Sierra Leone international reserves
Total reserves
$402M
Data for April 2025
1-month change
-4.3%
12-month change
-11.5%
High since 2000
$972M
August 2021
Monthly history (IMF)
$402 million
April 2025+793.3% vs January 2000
Gross reserves in US dollars with gold at market value. Source: IMF, International Liquidity.
Composition
What the central bank holds its reserves in, as of April 2025.
- Foreign exchange$108M · 26.9%
- SDRs$294M · 73.1%
Gold
Sierra Leone does not report gold holdings.
In context
Reserves per person
US$ 46
Reserves as % of GDP (2025)
5.4%
Months of imports covered
2.3
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.