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Liberia

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In brief

GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $1,981 (2025). World rank 192 of 199 (1 = best); in Africa, 45 of 52. Price level, USA = 100: 0 (2024). World rank 198 of 198; in Africa, 53 of 53. Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 2.3% (2025). World rank 6 of 186 (1 = best); in Africa, 4 of 53. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $3.2B → $5.2B, GDP per person $693 → $915, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $1,340 → $1,981. Better than all its neighbours (Guinea, Ivory Coast, and Sierra Leone): youth unemployment. Worse than all its neighbours (Guinea, Ivory Coast, and Sierra Leone): GDP per person at purchasing power parity.

Size and growth

GDP
$5.2B 2025
GDP per person
$915 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity
$1,981 2025
GDP growth per year
+5% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank)
Low income
Gross national income per person
$830 2025
Inflation
+8.3% 2025
Price level, USA = 100
0 2024

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP
32.7% 2025
Industry, share of GDP
24.5% 2025
Services, share of GDP
40% 2025
Unemployment
2.9% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24
2.3% 2025
Women in work or seeking work
72% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP
No data
Imports, share of GDP
No data
Current account balance, share of GDP
+2.5% 2024
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP
+9.5% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP
21.3% 2024
Tax revenue, share of GDP
No data
Currency
Liberian Dollar (LRD)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality)
35.3 2016
Living on under $3 a day
33.6% 2016