Country
Sierra Leone SLE
band < 35
score date 2026-09-08
Sierra Leone sovereign credibility, in brief
Sierra Leone scores 29.6 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band < 35. That ranks it 41 of 44 in Sub-Saharan Africa, the 9th percentile of the region. CPI 14.8% (implicit target) — weak credibility (30/100).
As of 2026-09-08 · scored daily from public data under methodology v6
Regional standing
Rank 41/44 in Sub-Saharan Africa · 9th percentile
In one line
CPI 14.8% (implicit target) — weak credibility (30/100)
Sierra Leone's regional peers
Browse all of Sub-Saharan Africa →Sierra Leone holds #144 on the headline ranking, against 43 others we score in Sub-Saharan Africa. 37 of them sit in a stronger band than Sierra Leone and none in a weaker one. Their split: 26 in 50–65, 11 in 35–50, 6 in < 35. Uganda tops them at #22; Sudan closes them at #154. Closest either side of Sierra Leone: Ethiopia at #142 and Malawi at #146. 11 of the 43 are monitored rather than ranked — the dashes below. At the bottom step, the peer that matters is whoever exited it most recently. Without a week-earlier reading there is no direction to set against the table yet. Same seven dimensions, same sources, same day.
| Rank | Country | Credibility band |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Uganda | 50–65 |
| 39 | Ghana | 50–65 |
| 48 | Tanzania | 50–65 |
| 52 | Kenya | 50–65 |
| 56 | Cabo Verde | 50–65 |
| 58 | Liberia | 50–65 |
| 59 | South Africa | 50–65 |
| 77 | Eswatini | 50–65 |
| 80 | Guinea | 50–65 |
| 87 | Mauritius | 50–65 |
| 100 | Gambia, The | 50–65 |
| 102 | Congo, Rep. | 50–65 |
| 105 | Namibia | 50–65 |
| 106 | Cameroon | 50–65 |
| 109 | Gabon | 50–65 |
| 111 | Zambia | 50–65 |
| 112 | Eritrea | 50–65 |
| 118 | Botswana | 35–50 |
| 122 | Madagascar | 35–50 |
| 123 | Lesotho | 35–50 |
| 126 | Zimbabwe | 35–50 |
| 129 | Nigeria | 35–50 |
| 131 | Burundi | 35–50 |
| 132 | Mauritania | 35–50 |
| 133 | Angola | 35–50 |
| 134 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 35–50 |
| 140 | Rwanda | 35–50 |
| 141 | Mozambique | < 35 |
| 142 | Ethiopia | < 35 |
| 146 | Malawi | < 35 |
| 149 | South Sudan | < 35 |
| 154 | Sudan | < 35 |
| — | Benin | 50–65 |
| — | Burkina Faso | 50–65 |
| — | Central African Republic | 50–65 |
| — | Chad | 50–65 |
| — | Cote d'Ivoire | 50–65 |
| — | Equatorial Guinea | 35–50 |
| — | Mali | 50–65 |
| — | Niger | 50–65 |
| — | Senegal | 50–65 |
| — | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | < 35 |
| — | Togo | 50–65 |
Rank is the position in the full cross-country ranking, not within Sub-Saharan Africa. 32 of these 43 carry one. Composite scores are part of a subscription.
Questions about the Sierra Leone score
- What does a score of 29.6 mean for Sierra Leone?
- 29.6/100, band < 35: target and outturn are barely related, which is what a lost anchor looks like. That is 20.4 points below the 50 mid-point of the scale. Seven weighted dimensions produce the figure and no analyst adjusts it afterwards. Nothing in it is a forecast — it grades what Sierra Leone's central bank has already done, said and delivered.
- How often is Sierra Leone's score updated?
- Nightly, off that day's public releases; this page carries the 2026-09-08 run. There is no reading from seven days ago to set this one against. A 90-day trailing average damps single prints, so a weekly move past a couple of points is a real one. Tomorrow's run replaces the 2026-09-08 figure outright rather than revising it in place.
- What is the < 35 credibility band?
- Five bands cut the scale — ≥ 80, 65–80, 50–65, 35–50, < 35 — and < 35 is step 5. Sierra Leone clears its 0 floor by 29.6 and stops 5.4 short of 35. Nothing sits below < 35; the step back up is 35–50. Bands grade monetary behaviour, not default risk, so none of this is a credit rating.
In the full profile
Seven-dimension breakdown · Executive summary · 90-day trend · Macro indicators · Peer comparisons
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