Trade & investment · Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income
Liberia: trade and investment
Current account is 2.5% (2024), 51st of 185 in the world and 7th of 42 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Merchandise exports is $2.1bn (2025), 144th of 206 in the world and 32nd of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa. High-tech exports is 0.6% (2023), 151st of 170 in the world and 33rd of 39 in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Current account
Liberia
Merchandise exports
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9 indicators
Trade & investment: Liberia in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current accountCurrent account balance, % of GDP | 2.5%2024 | 51/185 | 7/42 | · | -42.7% | -10.3% | +22.4 ppsince 2014 | — | — | — | |
| Merchandise exportsMerchandise exports, current US$ | $2.1bn2025 | 144/206 | 32/48 | $329m | $222m | $608m | +631%since 2015 | $487bn | $107bn | $26.4tn | |
| High-tech exportsHigh-technology exports, % of manufactured exports | 0.6%2023 | 151/170 | 33/39 | · | · | 0.0% | — | 6.0% | 2.1% | 24.7% | |
| Fuel exportsFuel exports, % of merchandise exports | 1.8%2023 | 105/172 | 18/39 | · | · | 0.0% | — | 40.9% | 8.2% | 9.5% | |
| Food exportsFood exports, % of merchandise exports | 24.5%2023 | 60/172 | 21/39 | · | · | 3.2% | — | 14.6% | 38.0% | 9.0% | |
| Average tariffApplied tariff rate, weighted mean, all products | 6.2%2022 | 70/184 | 33/45 | · | 13.1%2012 | 6.6% | −6.9 ppsince 2012 | — | — | — | |
| FDI inflowsForeign direct investment, net inflows, % of GDP | 9.5%2025 | 23/197 | 7/46 | 2.4% | 103.3% | -3.0% | +2.3 ppsince 2015 | 2.1% | 3.7% | 1.4% | |
| RemittancesPersonal remittances received, % of GDP | 21.3%2024 | 12/178 | 2/41 | · | 14.7% | 13.1% | +5.4 ppsince 2014 | 3.1% | 3.4% | 0.8% | |
| Tourism receiptsInternational tourism receipts, current US$ | $123m2009 | — | — | · | $123m2009 | · | — | $34.9bn | $11.8bn | $1.9tn |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current account | 2.5%2024 | -4.5%2024 | -1.6%2024 | -14.1%2024 |
| Merchandise exports | $2.1bn2025 | $28.5bn2025 | $15.1bn2025 | $1.5bn2025 |
| High-tech exports | 0.6%2023 | 5.3%2024 | 0.9%2016 | 0.7%2018 |
| Fuel exports | 1.8%2023 | 8.8%2025 | 0.5%2016 | 0.1%2018 |
| Food exports | 24.5%2023 | 55.0%2025 | 4.3%2016 | 45.6%2018 |
| Average tariff | 6.2%2022 | 7.2%2022 | 12.6%2022 | 13.7%2022 |
| FDI inflows | 9.5%2025 | 2.0%2025 | 27.4%2025 | 2.4%2025 |
| Remittances | 21.3%2024 | 2.0%2024 | 2.5%2024 | 4.6%2024 |
| Tourism receipts | $123m2009 | $199m2020 | $1.3m2020 | $39.0m2018 |