Broad money growth (annual %) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Broad money growth (annual %) was 19.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Broad money growth in Sierra Leone, 1961–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for broad money growth in Sierra Leone is 19.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 119.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money growth in Sierra Leone peaked at 131,119.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, -99.9%, in 2015.
Sierra Leone ranks 26th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Broad money growth (annual %) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.5% | — |
| 1962 | 9.4% | +10.8% |
| 1963 | 0.2% | -97.5% |
| 1964 | 10.1% | +4206.6% |
| 1965 | 4.5% | -55.1% |
| 1966 | 4.5% | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 2.2% | -50.0% |
| 1968 | 23.7% | +961.8% |
| 1969 | 17.4% | -26.9% |
| 1970 | -5.6% | -132.2% |
| 1971 | 11.1% | -298.2% |
| 1972 | 17.6% | +59.2% |
| 1973 | 26.1% | +48.1% |
| 1974 | 18.6% | -28.7% |
| 1975 | 8.3% | -55.3% |
| 1976 | 22.2% | +166.2% |
| 1977 | 21.7% | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 31.6% | +45.7% |
| 1979 | 19.7% | -37.8% |
| 1980 | 21.6% | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 2.6% | -87.8% |
| 1982 | 56.8% | +2065.6% |
| 1983 | 31.6% | -44.3% |
| 1984 | 28.3% | -10.5% |
| 1985 | 71.1% | +151.1% |
| 1986 | 88.4% | +24.3% |
| 1987 | 64.0% | -27.6% |
| 1988 | 56.9% | -11.2% |
| 1989 | 74.2% | +30.5% |
| 1990 | 74.0% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 76.2% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 33.2% | -56.4% |
| 1993 | 21.9% | -34.0% |
| 1994 | 8.8% | -59.8% |
| 1995 | 19.6% | +122.7% |
| 1996 | 29.6% | +51.2% |
| 1997 | 47.1% | +59.0% |
| 1998 | 11.3% | -76.1% |
| 1999 | 37.8% | +235.5% |
| 2000 | 12.1% | -68.1% |
| 2001 | 131,119.0% | +1085699.7% |
| 2002 | 29.1% | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 22.0% | -24.3% |
| 2004 | 20.2% | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 31.1% | +54.6% |
| 2006 | 21.7% | -30.5% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | -21.0% |
| 2008 | 26.5% | +55.1% |
| 2009 | 34.5% | +30.1% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | -30.0% |
| 2011 | 29.6% | +22.7% |
| 2012 | 22.0% | -25.8% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | -51.4% |
| 2014 | 23.9% | +124.0% |
| 2015 | -99.9% | -517.7% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | -117.9% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | -60.9% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | +106.7% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 38.2% | +166.8% |
| 2021 | 22.1% | -42.2% |
| 2022 | 41.7% | +89.3% |
| 2023 | 32.8% | -21.4% |
| 2024 | 18.2% | -44.6% |
| 2025 | 19.1% | +5.3% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 19.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 13.7%, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 19.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.5%, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Broad money growth (annual %) in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +1085699.7% | 12.1% | 131,119.0% |
| 1964 | +4206.6% | 0.2% | 10.1% |
| 1982 | +2065.6% | 2.6% | 56.8% |
| 1968 | +961.8% | 2.2% | 23.7% |
| 2015 | -517.7% | 23.9% | -99.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.0% | 0.2% | 23.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.1% | -5.6% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.6% | 2.6% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.0% | 8.8% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,133.3% | 12.1% | 131,119.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | -99.9% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 18.2% | 41.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More financial sector data for Sierra Leone
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0027 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money growth in Sierra Leone?
- Broad money growth in Sierra Leone was 19.1% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money growth recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 131,119.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest broad money growth recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -99.9% in 2015.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for broad money growth?
- Sierra Leone ranks 26th out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broad money growth rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.