Sierra Leone

Economic overview and key indicators for Sierra Leone, from the World Bank and the IMF, with downloadable data.

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Economic overview

At a glance

Region: West Africa
Income group: Low income
Capital: Freetown
Population: 8.8m (2025)
GDP: $7.5bn (2025)
GDP per person: $846 (2025)
Real growth: 4.6% (2025)
Inflation: 7.5% (2025)

Indicator profile

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GDP and growth

GDP $7.5bn US$ · 2025 World Bank WDI · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD

GDP growth 4.6% % · 2025 World Bank WDI · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG

GDP per capita $846 US$ · 2025 World Bank WDI · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD

Inflation

Inflation (consumer prices) 7.5% % · 2025 World Bank WDI · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG

Exchange rates

Official exchange rate (per US$) 21.30 LCU per US$ · 2023 World Bank WDI · PA.NUS.FCRF

Interest rates

Lending interest rate 21.4% % · 2025 World Bank WDI · FR.INR.LEND

Real interest rate 18.3% % · 2025 World Bank WDI · FR.INR.RINR

Government revenue and expenditure

Government revenue — % of GDP · not available IMF World Economic Outlook · GGR_NGDP

Government expenditure — % of GDP · not available IMF World Economic Outlook · GGX_NGDP

Tax revenue (central government) — % of GDP · not available World Bank WDI · GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS

Public debt

Government gross debt 50.1% % of GDP · 2026 IMF World Economic Outlook · GGXWDG_NGDP

External debt stocks $2.3bn US$ · 2024 World Bank WDI · DT.DOD.DECT.CD

External trade

Exports of goods and services $1.6bn US$ · 2025 World Bank WDI · NE.EXP.GNFS.CD

Imports of goods and services $2.1bn US$ · 2025 World Bank WDI · NE.IMP.GNFS.CD

Trade (exports plus imports) 49.1% % of GDP · 2025 World Bank WDI · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS

Total reserves (incl. gold) $433.3m US$ · 2024 World Bank WDI · FI.RES.TOTL.CD

Investment

Foreign direct investment, net inflows 2.4% % of GDP · 2025 World Bank WDI · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS

Labour market

Unemployment (ILO estimate) 3.2% % · 2025 World Bank WDI · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS

Labour force participation 53.4% % of population 15+ · 2025 World Bank WDI · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS

Population 8.8m people · 2025 World Bank WDI · SP.POP.TOTL

Urban population 45.9% % of total · 2025 World Bank WDI · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS

Industries

Agriculture 29.5% % of GDP · 2025 World Bank WDI · NV.AGR.TOTL.ZS

Industry 25.7% % of GDP · 2025 World Bank WDI · NV.IND.TOTL.ZS

Services 41.6% % of GDP · 2025 World Bank WDI · NV.SRV.TOTL.ZS

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Sources: World Bank World Development Indicators and IMF World Economic Outlook, refreshed weekly. International figures can differ from national releases and lag them by a year or more. Methodology.