Sierra Leone: USD exchange rate

The currency chart for Sierra Leone shows historical data for the Sierra Leonean Leones per USD exchange rate. These are monthly averages and not end-of-month currency values. An increase means depreciation against the USD as one can exchange more Sierra Leonean Leones per USD. Depreciation implies that goods from Sierra Leone become cheaper to export and it becomes cheaper for foreigners to visit Sierra Leone.

The series for Sierra Leone are available from September 2004 to August 2024. For that period, the average exchange rate for Sierra Leone was 6872.8374 Sierra Leonean Leones per USD with a minimum of 2371.3297 Sierra Leonean Leones per USD in June 2006 and a maximum of 19700.7915 Sierra Leonean Leones per USD in February 2024. The most recent available data point is 19678.6479 Sierra Leonean Leones per USD, a change of 0% from the previous data point of 19678.6479 Sierra Leonean Leones per USD and a change of 0% from a year ago when the level was 19678.6479 Sierra Leonean Leones per USD.

Currency values in Sierra Leone and elsewhere have different driving forces over the short-run and the long-run. Countries may have fixed or floating exchange rate regimes or be part of monetary unions. They may experience currency crises. These and other issues are discussed in detail on our Exchange rate page.