The Six / West Africa / Sierra Leone
☀ Region 2: Western Africa
Sierra Leone
African Union member state in Western Africa. Currency: SLE.
GDP$8.3B2026
Real GDP growth4.5%2026 (projection)
Inflation7.5%2026
Macro Pulse56 / 100how it is scored
Indicators
Latest available value for each indicator, with its source and reporting period. Values older than our freshness limits are not shown.
| Indicator | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDP (Current USD) | $8.3B | 2026 | International Monetary Fund (via Africa-API) |
| GDP Growth (Annual %) | 4.5% | 2026 | International Monetary Fund (via Africa-API) |
| GDP Per Capita (Current USD) | $919 | 2026 | International Monetary Fund (via Africa-API) |
| Inflation (CPI) | 7.5% | 2026 | International Monetary Fund (via Africa-API) |
| Official Exchange Rate (Latest) | 24.13 | Sep 2026 | World Bank (via Africa-API) |
| Public Debt (% GDP) | 44.3% | 2026 | International Monetary Fund (via Africa-API) |
| Fiscal Balance (% GDP) | -2.2% | 2026 | International Monetary Fund (via Africa-API) |
| Current Account Balance (% GDP) | -3.3% | 2026 | International Monetary Fund (via Africa-API) |
| Total Reserves (Including Gold, Current USD) | $433M | 2024 | World Bank (via Africa-API) |
| FDI Net Inflows | $177M | 2025 | United Nations Trade and Development (via Africa-API) |
| Personal Remittances Received (Current USD) | $321M | 2024 | World Bank (via Africa-API) |
| Personal Remittances Received (% GDP) | 4.6% | 2024 | World Bank (via Africa-API) |
| Trade Balance (USD) | −$546M | 2025 | World Bank (via Africa-API) |
| Trade Openness (% GDP) | 49.1% | 2025 | World Bank (via Africa-API) |
| External Debt Stocks (% GNI) | 31.1% | 2024 | World Bank (via Africa-API) |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.2% | 2025 | World Bank (via Africa-API) |
| Total Population | 8,819,794 | 2025 | World Bank (via Africa-API) |
| Access to Electricity | 39.2% | 2024 | World Bank (via Africa-API) |
| Political Stability Estimate | -0.39 | 2025 | World Bank (via Africa-API) |
| Regulatory Quality Estimate | -1.10 | 2025 | World Bank (via Africa-API) |
| Rule of Law Estimate | -0.84 | 2025 | World Bank (via Africa-API) |
| Liner Shipping Connectivity Index | 7.34 | 2021 | World Bank (via Africa-API) |
Policy & citizenship
- Citizenship for African Americans with Sierra Leonean DNA ancestry EnactedPresident Julius Maada Bio conferred citizenship and passports on 22 African Americans who traced their roots to Sierra Leone through DNA analysis. The EastAfrican