Sierra Leone's government collected 14.6bn SLE (€566mn) in domestic revenue in the first nine months of 2026, 13.7% more than a year earlier and 65.7% of the full-year budget, the finance ministry's September fiscal report shows. Customs and excise receipts reached 49.4% of their annual target, while budget support grants totaled 369mn SLE (€14.3mn), or 9.8% of the amount budgeted.
Analysis: Collections grew only modestly faster than average consumer inflation of around 11.7% in January–August, implying roughly 2% real growth, by our calculation. The government collected 67.7% of its revised annual target in nine months and now needs about 2.3bn SLE (€89.9mn) each month through December, compared with an average of 1.6bn so far. Customs and excise are below half their targets, while no budget-support grants have been recorded since the first quarter. Continued weakness could constrain payments to suppliers and public projects. No publication date has been announced for October's fiscal figures.
Source: Ministry of Finance, Sierra Leone, Ministry of Finance, Statement of Fiscal Operations (Consolidated Fund) for the month ended 30th September 2026 (The Fiscal Report for September 2026), January-September 2026 and FY2026 (budget column); Ministry of Finance, Sierra Leone, Ministry of Finance, Statement of Fiscal Operations (Consolidated Fund) for the month ended 30 September 2025, January-September 2025; Sierra Eye, FY2026 Supplementary Budget, as reported, FY2026; Bank of Sierra Leone, Bank of Sierra Leone, Monetary Policy Report, September 2026, Q2 2026; Statistics Sierra Leone (Stats SL), Stats SL, Consumer Price Index Press Release August 2026, January 2026 and February 2026 and April 2026 and May 2026 and July 2026 and August 2026; Bank of Sierra Leone, BSL Monetary Policy Statement, September 2026 (scanned PDF, read by OCR), March 2026 and June 2026