Country · SLE
Sierra Leone · Economy
Period
Sierra Leone: GDP of 7.7 bn$ in 2025 (IMF), +15.4 % since 2020 in current dollars. Growth in 2025: +4.8 %.
Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook (October 2026) · copied on 2026-11-11
- GDP, current dollars
- 7.7 bn$
- 2025 · +15.4 % since 2020
- GDP per capita
- 874 $
- 2025 · +3.5 % since 2020
- Inflation
- 7.6 %
- 2025 · −5.8 pt since 2020
- Public debt
- 51.4 %
- 2025 · +5.0 pt since 2020
GDP, current dollars
Billions of current dollars · dashed: estimates and projections
Chart data as a table
| Year | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 6.8 bn$ |
| 2016 | 6.0 bn$ |
| 2017 | 5.8 bn$ |
| 2018 | 6.4 bn$ |
| 2019 | 6.5 bn$ |
| 2020 | 6.7 bn$ |
| 2021 | 7.2 bn$ |
| 2022 | 7.1 bn$ |
| 2023 | 6.4 bn$ |
| 2024 | 7.0 bn$ |
| 2025 · estimate | 7.7 bn$ |
| 2026 · projection | 8.5 bn$ |
| 2027 · projection | 8.8 bn$ |
| 2028 · projection | 9.3 bn$ |
| 2029 · projection | 9.7 bn$ |
| 2030 · projection | 10.2 bn$ |
In its region
GDP in current dollars, 2020 → 2025
- 11 The Gambia +53.8 %
- 12 Senegal +50.9 %
- 13 Mali +50.3 %
- 14 Sierra Leone +15.4 %
- 15 Nigeria −51.5 %
All indicators
Value in 2025 and change since 2020
| Indicator | 2020 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | −1.3 % | +4.8 % | +6.1 pt |
| GDP, current dollars | 6.7 bn$ | 7.7 bn$ | +15.4 % |
| GDP per capita | 844 $ | 874 $ | +3.5 % |
| GDP per capita, PPP | 2,719 $ | 3,733 $ | +37.3 % |
| Inflation | 13.4 % | 7.6 % | −5.8 pt |
| Public debt | 46.4 % | 51.4 % | +5.0 pt |
| Population | 7.9 M | 8.8 M | +11.5 % |
| Fiscal balance | −3.5 % | −4.2 % | −0.7 pt |
| Current account | −5.8 % | −5.2 % | +0.6 pt |
| Unemployment | n/a | n/a | n/a |