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Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone, ( , also UK: , US: ; Krio: Salone) officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered to the southeast by Liberia and by Guinea to the north. Its land area is 73,252 km2 (28,283 sq mi). It has a tropical climate and environments ranging from savannas to rainforests. As of the 2023 census, Sierra Leone has a population of 8,908,040. Freetown is both its capital and its largest city. The country is divided into five administrative regions, which are further subdivided into 16 districts. Sierra Leone is a presidential republic, with a unicameral parliament and a directly elected president. It is a secular state. Its constitution provides for the separation of state and religion and freedom of conscience (which encompasses both freedom of thought and religion). Muslims constitute three-quarters of the population, and there is a significant Christian minority. Notably, religious tolerance is very high: it is both a social norm and part of the nation's cultural identity. Sierra Leone's current territorial configuration was established in two phases: in 1808, the coastal Sierra Leone Colony was founded as a place to resettle returning Africa... [More]
  • Last : 97,763.32-
  • High : 97,855.22-
  • Low : 94,780.50-
  • Max Fluctuation : 900.05-
  • Max Fluctuation % : 1.52%-
  • Open : 96,474.70-
  • Time : 12:44:39-
  • Yesterday : 96,473.17-
  • Change % : 1.34%-
  • Change : 1,290.15-
  • Last : 2,900.02-
  • High : 2,900.57-
  • Low : 2,860.39-
  • Max Fluctuation : 6.75-
  • Max Fluctuation % : 1.07%-
  • Open : 2,861.36-
  • Time : 12:45:02-
  • Yesterday : -
  • Change % : INF%-
  • Change : 2,900.02-
  • Last : 71.48-
  • High : 71.6-
  • Low : 70.84-
  • Max Fluctuation : 0.18-
  • Max Fluctuation % : 0.15%-
  • Open : 70.91-
  • Time : 12:45:01-
  • Yesterday : -
  • Change % : INF%-
  • Change : 71.48-
  • Last : 0.9681-
  • High : 0.9726-
  • Low : 0.9681-
  • Max Fluctuation : --
  • Max Fluctuation % : --
  • Open : 0.9723-
  • Time : 12:44:06-
  • Yesterday : -
  • Change % : INF%-
  • Change : 0.9681-

Sierra Leone Currency Markets

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
USD/SLL Ask 13091 - 13091 13091 0.00 0.00% 2022/05/31 Time 22:22
SLL/GBP Ask 0.0001 - 0.0001 0.0001 0.00 0.00% 2022/04/30 Time 14:39
SLL/USD Ask 0.0001 - 0.0001 0.0001 0.00 0.00% 2022/04/30 Time 14:32

Economic Indicators + Forecasts

  • Actual

  • Forecast

Indicator Last Time Previous Metric
Balance of Trade
-79.04 24 Aug -24.18 USD Million
CPI Housing Utilities
200 24 Nov 196 points
CPI Transportation
220 24 Nov 221 points
Central Bank Balance Sheet
9437 24 Aug 10005 SLL Million
Consumer Price Index CPI
235 24 Nov 235 points
Corporate Tax Rate
25 25 Dec 25 percent
Corruption Index
35 23 Dec 34 Points
Corruption Rank
108 23 Dec 110
Currency
22762 25 Jan 22905
Current Account
-320420 23 Dec -156702 USD Million
Current Account to GDP
-8 23 Dec -10.3 percent of GDP
Deposit Interest Rate
18.25 25 Jan 18.25 percent
Exports
93.04 24 Aug 118 USD Million
Fiscal Expenditure
2300 24 Sep 2347 SLL Million
Food Inflation
14.73 24 Nov 16.75 percent
GDP
3.81 23 Dec 4.09 USD Billion
GDP Annual Growth Rate
3.4 23 Dec 3.5 percent
GDP per Capita
635 23 Dec 627 USD
GDP per Capita PPP
1665 23 Dec 1644 USD
Government Budget
-6.5 23 Dec -4.8 percent of GDP
Government Budget Value
-417 24 Sep -786 SLL Million
Government Debt to GDP
88.9 23 Dec 95.8 percent of GDP
Government Revenues
1886 24 Sep 1564 SLL Million
Imports
172 24 Aug 142 USD Million
Inflation Rate
15.41 24 Nov 16.92 percent
Inflation Rate MoM
0.28 24 Nov 0.35 percent
Interbank Rate
26.19 24 Aug 25.89 percent
Interest Rate
24.75 25 Jan 24.75 percent
Lending Rate
27.75 25 Jan 27.75 percent
Military Expenditure
22.4 23 Dec 28 USD Million
Money Supply M1
13124 24 Aug 12762 SLL Million
Money Supply M2
28319 24 Aug 27998 SLL Million
Personal Income Tax Rate
15 25 Dec 15 percent
Population
8.79 23 Dec 8.61 Million
Terrorism Index
0 23 Dec 0 Points
Tourist Arrivals
6665 24 Jun 7017
Unemployment Rate
3.2 23 Dec 3.3 percent
Indicator Actual Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Metric
Consumer Price Index CPI 235 255.4 261.86 275.95 275.35 points
Current Account to GDP -8 -6 -6.2 -6.2 percent of GDP
Food Inflation 14.73 16 15 13.5 14 percent
GDP 3.81 4 4.21 4.43 USD Billion USD Billion
GDP Annual Growth Rate 3.4 5 percent
GDP per Capita 635 666.48 701.13 737.59 USD USD
GDP per Capita PPP 1665 1748 1839 1934 USD USD
Government Budget -6.5 -3.6 percent of GDP
Government Debt to GDP 88.9 78 76 74 percent of GDP
Inflation Rate 15.41 18 16 18 17 percent
Interest Rate 24.75 24.75 24.25 24.25 22.25 percent
Population 8.79 8.5 8.5 Million Million
Unemployment Rate 3.2 3.4 percent