Country
Sierra Leone SLE
score date 2026-10-10 · 30d +0.1
Seven dimensions
Credibility gap7.2
IMF / national CPI · as of 2026-08-01 · coverage: bronze
Behind the curve—
BIS policy rates + CPI · as of 2026-04-01 · coverage: bronze
Communication—
Central-bank statements · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Geopolitical49.9
GDELT · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Growth53.3
World Bank WDI / IMF WEO · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Liquidity54.1
IMF BOP / BIS / FRED · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Governance34.9
World Bank WGI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Sierra Leone sovereign credibility, in brief
Sierra Leone scores 27.8 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band < 35. That ranks it 40 of 43 in Sub-Saharan Africa, the 9th percentile of the region. The score has risen 0.9 points over the past seven days. CPI 15.7% (implicit target) — weak credibility (28/100) | slightly improving.
As of 2026-10-10 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8
Peer context
Rank 40/43 in Sub-Saharan Africa · 9th percentile
Region avg 49.3 · best 61.7 · worst 14.1
Ranked either side
- Ethiopia 32.0
- Rwanda 30.1
- Malawi 19.5
- South Sudan 17.3
90-day trend
External pulse
- Port trade momentum, 30d YoY
- +3.3%
- as of 2026-10-11
- Commodity terms-of-trade, 12m change
- +0.6%
- as of 2026-10-11
Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org) · Terms-of-trade: IMF Commodity Terms of Trade
Key indicators
External & activity
| Cpi monthly index | 284.0 | 2026-08-01 | ILO CPI |
| Current account (% GDP) | -14.1% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| FDI inflows (% GDP) | 2.4% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP growth, annual | 4.6% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Nightlights radiance (monthly sum) | 8709.2 | 2025-12-01 | World Bank / NASA Black Marble |
| Nightlights radiance, YoY | -71.6% | 2025-12-01 | derived |
| Remittances (% GDP) | 4.6% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Reserves (months of imports) | 1.8 mo | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Trade openness (% GDP) | 49.1% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate | 3.1% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate (ILO) | 1.6% | 2018-12-31 | ILO |
Structure
| External debt (% GNI) | 31.1% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP per capita (USD) | $846 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Labor force participation | 66.2% | 2018-12-31 | ILO |
| WGI: control of corruption | -0.8 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: government effectiveness | -0.9 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: political stability | -0.4 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: regulatory quality | -1.1 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: rule of law | -0.8 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: voice & accountability | -0.5 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
Nightlights: World Bank / NASA Black Marble VIIRS (CC BY 4.0)
Follow the moves
Every figure above is recomputed daily from public data, with the source and as-of date shown for each one. The weekly briefing says which scores moved, and why.