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% |
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