Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone’s economy by topic
Pick a topic: the latest checked figures and every Alama Report story on it.
Updated November 5, 2026
- Economy
The latest checked official figures on Sierra Leone’s economy: prices, growth, public debt and the cost of borrowing. - Trade
Sierra Leone’s goods trade from official statistics: exports, imports and the balance. - Energy, oil and gas
Fuel prices, power and hydrocarbons in Sierra Leone, from official sources. - Mining
Mine output, mineral exports and mining projects in Sierra Leone, from official statistics and company reports.
Public tenders in Sierra Leone →
Country at a glance
- Population
- 8.8mn (2025)
- Capital
- Freetown
- Languages
- English (official in practice). Krio is the lingua franca, understood by about 95% of people; Mende and Temne are the largest first languages.
- Currency
- Sierra Leonean leone (SLE; new leone since 2022)
- GDP
- $7.5bn (2025) · $846 per person
- Real GDP growth
- 4.6% (2025)
- Inflation
- 7.5% (2025, annual average)
- Regional groupings
- ECOWAS · WAMZ · AfCFTA
Sources: World Bank, World Development Indicators (population, GDP, growth, inflation); languages (Université Laval). These yearly benchmarks complement the checked figures on the topic pages.
Latest stories
- Sierra Leone remittances rise 16% annually despite quarterly decline · November 5, 2026
- Sierra Leone domestic revenue rises 13.7%, but customs receipts lag · November 5, 2026
- Sierra Leone core inflation hits 25.6%, far above headline rate · November 5, 2026
- Sierra Leone petrol price exceeds cost formula as diesel subsidy shrinks · November 5, 2026
- Sierra Leone nine-month fiscal deficit already exceeds annual target · November 5, 2026
- Sierra Leone says Feed Salone program supported 22,000 jobs · October 29, 2026
- Sierra Leone plans West African investment summit for mid-November · October 29, 2026
- Sierra Leone labor ministry intervenes as Marampa Mines suspends work · October 29, 2026
- Sierra Leone's Marampa Mines plans temporary halt amid high costs · October 29, 2026
- ROCKCEM lifts Sierra Leone cement investment to $60mn, plans depot · October 29, 2026