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Liberia

LR · LBR · #102 · 5 cities

Nomad score 36/100 Compare

Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2031)
$2,676
GDP (2031)
$8.0B
GDP growth (2031)
5.5% ↓
Inflation (2031)
5.0% ↑
Unemployment (2025)
2.9% ↓
Population (2031)
6.5M
Population growth (2031)
1.9% ↓
Gini index (2016)
35.3
Government debt (2031)
43.1% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-14.3% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$471.5M
Life expectancy (2024)
62.3 yrs
Health spending (2023)
13.0% of GDP
Internet users (2024)
32.2%
Mobile subscriptions (2022)
32.1/100
Exchange rate (2024)
191.31/USD
Foreign reserves (2025)
$338.8M
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent data: 2031.

GDP overview

Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.

GDP per capita (PPP)

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

Inflation (CPI)

Unemployment

ILO modeled estimate

Population

Fiscal and trade

Government debt (2031)
43.1% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-14.3% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$471.5M

Income inequality (Gini)

Gini index (2016)
0.35
Assessment
Moderate inequality
Source: World Bank PIP via OWID. 0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum inequality.

Business environment

New business density (2024)
0.05/1k
Services sector (2025)
40.0% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ATMs per 100k (2023)
3.8
Bank branches per 100k (2023)
3.0

Historical data

Historical economic data
Year GDP GDP/cap PPP Growth Inflation Unemp. Population Gini Debt Curr. acct FDI Life exp. Health Internet FX rate
2031 * $8.0B $2,676 5.5% 5.0% - 6.5M - 43.1% -14.3% - - - - -
2030 * $7.4B $2,536 5.6% 4.9% - 6.4M - 45.9% -12.9% - - - - -
2029 * $6.9B $2,412 5.6% 5.1% - 6.2M - 48.7% -12.4% - - - - -
2028 * $6.5B $2,301 5.6% 5.4% - 6.1M - 50.5% -11.5% - - - - -
2027 * $6.1B $2,201 5.4% 6.2% - 6.0M - 53.3% -11.1% - - - - -
2026 * $5.6B $2,098 5.1% 5.7% - 5.9M - 53.8% -12.0% - - - - -
2025 $5.2B $1,981 5.1% 8.3% 2.9% 5.7M - 54.9% -6.3% - - - - -
2024 $4.8B $1,874 4.0% 8.2% 2.9% 5.6M - 56.4% -8.1% $471.5M 62.3 - 32.2% 191.31
2023 $4.4B $1,796 4.6% 10.1% 2.9% 5.5M - 57.2% -20.1% $312.3M 62.2 13.0% 31.2% 174.96
2022 $4.0B $1,691 4.8% 7.6% 3.0% 5.4M - 54.4% -15.9% $123.8M 61.9 13.6% 30.4% 152.93
2021 $3.5B $1,539 5.0% 7.8% 3.8% 5.3M - 53.5% -13.0% -$39.3M 61.2 13.3% 26.4% 166.15
2020 $3.0B $1,660 -3.0% 17.0% 4.1% 5.1M - 58.5% -23.9% -$94.0M 61.3 12.9% 22.9% 191.52
2019 $3.1B $1,900 -2.5% 27.0% 3.1% 4.9M - 48.1% -19.5% $86.7M 61.2 8.4% 19.9% 186.43
2018 $3.3B $1,800 1.2% 23.5% 3.1% 4.8M - 36.2% -20.4% $129.1M 61.0 10.4% 17.3% 144.06
2017 $3.3B $1,665 2.5% 12.4% 3.1% 4.7M - 31.8% -21.6% $247.8M 60.8 9.9% 16.3% 112.71
2016 $3.3B $1,490 -1.6% 8.8% 3.1% 4.6M 35.3 28.0% -21.7% $311.7M 60.5 9.9% 15.7% 94.43
2015 $3.1B $1,340 0.0% 7.7% 2.6% 4.5M - 24.4% -28.3% $232.7M 59.3 10.4% 10.0% 86.19
2014 $3.1B $1,419 0.7% 9.9% 2.1% 4.4M 33.2 24.3% -32.2% $501.9M 59.2 8.1% 5.4% 83.89
2013 $3.0B $1,360 8.8% 7.6% 2.1% 4.2M - 20.6% -8.3% $2.0B 60.0 7.2% 3.2% 77.52
2012 $2.7B $1,157 8.4% 6.8% 2.2% 4.1M - 20.5% -20.7% $2.3B 59.8 7.6% 2.6% 73.51
2011 $2.3B $1,041 7.7% 8.5% 2.2% 4.0M - 22.5% -2.5% $2.1B 59.5 8.6% 2.5% 72.23
2010 $2.0B $980 6.4% 7.3% 2.3% 3.9M - 25.4% 1.3% $2.1B 59.4 8.4% 2.3% 71.40
2009 $1.8B $940 5.2% 7.4% 2.2% 3.8M - 132.2% -13.2% $127.8M 59.1 9.0% 2.0% 68.29
2008 $1.7B $915 6.1% 17.5% 2.2% 3.6M - 235.3% -30.2% $283.5M 58.7 6.0% 0.5% 63.21
2007 $1.3B $873 13.1% 11.4% 2.2% 3.5M 36.4 366.8% -1.6% $131.6M 58.2 4.3% 0.6% 61.27
2006 $1.1B $815 8.5% 9.5% 2.3% 3.3M - 450.9% -7.4% $107.9M 57.5 5.8% 0.5% 58.01
2005 $944.0M $774 5.9% 6.9% 2.4% 3.2M - 488.5% 2.2% $82.8M 56.8 6.7% 0.6% 57.10
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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