Liberia: Economy
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Income Level (by per capita GNI) Source: The World Bank Possible values: High Income, Upper Middle Income, Lower Middle Income and Low Income |
Low Income |
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Level of Development
Source: United Nations Possible values: Developed, In Transition and Developing |
Developing |
| Economic Trivia | Liberia has the highest ratio of direct foreign investment to GDP in the world. |
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Trade
Source: United Nations Comtrade Note: Top 3 trade partners are calculated by imports + exports. |
Data unavailable |
| Top Industries Source: CIA World Factbook | Rubber Processing; Palm Oil Processing; Timber; Diamonds |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [1]
| GDP, PPP (current international) | $9,147,113,351 (2022) |
| GDP Growth Rate (annual %) | 4.808% (2022) |
| GDP Per Capita, PPP (current international) | $1,725 (2022) |
GDP Country Rank 162/197 (2022)
Economic Indicators [1]
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | 23.564% (2018) |
| External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) | $1,846,315,347 (2021) |
| Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) | 46.2% (2019) |
| Real Interest Rate (5 year average %) | 16.295% (2017) |
| Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) | 1.686% (2019) |
| Current Account Balance (BoP, current US$) | ($653,403,372) (2019) |
Labor and Employment [1]
| Labor Force, Total | 2,415,635 (2022) |
| Employment in Agriculture (% of total employment) | 40.645% (2021) |
| Employment in Industry (% of total employment) | 8.069% (2021) |
| Employment in Services (% of total employment) | 51.285% (2021) |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.634% (2022) |
Trade [1]
| Imports of goods and services (current US$) | $2,788,920,370 (2020) |
| Exports of goods and services (current US$) | $843,896,590 (2020) |
| Total Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) | 57.485% (2022) |
| FDI, net inflows (BoP, current US$) | $73,106,667 (2022) |
| Commercial Service Exports (current US$) | $10,624,535 (2019) |
Economic Snapshot [1]
Note: Percentile ranks are calculated using the latest available data for all countries within the last 5 years.
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