Deposit interest rate in Sierra Leone in 2025 — 7.04%. Ranked 14 in the world out of 70. Since 1977, the indicator has risen by 0.04 pp.
1977–2025 · % per annum
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.04 | +0.24 pp |
| 2024 | 6.79 | +1.1 pp |
| 2023 | 5.7 | +0.32 pp |
| 2022 | 5.38 | +0.01 pp |
| 2021 | 5.37 | −0.27 pp |
| 2020 | 5.64 | −0.76 pp |
| 2019 | 6.4 | +0.33 pp |
| 2018 | 6.08 | +0.55 pp |
| 2017 | 5.53 | +0.17 pp |
| 2016 | 5.36 | +0.88 pp |
| 2015 | 4.49 | −2.12 pp |
| 2014 | 6.61 | −2.3 pp |
| 2013 | 8.91 | −1.48 pp |
| 2012 | 10.39 | +0.08 pp |
| 2011 | 10.31 | +0.84 pp |
| 2010 | 9.47 | −0.26 pp |
| 2009 | 9.72 | −0.87 pp |
| 2008 | 10.59 | −0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 10.79 | −0.35 pp |
| 2006 | 11.14 | −0.66 pp |
| 2005 | 11.8 | +0.63 pp |
| 2004 | 11.17 | +1.5 pp |
| 2003 | 9.67 | +0.27 pp |
| 2002 | 9.4 | +1.63 pp |
| 2001 | 7.77 | −1.48 pp |
| 2000 | 9.25 | −0.26 pp |
| 1999 | 9.5 | +2.38 pp |
| 1998 | 7.12 | −2.78 pp |
| 1997 | 9.91 | −4.05 pp |
| 1996 | 13.96 | +6.93 pp |
| 1995 | 7.03 | −4.6 pp |
| 1994 | 11.63 | −15.37 pp |
| 1993 | 27 | −27.67 pp |
| 1992 | 54.67 | +6.87 pp |
| 1991 | 47.8 | +7.3 pp |
| 1990 | 40.5 | +20.5 pp |
| 1989 | 20 | +3.67 pp |
| 1988 | 16.33 | +3.67 pp |
| 1987 | 12.67 | −1.5 pp |
| 1986 | 14.17 | +2.83 pp |
| 1985 | 11.33 | −0.67 pp |
| 1984 | 12 | +1 pp |
| 1983 | 11 | +1 pp |
| 1982 | 10 | +0 pp |
| 1981 | 10 | +0.83 pp |
| 1980 | 9.17 | +1.92 pp |
| 1979 | 7.25 | +0.25 pp |
| 1978 | 7 | +0 pp |
| 1977 | 7 | — |
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The average rate banks pay on time deposits of residents. Set against inflation it shows whether savings keep their purchasing power: if the deposit rate is below inflation, the real return on deposits is negative.
Important: There are no aggregates for country groups: the correct weight is the volume of deposits, and we have no such series. Adding rates without weights is meaningless: the rate of a country with a tiny banking system would weigh as much as that of a large one.
Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.
The average rate at which banks lend to businesses and households.
Finance Real interest rateThe lending rate less inflation — the true cost of borrowed money.
Economy Consumer price inflationThe annual change in the consumer price index, in percent.
Finance Current account balanceThe balance of a country's external transactions as a percent of GDP: surplus or deficit.
Finance Current account balance (World Bank)The current account balance as a percent of GDP from World Bank data.
Finance Broad money (% of GDP)The amount of money in the economy as a percent of GDP — the depth of the financial system.
