The Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa that is bordered by Guinea to the northeast, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the southwest. Link to external site : Website for Sierra Leone |  |
| Wallets | |
| Development | Developing |
| Send or Receive |
Receive Register/Log In |
| GDP ($m) |
1,663.52 Register/Log In |
| HDI classification | Low |
| Mobile Connections (m) |
2.635 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Currency | SLL |
| Class | |
| CountryISO | SL |
| Sovereignity | Country |
| Territory of | - NA - |
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| Channel Analysis |
No data to report Upgrade to Bronze |
| COT Analysis |
No data to report Upgrade to Bronze |
| Persona Analysis |
No data to report Upgrade to Bronze |
| Products |
No data to report Upgrade to Bronze |
| PI Analysis |
No data to report Upgrade to Bronze |
| Central Bank | |
| Key Regulations | |
| Type of law |
Hybrid Upgrade to Bronze |
| Legal System |
Mixed legal system of English common law and customary law Upgrade to Bronze |
| Law is based on | |
| Approach |
Ex Ante Upgrade to Bronze |
| Sectors active in Digital Money |
NonBank Upgrade to Bronze |
| Exclusivity | |
| Certainty | |
| Openness | |
| Proportionate? | |
| Allowed Models |
NB Led Upgrade to Bronze |
| DominantModel |
TP Led Upgrade to Bronze |
| E-Money | |
| Payment | |
| Agent | |
| Money Transfer | |
| Taxation |
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| Population m | 5.85 |
| Adult % | 57.00 |
| Migrants % |
2.00 Register/Log In |
| Stock Immigrants ('000) |
106.80 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Emigration Rate % | |
| Internal Migrants ('000) |
600.00 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Internal Migration Rate % |
19.00 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Intl Movement Rate % | |
| Urban % | 37.00 |
| Female % | 45.70 |
| Literate % | 38.10 |
| Annual Growth % |
| Mobile Penetration % | 39.41 |
| Banked % | 13.00 |
| Access to FS % | 13.00 |
| Internet % | 0.00 |
| Branches per 100k adults | 0.00 |
| ATMs per 100k adults | 0.00 |
| POS per 100k adults | 0.00 |
| Prepaid % | 99.00 |
| Prepaid SIM Registration | |
| MobileUnbanked (m) | 2.01 |
| Monthly ARPU | |
| Cards 2010 ('000) | |
| Propensity % |
| Overall | |
| Population | |
| On Remittance Sent | |
| On Remittance Received | |
| Mobile Unbanked | |
| Migrant % | |
| MP % | |
| Banked % | |
| Development |
| Can Provide Payments? | |
| Can Market under Brand? | |
| Can issue E-Money? | |
| Can Open Customer Account? |
Yes with Proportionate KYC rules Upgrade to Bronze |
| Can Own Customer? | |
| Can do Cash In/Cash Out? | |
| Can offer Domestic Money Transfer? | |
| Can offer International Money Transfer? |
| Importance for Digital Money | |
| Digital Money Adoption |
Prime Candidate Upgrade to Bronze |
| Registered Wallet Users |
25,000 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Top Wallets |
Splash Cash Upgrade to Bronze |
| Informal Market | |
| Cost To Remit | |
| Key Players |