Sierra Leone Fintech Statistics (2026)

36 sourced fintech statistics topics for Sierra Leone, drawn from World Bank and IMF datasets. Digital Payment Adoption in Sierra Leone stood at 36.7% in 2024.

Country profile

Sierra Leone at a glance

Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income

Population: 8.6M (2024)
GDP (current US$): $7B (2024)
Internet use (% of population): 25.1% (2024)

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators; each value cites its own data year.

Available statistics

Topics for Sierra Leone (36)

Financial Inclusion

Account Ownership 38.6% (2024)
ATM Density 1.3 per 100,000 adults (2023)
Bank Account Ownership 15% (2024)
Bank Branch Density 2.5 per 100,000 adults (2023)
Bank Depositors 426.3 per 1,000 adults (2023)
Formal & Mobile Money Savings 22% (2024)
Formal Savings 6.2% (2024)

Fraud & Financial Cybersecurity

Secure Internet Servers 11.3 per 1 million people (2024)

Insurtech

Insurance & Financial Services Trade 32.7% (2024)

Mobile Wallets

Mobile Money Account Ownership 32.2% (2024)
Mobile Subscriptions 107.9 per 100 people (2022)

Payroll & Earned Wage Access

Mobile Wage Payments 2.8% (2024)
Wage Payments into Accounts 5% (2024)

Personal Finance Apps

Deposit Interest Rates 6.8% (2024)

Regtech & Compliance

Bank Liquid Reserves 16.4% (2024)

Remittances & Cross-Border Payments

Account-Based Domestic Remittances 38.9% (2024)
Domestic Remittances 52.6% (2024)
International Migrant Population 0.6% (2024)
Remittance Costs 10.3% (2023)
Remittance Inflows $320.8 million (2024)
Remittance Outflows $9.7 million (2024)

Sierra Leone Fintech Statistics (2026)

Sierra Leone at a glance

Topics for Sierra Leone (36)

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