Real interest rate fell 82.1% to 2.86% in Sierra Leone in 2017, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, real interest rate in Sierra Leone reached an all time high of 27.1% in 2002 and an all time low of -51.6% in 1987.
Sierra Leone has been ranked 71st within the group of 108 countries we follow in terms of real interest rate, 59 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Real Interest Rate | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
Algeria | % | 8.10% | 8.33% | 15.5% | 6.35% | 1.51% | ||||||||||||||||
Burkina Faso | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7.58% | 6.00% | 7.55% | 2.62% | 3.67% | ... | ... | ||||||||
Ghana | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Guinea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
Ivory Coast | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.52% | 1.38% | -26.2% | 7.54% | 7.11% | ... | ... | ||||||||
Liberia | % | 9.45% | 11.5% | 12.4% | 8.33% | 15.8% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Mali | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.60% | 4.02% | 2.21% | 3.89% | 3.14% | ... | ... | ||||||||
Mauritania | % | 12.0% | 32.8% | 22.9% | 5.21% | 12.9% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Niger | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.68% | 5.77% | 2.82% | 3.87% | 4.26% | ... | ... | ||||||||
Senegal | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.18% | 7.62% | 4.04% | 4.30% | 4.51% | ... | ... | ||||||||
Sierra Leone | % | 12.8% | 17.3% | -0.113% | 20.8% | 7.39% |