Prices & public finance · Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income
Liberia: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 8.3% (2025), 28th of 180 in the world and 13th of 44 in Sub-Saharan Africa. GDP deflator is 4.5% (2025), 72nd of 209 in the world and 21st of 46 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Lending rate is 13.0% (2025), 38th of 136 in the world and 17th of 36 in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Prices & public finance: Liberia in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 8.3%2025 | 28/180 | 13/44 | 14.2%2002 | 7.3% | 17.0% | +0.6 ppsince 2015 | 3.4% | 4.4% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 4.5%2025 | 72/209 | 21/46 | 53.8% | 6.5% | -1.4% | +4.5 ppsince 2015 | 4.1% | 6.3% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 13.0%2025 | 38/136 | 17/36 | 20.5% | 14.2% | 12.4% | −0.6 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 8.1%2025 | 34/136 | 12/36 | -21.6% | 7.3% | 14.0% | −5.4 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 191.312024 | 52/210 | 28/47 | 40.90 | 71.40 | 191.52 | +128%since 2014 | — | — | — | |
| External debtExternal debt stocks, % of GNI | 50.5%2024 | 43/119 | 13/43 | 367.1% | 23.0% | 50.5% | +26.9 ppsince 2014 | — | 42.2% | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 17.2%2024 | 137/169 | 20/42 | 2.0% | 9.4% | 13.4% | +5.8 ppsince 2014 | 31.7% | 12.6% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 27.0%2024 | 131/146 | 30/42 | 7.1% | 20.5% | 20.9% | +7.9 ppsince 2014 | 42.6% | 22.6% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 2.02024 | 130/165 | 22/32 | · | 2.6 | 2.9 | −19%since 2014 | 6.1 | 3.3 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 0.85%2025 | 126/156 | 35/45 | · | 0.43% | 0.42% | +0.4 ppsince 2015 | 1.13% | 1.57% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
No rated indicator improved over the decade.
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+0.6 pp8.3% in 2025
- External debt+26.9 pp50.5% in 2024
- Reserves, months of imports−19%2.0 in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Liberia and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Liberia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Liberia | Côte d'Ivoire | Guinea | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 8.3%2025 | 0.1%2025 | 3.6%2025 | 7.5%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 4.5%2025 | 3.2%2025 | 6.2%2025 | 2.7%2025 |
| Lending rate | 13.0%2025 | 5.3%2016 | — | 21.4%2025 |
| Real interest rate | 8.1%2025 | 6.6%2016 | — | 18.3%2025 |
| Exchange rate | 191.312024 | 581.932025 | 9,565.082020 | 21.302023 |
| External debt | 50.5%2024 | 48.8%2024 | 23.2%2024 | 31.1%2024 |
| Private credit | 17.2%2024 | 22.7%2025 | 10.6%2025 | 5.5%2025 |
| Broad money | 27.0%2024 | 42.2%2025 | 30.1%2024 | 22.6%2025 |
| Reserves, months of imports | 2.02024 | — | 1.32024 | 1.82024 |