Global rank
#70
Sierra Leone • Passport
PASSPORT • PASS • PASAPORTE
Visa-free39 · 20%
Visa on arrival18 · 9%
eTA2 · 1%
Visa required140 · 70%
Bloc
ECOWAS
15
Union Members
World reach
30%
About the Sierra Leone passport
Ranked #70 out of 200 in the global passport index, the Sierra Leone passport offers more travel freedom than 65% of passports worldwide. Like many countries, Sierra Leone extends citizenship to children of its nationals born abroad, making the passport potentially available to subsequent generations through descent.
Passport context
The top marginal income tax rate in Sierra Leone is 35%. The country operates a standard mid tax regime.
Sierra Leone is a member of ECOWAS, granting facilitated movement across West African member states.
Where Sierra Leone passport holders can travel
BahamasBangladeshBarbadosBelizeBeninBotswanaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaComorosCôte d'IvoireDjiboutiDominicaEswatiniEthiopiaFijiGambiaGhanaGrenadaGuineaGuinea-BissauHaitiIranJamaicaKenyaKiribatiLesothoLiberiaMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMauritiusMicronesiaMozambiqueNamibiaNepalNigerNigeriaPalauRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSenegalSeychellesSingaporeSri LankaSurinameTimor-LesteTogoTrinidad and TobagoTuvaluUgandaVanuatu
Where a visa is required
AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahrainBelarusBelgiumBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBruneiBulgariaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaCongoCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDominican RepublicDR CongoEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaFinlandFranceGabonGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGreenlandGuatemalaGuyanaHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJapanJordanKazakhstanKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMexicoMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMyanmarNauruNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPakistanPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRussiaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSerbiaSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSudanSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTongaTunisiaTürkiyeTurkmenistanUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamYemenZambiaZimbabwe
How Sierra Leone compares regionally
Among ECOWAS members, the Sierra Leone passport ranks 5th of 15 by mobility. The average passport rank across ECOWAS members is #73.