Liberia

Economy

• GDP

  : 5.2 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita

  : 915 $ (2025)

• GDP growth

  : 5.0 % (2025)

• GDP, PPP

  : 11.4 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita, PPP

  : 1981 $ (2025)

• Price level (relative cost of living)

  : 0.46 (2024)

• Inflation

  : 8.3 % (2025)

• Unemployment

  : 2.9 % (2025)

• Youth unemployment (ages 15-24)

  : 2.3 % (2025)

• Current account balance

  : 2.5 % (2024)

• Total reserves

  : 338.8 M$ (2025)

• Foreign direct investment

  : 9.9 % (2024)

• Poverty rate

  : 33.6 % (2016)

• Agriculture

  : 32.7 % (2025)

• Industry

  : 24.5 % (2025)

• Services

  : 40.0 % (2025)

• Remittances received

  : 21.3 % (2024)

• Outward foreign direct investment

  : 1.6 % (2024)

Demographics

• Population

  : 5.7 M (2025)

• Population growth

  : 2.1 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : -9 870 (2025)

• Population density

  : 57.0 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 62.3 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 3.86 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 30.6 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 8.02 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 56.1 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 43.9 % (2025)

• Labor force

  : 2.7 M (2025)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 5.6 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 76.3 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 50.1 % (2025)

• Refugee population hosted

  : 1 167 (2024)

Social

• Education expenditure

  : 2.3 % (2023)

• Health expenditure

  : 13.0 % (2023)

• Gini index

  : 35.3 (2016)

• Internet users

  : 32.2 % (2024)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 32.1 (2022)

• Access to electricity

  : 34.9 % (2024)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 78.8 % (2024)

• Median income

  : 4 $ (2016)

• Income share of the top 10%

  : 27.1 % (2016)

• Primary school completion

  : 29.8 % (2025)

• Mean years of schooling

  : 6.2 yrs (2023)

• Harmonised learning outcomes

  : 331.7 (2020)

• Bank account ownership

  : 10.7 % (2024)

• Labour force participation (ages 25-64)

  : 55.3 % (2025)

• Gender pay gap

  : -5.8 % (2017)

Defense

• Armed forces personnel

  : 2 000 (2020)

• Military expenditure

  : 0.7 % (2024)

• Battle-related deaths

  : 1 787 (2003)

• Death rate from armed conflicts

  : 0.0 (2025)

Environment

• CO₂ per capita

  : 0.15 (2024)

• Renewable energy

  : 92.8 % (2022)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 57.4 % (2021)

• Forest area

  : 78.1 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 14.0 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 93.0 (2022)

• Threatened mammal species

  : 26.0 (2022)

• Electricity from coal

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from gas

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from hydropower

  : 52.6 % (2024)

• Electricity from nuclear

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from solar

  : 1.8 % (2024)

• Electricity from wind

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Greenhouse gases per capita

  : 0.62 (2024)

• Greenhouse gases (total)

  : 3.5 M (2024)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 17.2 (2024)

• Tree cover loss

  : 145 881 (2025)

• Renewables regulatory framework (RISE)

  : 14.5 (2023)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 7 617 (2020)

Health

• DTP3 immunization coverage

  : 83.0 % (2024)

• Measles immunization coverage

  : 82.0 % (2024)

• Under-five mortality

  : 86.4 (2024)

• Maternal mortality ratio

  : 628.0 (2023)

• Non-communicable disease mortality (ages 30-70)

  : 22.0 % (2021)

• Hypertension prevalence (ages 30-79)

  : 41.3 % (2019)

• Adult obesity prevalence

  : 21.0 % (2022)

• Diabetes prevalence (ages 20-79)

  : 9.2 % (2024)

• Smoking prevalence, adults (age-standardized)

  : 5.2 % (2024)

• Universal health coverage

  : 49.0 (2023)

• HIV prevalence (ages 15-49)

  : 0.9 % (2024)

• Physicians

  : 0.18 (2022)

• Hospital beds

  : 1.59 (2021)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 124.7 (2024)

Public finances

• Government expenditure

  : 34.4 % (1982)

• General government debt

  : 53.9 % (2022)

• Primary balance

  : -4.4 % (2022)

Governance

• Control of corruption

  : -1.05 (2024)

• Government effectiveness

  : -1.25 (2024)

• Intentional homicides

  : 3.09 (2012)

• Political stability

  : -0.23 (2024)

• Rule of law

  : -0.87 (2024)

• Regulatory quality

  : -0.84 (2024)

• Voice and accountability

  : -0.11 (2024)

• Political regime

  : 2.00 (2025)

• Free and fair elections

  : 1.00 (2025)

Business

• New business density

  : 0.05 (2024)

• Credit to the private sector

  : 17.0 % (2018)

• Inward foreign direct investment (amount)

  : 471.5 M$ (2024)

Well-being

• Self-reported life satisfaction

  : 4.28 (2025)