Liberia vs Sierra Leone: Real interest rate
Real interest rate over time
- Liberia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 18.3% against 16.3% in Liberia, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 8th and Sierra Leone ranks 6th of 148 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.1% | -19.2% | 31.4% | Liberia |
| 1990s | 15.8% | -1.6% | 17.4% | Liberia |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 5.9% | 0.5% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 7.8% | 1.2% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher real interest rate, Liberia or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 18.3% against 16.3% in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in real interest rate between Liberia and Sierra Leone?
- 2.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2017.
- How do Liberia and Sierra Leone rank globally for real interest rate?
- Liberia ranks 8th and Sierra Leone ranks 6th of 148 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Real interest rate (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An interest rate is the amount charged, expressed as a percentage of the principal over a period of time, by the owners of certain kinds of financial assets for putting the financial assets at the disposal of another institutional unit. The real interest rate is the lending interest rate adjusted for inflation as measured by the GDP deflator. The terms and conditions attached to lending rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.