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 100.00 in 2006 has the same purchasing power as SLE 1,155 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.

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SLE 100.00 in 2006 has the same buying power as SLE 1,155 in 2026.

SLE 1,155SLE 100.00 in 2006 is now

1,054.61%Cumulative inflation

13.01%Average per year

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SLE 100.00 in 2006 is worth SLE 1,155 in 2026

Annual inflation rate 13.01%

Cumulative inflation 1,054.61%

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Inflation in Sierra Leone

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 100.00 in that year is worth in 2026 money.

Sierra Leone consumer price index and annual inflation, 2006–2026
Year	CPI index	Inflation	SLE 100.00 then, in 2026
2026	618.69	7.50%	SLE 100.00
2025	575.53	7.49%	SLE 107.50
2024	535.44	28.63%	SLE 115.55
2023	416.25	47.64%	SLE 148.64
2022	281.93	27.21%	SLE 219.45
2021	221.63	11.87%	SLE 279.16
2020	198.10	13.45%	SLE 312.30
2019	174.62	14.80%	SLE 354.30
2018	152.10	16.03%	SLE 406.75
2017	131.09	18.22%	SLE 471.95
2016	110.89	10.89%	SLE 557.95
2015	100.00	6.69%	SLE 618.69
2014	93.73	4.64%	SLE 660.08
2013	89.57	5.52%	SLE 690.70
2012	84.89	6.59%	SLE 728.86
2011	79.64	6.79%	SLE 776.87
2010	74.57	7.19%	SLE 829.63
2009	69.57	7.47%	SLE 889.25
2008	64.74	8.21%	SLE 955.66
2007	59.83	11.65%	SLE 1,034
2006	53.58	—	SLE 1,155

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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 100.00 in 2006 has the same purchasing power as SLE 1,155 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.

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