Liberia
GDP growth in Liberia
GDP growth in Liberia: 2.8% a year in 2001 and 5.1% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 5.1% a year
- Since 2001
- +2.4 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 30 of 143
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2031
- 5.4% a year
- IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 5.4% a year in 2031.
- The highest was 13.1% a year in 2007, the lowest -29% a year in 2003.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Liberia |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.1 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | 4.6 |
| 2022 | 4.8 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | -3 |
| 2019 | -2.5 |
| 2018 | 1.2 |
| 2017 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | -1.6 |
| 2015 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0.7 |
| 2013 | 8.8 |
| 2012 | 8.4 |
| 2011 | 7.7 |
| 2010 | 6.4 |
| 2009 | 5.2 |
| 2008 | 6.1 |
| 2007 | 13.1 |
| 2006 | 8.5 |
| 2005 | 5.9 |
| 2004 | 4 |
| 2003 | -29 |
| 2002 | 4.4 |
| 2001 | 2.8 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Liberia |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 5.5 |
| 2027 | 5.1 |
| 2028 | 5.3 |
| 2029 | 5.4 |
| 2030 | 5.6 |
| 2031 | 5.4 |
Good to know
- How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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Liberia in numbers
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Military
- Military spending0.85% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$40.3M in 2025
- Military spending per person$8 in 2025
- Military share of state spending3.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel2,000 people in 2020
- National power0.03% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.09% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports0 TIV in 2025