Nominal Effecive Exchange Rate in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Nominal Effecive Exchange Rate was 61.98 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
61.98
Change on year
down 7.3%
World rank
99th
of 112 countries
All-time high
277.77
in 2001
All-time low
61.98
in 2018
Years of data
19
2000–2018

Nominal Effecive Exchange Rate in Sierra Leone, 2000–2018

501001502002503002000200920182000: 253.42001: 277.82002: 2532003: 198.72004: 158.92005: 147.22006: 142.62007: 131.92008: 125.52009: 119.22010: 1002011: 89.62012: 94.32013: 94.92014: 932015: 94.32016: 78.52017: 66.92018: 62

Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.

Analysis

Sierra Leone recorded 61.98 for nominal effecive exchange rate in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 50.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nominal effecive exchange rate in Sierra Leone peaked at 277.77 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 61.98, in 2018.

Sierra Leone ranks 99th of 112 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 180.83 119.24 277.77 10
2010s 85.96 61.98 100 9

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

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  2. 97 Colombia 65.73 compare
  3. 98 Tunisia 63.68 compare
  4. 100 Zambia 61.28 compare
  5. 101 South Africa 51.98 compare
  6. 102 Russia 51.15 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nominal effecive exchange rate in Sierra Leone?
Nominal effecive exchange rate in Sierra Leone was 61.98 in 2018, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
What is the highest nominal effecive exchange rate recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 277.77 in 2001.
What is the lowest nominal effecive exchange rate recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 61.98 in 2018.
How does Sierra Leone rank for nominal effecive exchange rate?
Sierra Leone ranks 99th out of 112 countries with data for 2018.
Is nominal effecive exchange rate rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as part of Nominal Effecive Exchange Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Nominal Effecive Exchange Rate
Source
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,930 data points, 1994–2024
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A measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of several foreign currencies