Sierra Leone

Updated 11 October 2026

Diesel & Petrol Prices in Sierra Leone

#29 of 33 in region
Diesel
45.00 SLE /Litre

€1.75

↑ +23.6% vs. region avg. ↑ +15.5% vs. world
Petrol
40.00 SLE /L

↑16% vs. region avg.

Kerosene
44.10 SLE /L
Calculator · Diesel

Full tank (80 L, diesel)

3,600 SLE

€140 · $157

100 km (10 L/100 km, diesel)

450.00 SLE

€17.49 · $19.61

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Dynamics · Petrol

€0.04 per 1 SLE · updated weekly

39.5 40 40.5 12.09 19.09 27.09 03.10 11.10 40 SLE
min 40 SLE max 40 SLE —
44.44 45 45.56 12.09 19.09 27.09 03.10 11.10 45 SLE
min 45 SLE max 45 SLE —
41.48 43.05 44.63 12.09 19.09 27.09 03.10 11.10 44.1 SLE
min 42 SLE max 44.1 SLE —

When this section launched, some countries had few price sources, so the earliest points on the chart may be inaccurate. We keep adding new sources — recent data is more reliable.

Neighbours where it's cheaper

Liberia ↓6%
Diesel
313.64 LRD
Petrol
256.56 LRD
LPG
—
Guinea ↓31%
Diesel
12,000.00 GNF
Petrol
12,000.00 GNF
LPG
—
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Region Africa

Diesel · Litre

Popular route

Freetown → Conakry

SL SL GN GN

Distance

300 km

Fuel cost

~€46

Est. time

~1 day

Distance

Fuel cost

Est. time

Freetown → Monrovia

510 km · ~€88 · ~1 day

SL Sierra Leone 380 km · LR Liberia 130 km

Fuel Prices in Sierra Leone — Overview

Current fuel prices in Sierra Leone: Petrol — 40.00 SLE/L (€1.55/L · $1.74/L), Diesel — 45.00 SLE/L (€1.75/L · $1.96/L), Kerosene — 44.10 SLE/L (€1.71/L · $1.92/L).

Available fuel grades in Sierra Leone: Petrol, Diesel, Kerosene.

The local gasoline grade is Petrol.

Sierra Leone ranks #29 out of 33 countries in Africa by diesel price.

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Average pump price ( · Sierra Leone) ≈ . Below — how much of it is crude, refining, logistics and taxes. ()

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An estimated market model: the crude part is from the current Brent price, refining and logistics from the methodology, tax as the residual (retail price − cost). Not the accounting cost of a specific refinery and not a forecast.

FAQ — Fuel Prices in Sierra Leone

Data is collected automatically from government sources (EU Oil Bulletin, Statistics Norway, etc.) and independent aggregators, with selective manual cross-verification from at least two sources. Official data takes priority.

Updated: 11.10.2026

Prices are for reference only and may differ from actual prices at specific fuel stations.

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PRA Sierra Leone (National Petroleum Regulatory Authority) · pra.gov.sl

License CC BY 4.0 — free use, distribution and adaptation with attribution to OpenVan.camp. Fuel data updated: 11 October 2026.

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