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Sierra Leone

West Africa · ECOWAS · Currency : SLE

Real GDP growth 4.6 % 2025 · +0.3 pp GDP $7.46bn 2025 · +7.1 % GDP per capita $846 2025 · +4.9 % Inflation 7.5 % 2025 · −21.1 pp Official exchange rate 21.30 2023 · +51.7 % Current account balance -14.1 % 2024 · −6.3 pp Exports of goods and services 20.9 % 2025 · +3.6 pp Foreign direct investment, net inflows 2.4 % 2025 · +0.6 pp External debt stocks 31.1 % 2024 · −6.7 pp Population 8.82m 2025 · +2.1 % Unemployment 3.2 % 2025 · +0.0 pp Access to electricity 39.2 % 2024 · +3.7 pp

Real GDP growth · % a year

26.5 % -7.8 %
2000 2000 : 6.7 % ; 2025 : 4.6 % 2025

Inflation · % a year

47.6 % 4.6 %
2007 2007 : 11.6 % ; 2025 : 7.5 % 2025

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