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Liberia

Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 9.2%
Current prices2025
5USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 6.9%
Current prices2025
910USD
Real GDP growth▲ 1.1 pp
Annual change2025
5.1%
Inflation▲ 0.1 pp
Average consumer prices2025
8.3%
Government debt▼ 1.5 pp
General government, gross2025
54.9% of GDP
Current account▲ 1.8 pp
Balance2025
-6.3% of GDP
Population▲ 2.1%
Total2025
5.73million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-29.00.013.12001: 2.8%2002: 4.4%2003: -29.0%2004: 4.0%2005: 5.9%2006: 8.5%2007: 13.1%2008: 6.1%2009: 5.2%2010: 6.4%2011: 7.7%2012: 8.4%2013: 8.8%2014: 0.7%2015: 0.0%2016: -1.6%2017: 2.5%2018: 1.2%2019: -2.5%2020: -3.0%2021: 5.0%2022: 4.8%2023: 4.6%2024: 4.0%2025: 5.1%2026: 5.1% (IMF projection)2027: 5.4% (IMF projection)2028: 5.6% (IMF projection)2029: 5.6% (IMF projection)2030: 5.6% (IMF projection)2031: 5.5% (IMF projection)IMF projection200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
0.027.01999: 2.0%2000: 5.3%2001: 12.1%2002: 14.2%2003: 10.3%2004: 3.6%2005: 6.9%2006: 9.5%2007: 11.4%2008: 17.5%2009: 7.4%2010: 7.3%2011: 8.5%2012: 6.8%2013: 7.6%2014: 9.9%2015: 7.7%2016: 8.8%2017: 12.4%2018: 23.5%2019: 27.0%2020: 17.0%2021: 7.8%2022: 7.6%2023: 10.1%2024: 8.2%2025: 8.3%2026: 5.7% (IMF projection)2027: 6.2% (IMF projection)2028: 5.4% (IMF projection)2029: 5.1% (IMF projection)2030: 4.9% (IMF projection)2031: 5.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %5.04.84.64.05.15.15.45.65.65.6
Inflation, average consumer prices %7.87.610.18.28.35.76.25.45.14.9
GDP, current prices USD bn4445566677
GDP per capita, current prices USD6677407998519109641,0111,0571,1081,165
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD1,5371,6891,7921,8691,9792,0952,2072,3182,4402,575
General government gross debt % of GDP53.554.457.256.454.953.853.350.548.745.9
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-2.5-5.8-8.5-1.8-1.4-1.6-1.1-1.4-2.2-1.0
Current account balance % of GDP-13.0-15.9-20.1-8.1-6.3-12.0-11.1-11.5-12.4-12.9
Population million5.265.375.495.615.735.855.996.126.256.37

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.06002000: 468%2001: 465%2002: 464%2003: 600%2004: 543%2005: 488%2006: 451%2007: 367%2008: 235%2009: 132%2010: 25%2011: 23%2012: 21%2013: 21%2014: 24%2015: 24%2016: 28%2017: 32%2018: 36%2019: 48%2020: 58%2021: 54%2022: 54%2023: 57%2024: 56%2025: 55%2026: 54% (IMF projection)2027: 53% (IMF projection)2028: 50% (IMF projection)2029: 49% (IMF projection)2030: 46% (IMF projection)2031: 43% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-32.20.02.22000: -12.2%2001: -9.7%2002: -2.8%2003: -14.0%2004: -6.2%2005: 2.2%2006: -7.4%2007: -1.6%2008: -30.2%2009: -13.2%2010: 1.3%2011: -2.5%2012: -20.7%2013: -8.3%2014: -32.2%2015: -28.3%2016: -21.7%2017: -21.6%2018: -20.4%2019: -19.5%2020: -23.9%2021: -13.0%2022: -15.9%2023: -20.1%2024: -8.1%2025: -6.3%2026: -12.0% (IMF projection)2027: -11.1% (IMF projection)2028: -11.5% (IMF projection)2029: -12.4% (IMF projection)2030: -12.9% (IMF projection)2031: -14.3% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
200566.07.24.126.7
201535.916.8–44.5
202532.724.5–40.0

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method830USD2025+33.9%
GNI, Atlas method5USD bn2025+64.2%
Life expectancy at birth62.3years2024+5.3%
Urban population56.1% of total2025+5.3 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)