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Liberia statistics: country profile & rankings

Updated on by Georank team

Liberia is a low-income country with a population of 5.61M people. The capital and largest city is Monrovia, with 1.02M residents. Liberia shares land borders with Ivory Coast, Guinea and Sierra Leone.

Liberia ranks 163/197 by GDP ($4.75B) and 185/197 by GDP per capita ($846). The top category for both exports and imports is raw materials & minerals.

Main facts and rankings

Liberia Rank
Population
5829811
116/197
GDP
$4.75B
2024
163/197
GDP per capita
$846
2024
185/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,885
2024
187/197
Government debt
$2.68B
2024
156/185
Debt-to-GDP ratio
56.5%
2025
93/185
Government debt per person
$478
2024
167/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,418
2025
187/197
Land area 37,189 sq mi 106/197
Population density 150.9 ppl/mi² 131/197
Fertility rate 3.95 29/196
Median age 19.6 years 169/196
Life expectancy 62.5 years 182/197

Liberia trends dashboard: time-series charts

Liberia's economy ranked

Year GDP
1960 $190,495,600
1961 $183,920,900
1962 $191,861,800
1963 $200,229,600
1964 $218,929,100
1965 $229,260,800
1966 $244,459,500
1967 $261,024,300
1968 $276,820,700
1969 $306,961,800
1970 $323,099,700
1971 $341,543,100
1972 $368,098,000
1973 $386,968,300
1974 $486,955,000
1975 $577,549,300
1976 $596,675,700
1977 $673,010,600
1978 $717,240,400
1979 $814,067,900
1980 $854,711,500
1981 $846,514,500
1982 $863,933,200
1983 $823,374,900
1984 $848,478,300
1985 $851,296,100
1986 $840,964,400
1987 $972,800,000
1988 $1,038,300,000
1989 $786,300,000
1990 $384,400,000
1991 $348,000,000
1992 $223,500,000
1993 $160,400,000
1994 $132,200,000
1995 $134,800,000
1996 $159,400,000
1997 $295,900,000
1998 $359,600,000
1999 $441,800,000
2000 $874,000,000
2001 $906,000,000
2002 $927,000,000
2003 $748,000,000
2004 $897,000,000
2005 $949,000,000
2006 $1,119,000,000
2007 $1,373,000,000
2008 $1,726,000,000
2009 $1,768,000,000
2010 $1,998,000,000
2011 $2,398,000,000
2012 $2,791,614,000
2013 $3,177,198,100
2014 $3,225,652,000
2015 $3,227,075,700
2016 $3,398,419,600
2017 $3,390,703,400
2018 $3,422,754,800
2019 $3,319,596,500
2020 $3,176,126,300
2021 $3,513,049,500
2022 $4,001,047,000
2023 $4,390,000,000
2024 $4,750,000,000

Liberia's economy ranked

Year GDP per capita
1960 $167.2
1961 $157.5
1962 $160.3
1963 $163.1
1964 $173.9
1965 $177.6
1966 $184.6
1967 $192.2
1968 $198.6
1969 $214.7
1970 $220.3
1971 $227.1
1972 $238.6
1973 $244.4
1974 $299.4
1975 $346
1976 $347
1977 $381
1978 $394
1979 $435
1980 $443
1981 $426
1982 $422
1983 $391
1984 $390
1985 $380
1986 $364
1987 $409
1988 $424
1989 $312
1990 $172.9
1991 $177.9
1992 $107.8
1993 $74.4
1994 $61.5
1995 $62.1
1996 $71.4
1997 $122.6
1998 $134.7
1999 $156.6
2000 $298.5
2001 $300
2002 $299.5
2003 $239.8
2004 $284.1
2005 $287.5
2006 $321
2007 $374
2008 $452
2009 $448
2010 $492
2011 $568
2012 $638
2013 $711
2014 $707
2015 $693
2016 $715
2017 $699
2018 $692
2019 $658
2020 $617
2021 $668
2022 $745
2023 $799
2024 $846

Liberia's life expectancy calculator

Year Life expectancy, years
1950 38
1951 38
1952 38.1
1953 38.1
1954 38.1
1955 38.1
1956 38.1
1957 38.1
1958 38.1
1959 38.1
1960 38.1
1961 38.1
1962 38.2
1963 38.3
1964 38.5
1965 38.7
1966 39
1967 39.3
1968 39.6
1969 40
1970 40.4
1971 40.7
1972 41.2
1973 41.6
1974 42.1
1975 42.5
1976 42.9
1977 43.2
1978 43.6
1979 43.9
1980 44.1
1981 44.3
1982 44.4
1983 44.6
1984 44.7
1985 44
1986 44.5
1987 44.3
1988 44.1
1989 43.9
1990 37.6
1991 43.6
1992 43.6
1993 43
1994 42.6
1995 44.6
1996 44.9
1997 48.3
1998 49.4
1999 50.4
2000 51.9
2001 53.1
2002 54.1
2003 53
2004 55.9
2005 56.8
2006 57.5
2007 58.1
2008 58.7
2009 59.1
2010 59.4
2011 59.5
2012 59.8
2013 60
2014 59.2
2015 59.2
2016 60.5
2017 60.8
2018 61
2019 61.2
2020 61.3
2021 61.2
2022 61.9
2023 62.2
2024 62.3
2025 62.5

Liberia's population clock and projection

Year Population
1960 1,139,522
1961 1,167,717
1962 1,197,039
1963 1,227,414
1964 1,258,745
1965 1,291,156
1966 1,324,383
1967 1,358,435
1968 1,393,530
1969 1,429,605
1970 1,466,676
1971 1,504,077
1972 1,542,670
1973 1,583,588
1974 1,626,362
1975 1,670,913
1976 1,717,060
1977 1,766,019
1978 1,818,247
1979 1,872,713
1980 1,929,253
1981 1,986,867
1982 2,045,073
1983 2,107,113
1984 2,173,312
1985 2,240,539
1986 2,308,511
1987 2,377,229
1988 2,446,941
1989 2,517,858
1990 2,223,667
1991 1,956,518
1992 2,072,461
1993 2,155,126
1994 2,149,928
1995 2,169,162
1996 2,232,289
1997 2,412,989
1998 2,670,124
1999 2,821,684
2000 2,928,117
2001 3,015,338
2002 3,094,782
2003 3,119,532
2004 3,156,892
2005 3,301,015
2006 3,490,787
2007 3,669,050
2008 3,821,003
2009 3,943,028
2010 4,058,890
2011 4,221,178
2012 4,373,043
2013 4,470,239
2014 4,564,293
2015 4,659,431
2016 4,755,608
2017 4,848,925
2018 4,944,726
2019 5,043,721
2020 5,149,463
2021 5,259,323
2022 5,373,294
2023 5,493,031
2024 5,612,817

Liberia's birth and fertility rates

Year Fertility rate
1960 6.39
1961 6.45
1962 6.5
1963 6.56
1964 6.59
1965 6.62
1966 6.63
1967 6.65
1968 6.66
1969 6.64
1970 6.58
1971 6.54
1972 6.6
1973 6.65
1974 6.69
1975 6.74
1976 6.79
1977 6.84
1978 6.88
1979 6.92
1980 6.87
1981 6.83
1982 6.79
1983 6.76
1984 6.73
1985 6.69
1986 6.64
1987 6.57
1988 6.51
1989 6.43
1990 6.37
1991 6.32
1992 6.28
1993 6.25
1994 6.21
1995 6.17
1996 6.13
1997 6.08
1998 6.02
1999 5.95
2000 5.88
2001 5.77
2002 5.65
2003 5.55
2004 5.51
2005 5.52
2006 5.53
2007 5.46
2008 5.33
2009 5.17
2010 5.06
2011 4.97
2012 4.88
2013 4.75
2014 4.62
2015 4.52
2016 4.46
2017 4.4
2018 4.34
2019 4.26
2020 4.17
2021 4.09
2022 4.02
2023 3.95

Liberia's demographics

Year Median age, years
1960 19.3
1961 19.3
1962 19.3
1963 19.3
1964 19.2
1965 19.2
1966 19.2
1967 19.1
1968 19
1969 18.8
1970 18.7
1971 18.6
1972 18.6
1973 18.5
1974 18.4
1975 18.3
1976 18.2
1977 18.2
1978 18.1
1979 18
1980 18
1981 17.9
1982 17.9
1983 17.9
1984 17.9
1985 17.9
1986 17.9
1987 17.9
1988 17.9
1989 17.9
1990 17.9
1991 17.9
1992 17.9
1993 17.9
1994 18
1995 18
1996 18.1
1997 18.1
1998 18.2
1999 18.2
2000 18.3
2001 18.3
2002 18.3
2003 18.4
2004 18.4
2005 18.4
2006 18.4
2007 18.4
2008 18.4
2009 18.4
2010 18.4
2011 18.6
2012 18.8
2013 18.7
2014 18.7
2015 18.7
2016 18.7
2017 18.7
2018 18.8
2019 18.8
2020 19
2021 19.1
2022 19.2
2023 19.4
2024 19.6

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Liberia: National Statistics

Finance

Liberia Rank
GNI, Atlas method
$4.27B
2024
160/194
Government expenditure, % of GDP
22.4%
2025
141/195
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
166/193
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.3%
2023
49/163
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
161/174
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.47%
2025
115/188
Unemployment rate
5.93%
2017
80/196
Services, % of GDP
42.1%
2024
172/191
Industry, % of GDP
23.3%
2024
104/194
Economic freedom index
48.5
2025
170/197
Income share by richest 10%
27.1%
2016
90/169
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2016
72/169
Total reserves including gold
$600M
2022
153/177
Personal remittances received
$680M
2024
99/190
International tourism as share of exports
27.1%
2009
29/184
Banked people share
52.2%
2024
110/158

Energy

Liberia Rank
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.64 megatons
2023
154/187
CO2 emissions per capita
0.3 tons
2023
162/187
Renewable energy use share
92.8%
2022
3/193
Renewable electricity output share
57.4%
2021
60/192
Hydroelectric share
55.7%
2021
45/192
Nuclear share
0%
2021
115/192
Electricity access
32.5%
2023
186/195

Society

Liberia Rank
% of world population
0.07%
2024
117/197
Annual migration change
-7,779
2024
132/196
Urban population
54.1%
2024
127/195
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
N/A
Average male height
5.43 ft
2025
176/190
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
161/190
Quality of life index
24.6
2025
167/197
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
153/197
Higher education index
16
2025
156/183
Homicides per 100K people
3.12
2012
97/197
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
38.9
2019
4/197
Visa free countries
58
2025
173/195
Adult literacy rate
48.3%
2017
188/196
English speaking
82.7%
2023
30/197
People using the Internet
23.5%
2023
178/195

Health

Liberia Rank
Government health expenditure per capita
$99.7
2022
142/191
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62
2022
118/191
Life expectancy
62.5 years
2025
182/197
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
19.9%
2022
42/178
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.18
2022
164/193
Age at first childbirth
19.1 years
2025
132/137
Maternal mortality per 100K births
628
2023
5/193
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
72.9
2023
13/192
Obesity rate
17.4%
2022
124/189
Diabetes prevalence
9.2%
2024
90/195
Air quality index
19
2025
162/197
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
147/164
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.86 liters
2020
121/186

Territory

Liberia Rank
% of world land
0.06%
2025
106/197
Land area per capita
6,626 sq mi
2024
67/197
Agricultural land area
7,425 sq mi
2025
119/194
Forest area
29,061 sq mi
2025
61/196
Roads length
6,587 mi
2018
118/175

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