leone?

Sierra Leone inflation was 7.50% in 2026, the most recent year in this dataset, measured as the change in the annual average consumer price index from 2025.

How much has Sierra Leonean Leone lost in value since 2006?

SLE 1,000 in 2006 has the same purchasing power as SLE 11,546 in 2026. That is cumulative inflation of 1,054.61% over 20 years, an average of 13.01% per year.

What years does this Sierra Leone inflation calculator cover?

This calculator covers 21 years, from 2006 to 2026. You can convert an amount between any two years in that range.

Can Sierra Leonean Leone inflation be negative?

Yes. Negative inflation, or deflation, means prices fell and Sierra Leonean Leone gained purchasing power over that year. Sierra Leone has not recorded a single year of falling prices in this dataset, which covers 21 years.

What is the difference between CPI and the inflation rate?

The consumer price index (CPI) is a level: it measures the cost of a fixed basket of goods and services in a given year. The inflation rate is the percentage change in that level between two periods. This calculator uses the ratio of CPI values for your two chosen years to convert an amount between them.

Sierra Leonean Leone Inflation Calculator

SLE 1,000 in 2006 has the same buying power as SLE 11,546 in 2026.

SLE 11,546SLE 1,000 in 2006 is now

1,054.61%Cumulative inflation

13.01%Average per year

7.50%Inflation in 2026

Convert Sierra Leonean Leone between any two years

Calculate inflation

Results

SLE 1,000 in 2006 is worth SLE 11,546 in 2026

Annual inflation rate 13.01%

Cumulative inflation 1,054.61%

Need this offline or in another currency? Get the app — 4.5★ from 940 ratings, 150+ currencies.

Inflation in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone inflation is 7.50% in 2026, following 7.49% in 2025. 21 years of data are available, from 2006.

This page covers 21 years of Sierra Leone consumer price data, from 2006 to 2026. Series that begin this late usually do so because the country, the currency or the statistical agency behind the index did not exist in its current form before then. The steepest single year on record was 2023, when consumer prices in Sierra Leone rose 47.6%. A rate that high compounds brutally: at that pace money loses about half its value every two years.

Prices have not fallen across a full year once in the 20 years recorded here. Every year on this page moves in the same direction, which is why an amount of money always buys less later than earlier. By decade, the 2020s were the most inflationary stretch, averaging 20.5% a year, while the 2010s were the calmest at 9.7%. Over the last ten years inflation has averaged 19.3% a year, well above the 13.4% average across the whole record.

Sierra Leone CPI and inflation rate by year

The full annual series behind this calculator, from 2006 to 2026. The final column shows what SLE 1,000 in that year is worth in 2026 money.

Sierra Leone consumer price index and annual inflation, 2006–2026
Year	CPI index	Inflation	SLE 1,000 then, in 2026
2026	618.69	7.50%	SLE 1,000
2025	575.53	7.49%	SLE 1,075
2024	535.44	28.63%	SLE 1,155
2023	416.25	47.64%	SLE 1,486
2022	281.93	27.21%	SLE 2,194
2021	221.63	11.87%	SLE 2,792
2020	198.10	13.45%	SLE 3,123
2019	174.62	14.80%	SLE 3,543
2018	152.10	16.03%	SLE 4,068
2017	131.09	18.22%	SLE 4,720
2016	110.89	10.89%	SLE 5,580
2015	100.00	6.69%	SLE 6,187
2014	93.73	4.64%	SLE 6,601
2013	89.57	5.52%	SLE 6,907
2012	84.89	6.59%	SLE 7,289
2011	79.64	6.79%	SLE 7,769
2010	74.57	7.19%	SLE 8,296
2009	69.57	7.47%	SLE 8,892
2008	64.74	8.21%	SLE 9,557
2007	59.83	11.65%	SLE 10,341
2006	53.58	—	SLE 11,546

Download this series as JSON

Popular Sierra Leonean Leone comparisons

Browse every year

A detailed page for each start year, from 2006 to 2025.

Sierra Leone inflation FAQ

What is the current inflation rate in Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone inflation was 7.50% in 2026, the most recent year in this dataset, measured as the change in the annual average consumer price index from 2025.
How much has Sierra Leonean Leone lost in value since 2006?: SLE 1,000 in 2006 has the same purchasing power as SLE 11,546 in 2026. That is cumulative inflation of 1,054.61% over 20 years, an average of 13.01% per year.
What years does this Sierra Leone inflation calculator cover?: This calculator covers 21 years, from 2006 to 2026. You can convert an amount between any two years in that range.
Can Sierra Leonean Leone inflation be negative?: Yes. Negative inflation, or deflation, means prices fell and Sierra Leonean Leone gained purchasing power over that year. Sierra Leone has not recorded a single year of falling prices in this dataset, which covers 21 years.
What is the difference between CPI and the inflation rate?: The consumer price index (CPI) is a level: it measures the cost of a fixed basket of goods and services in a given year. The inflation rate is the percentage change in that level between two periods. This calculator uses the ratio of CPI values for your two chosen years to convert an amount between them.

More inflation calculators

Get the Sierra Leonean Leone inflation calculator on your phone

4.5 out of 5 from 940 App Store ratings

The mobile app covers 150+ currencies — far more than this site — with offline access, saved calculations and the full Sierra Leonean Leone history.