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Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Liberia: Economy & Innovation
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
Liberia is placed 144th of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 1,693 (2025); Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit 38.4 (2025).
Share
Economy & Innovation
144th
of 176 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 1,693GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
- 38.4Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
- -2.284Economic Complexity Index, 2024ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
- 52.21Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Liberia on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
1,693
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Liberia: 1,693. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
- World median
- 17,265
- Best in Western Africa
- 10,396 Cabo Verde
- Land neighbours
- Côte d’Ivoire 7,015 · Guinea 4,217 · Sierra Leone 3,176
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · Liberia’s is from 2025 · CC BY 4.0
38.4
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
Liberia: 38.4. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
- World median
- 35.95
- Best in Western Africa
- 47.24 Togo
- Land neighbours
- Côte d’Ivoire 26.93 · Guinea 4.897 · Sierra Leone 17.56
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
-2.284
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Ranked 141st of 145 by Growth Lab at Harvard University
Liberia: -2.284. Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
- World median
- 0.131
- Best in Western Africa
- -0.507 Senegal
- Land neighbours
- Côte d’Ivoire -0.96 · Guinea -1.793
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
52.21
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
Liberia: 52.21. Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
- World median
- 72.83
- Best in Western Africa
- 81.24 Ghana
- Land neighbours
- Côte d’Ivoire 57.57 · Guinea 36.05 · Sierra Leone 38.62
02Over time
Which way Liberia is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
GDP per Capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
LiberiaWorld median
Liberia fell from 1,868 in 2000 to 1,693 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.
Every year’s figures
Year Liberia World median 2025 1,692.9 17,265 2024 1,646.1 18,108 2023 1,616.9 17,686 2022 1,579.0 16,933 2021 1,539.2 16,260 2020 1,497.4 15,631 2019 1,575.8 16,761 2018 1,648.0 16,349 2017 1,661.3 16,129 2016 1,653.3 15,512 2015 1,714.1 14,857 2014 1,750.1 14,475 2013 1,774.5 14,681 2012 1,669.0 14,631 2011 1,601.0 13,916 2010 1,538.9 14,101 2009 1,493.0 13,655 2008 1,463.1 14,030 2007 1,422.1 13,755 2006 1,364.6 12,983 2005 1,335.6 12,023 2004 1,326.5 11,608 2003 1,308.2 11,183 2002 1,887.6 11,144 2001 1,867.1 10,907 2000 1,868.2 10,589 Economic Complexity Index
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) · higher is better
LiberiaWorld median
Liberia fell from -1.122 in 2000 to -2.284 in 2024; the world median went from 0.016 to 0.131.
Every year’s figures
Year Liberia World median 2024 -2.284 0.1310 2023 -1.472 0.0710 2022 -1.138 0.0580 2021 -1.206 0.0010 2020 -1.501 0.0470 2019 -1.058 0.0300 2018 -0.895 -0.0150 2017 -0.739 0.0080 2016 -1.159 -0.0660 2015 -1.610 -0.0600 2014 -1.207 -0.0190 2013 -0.939 0.0140 2012 -1.199 0.0060 2011 -0.478 -0.0140 2010 -1.117 -0.0020 2009 -0.749 0.0990 2008 -1.402 0.0700 2007 -1.414 -0.0080 2006 -1.115 0.0740 2005 -1.212 0.0510 2004 -0.786 0.0505 2003 -0.731 0.0450 2002 -0.393 0.0100 2001 -0.665 0.0470 2000 -1.122 0.0160 Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+) · higher is better
LiberiaWorld median
Liberia rose from 18.8 in 2011 to 52.21 in 2024; the world median went from 37.03 to 72.83.
Every year’s figures
Year Liberia World median 2024 52.2 73 2021 51.6 74 2017 35.7 59 2014 — 52 2011 18.8 37
03In context
Liberia beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.
Liberia and the countries it borders
Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Côte d’Ivoire | 127th | 7,015 | 26.93 | -0.96 | 57.57 |
| Liberia | 144th | 1,693 | 38.4 | -2.284 | 52.21 |
 Sierra Leone | 163rd | 3,176 | 17.56 | — | 38.62 |
 Guinea | 170th | 4,217 | 4.897 | -1.793 | 36.05 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 176.
Placed either side on economy & innovation
The countries immediately above and below Liberia in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Liberia is ahead of the world, and behind
38 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median6
Statistics on which Liberia does better than the middle country measured.
Management Practices IndexWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 52.3964.252.39No earlier reading
Liberia: 64.2 · world median 52.39 · Management practices index, medium and large firms (0–100). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 28.07 to 69.29; higher is better.
Position 15th of 169 · derived.
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3965.0173.396▲ Improved since 2015
Liberia: 5.017 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 45th of 186 · derived.
Interest Payments on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 1.4510.8991.451No real change since 2014
Liberia: 0.899 · world median 1.451 · Interest payments on external debt (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.069 to 17.92; lower is better.
Position 82nd of 112 · derived, 1st = worst.
Debt Service on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 12.939.14912.93▼ Worsened since 2014
Liberia: 9.149 · world median 12.93 · Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.285 to 96.2; lower is better.
Position 78th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.23115.6106.23▼ Worsened since 2012
Liberia: 115.6 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 63rd of 195 · derived.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.118.1216.1▲ Improved since 2013
Liberia: 18.12 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
Behind the world median15
Statistics on which Liberia does worse than the middle country measured.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.06104.05107.06▼ Worsened since 2012
Liberia: 104.05 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 113th of 194 · derived.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.08102.67106.08▼ Worsened since 2012
Liberia: 102.67 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 120th of 195 · derived.
External Debt Stocks (% of GNI)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 43.9450.4643.94▼ Worsened since 2014
Liberia: 50.46 · world median 43.94 · External debt stocks (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.213 to 350.57; lower is better.
Position 39th of 110 · derived, 1st = worst.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8156.3941.81No earlier reading
Liberia: 56.39 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 44th of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.093-0.865-0.093▼ Worsened since 2015
Liberia: -0.865 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 173rd of 209 · derived.
Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate)World Bank Group (Prospects Group) · 2020 · world median 27.539.927.5▲ Improved since 2010
Liberia: 39.9 · world median 27.5 · Informal output, model estimate (% of official GDP). World Bank Group (Prospects Group), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 7.91 to 60.43; lower is better.
Liner Shipping Connectivity IndexUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 56.2117.7456.21No real change since 2016
Liberia: 17.74 · world median 56.21 · LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 4.13 to 1,319; higher is better.
Ranked 144th of 175 by UNCTAD.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.2110.485No real change since 2013
Liberia: 0.211 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 144th of 170 · derived.
Logistics Performance IndexWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 2.92.42.9▼ Worsened since 2014
Liberia: 2.4 · world median 2.9 · LPI score (1–5). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.9 to 4.3; higher is better.
Ranked 115th of 139 by World Bank Group.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,48611,72946,486▼ Worsened since 2010
Liberia: 11,729 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 131st of 150 · derived.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6728.3746.67▼ Worsened since 2012
Liberia: 28.37 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 173rd of 195 · derived.
Firms with an International Quality CertificationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 10.40.82710.4No earlier reading
Liberia: 0.827 · world median 10.4 · Firms with an internationally recognised quality certification (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 45.77; higher is better.
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,8001,69212,800▼ Worsened since 2017
Liberia: 1,692 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 166th of 173 · derived.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1915.6540.19▼ Worsened since 2021
Liberia: 15.65 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 189th of 195 by Oxford Insights.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,890811.2112,890No real change since 2012
Liberia: 811.21 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 164th of 166 · derived.
No better end17
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.57232.656.572Moved since 2015
Liberia: 32.65 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.
Position 8th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.23157.13103.23Moved since 2015
Liberia: 157.13 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.70821.921.708Moved since 2011
Liberia: 21.92 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 20th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.9688.7831.968Moved since 2015
Liberia: 8.783 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.4650.306Moved since 2015
Liberia: 0.465 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3064.523.306Moved since 2015
Liberia: 4.52 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All ProductsWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 3.666.223.66Moved since 2012
Liberia: 6.22 · world median 3.66 · Applied tariff rate, trade-weighted mean (%). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 29.52.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1779.6967.17Moved since 2014
Liberia: 79.69 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
Statutory Corporate Income Tax RateOECD · 2026 · world median 242524Moved since 2016
Liberia: 25 · world median 24 · Combined statutory corporate income tax rate, central and sub-central government (%). OECD, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 36.13.
Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.5230.5780.523Moved since 2013
Liberia: 0.578 · world median 0.523 · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.177 to 65.54.
Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.73767.08275.73Moved since 2016
Liberia: 767.08 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 24.6524.5324.65Moved since 2015
Liberia: 24.53 · world median 24.65 · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.228 to 75.09.
Position 80th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,2401832,240Moved since 2022
Liberia: 183 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Statutory Minimum WageILO · 2024 · world median 657.95179.91657.95Moved since 2014
Liberia: 179.91 · world median 657.95 · Statutory minimum wage per month (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.038 to 3,804.
Complexity Outlook IndexGrowth Lab at Harvard University · 2024 · world median -0.225-1.184-0.225Moved since 2014
Liberia: -1.184 · world median -0.225 · Complexity Outlook Index (standardised; roughly −2.5 to +3). Growth Lab at Harvard University, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -1.682 to 2.878.
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)OECD · 2024 · world median 21.8511.7521.85Moved since 2014
Liberia: 11.75 · world median 21.85 · Total tax revenue, all levels of government (% of GDP). OECD, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.11 to 45.18.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.6020.7539.602Moved since 2015
Liberia: 0.753 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
No current reading for Liberia
Adjusted Net Savings, Average Monthly Earnings of Employees (last 2017), Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Container Port Traffic (last 2019), Creative Goods Exports (last 2023), Creative Services Exports, Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports (last 2022), Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, General Government Consumption, Gini Index (last 2016), Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID) (last 2016), Global Innovation Index, GNI per Capita (PPP) (last 2021), Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), Gross Savings (% of GDP), Household Consumption, ICT Goods Exports (last 2023), ICT Services Exports, Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), Income Share Held by Lowest 20% (last 2016), Income Share Held by Richest 10% (last 2016), Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP) (last 2011), New Business Density, Palma Ratio (last 2016), Research and Development Spending, Researchers per Million Inhabitants, Total Factor Productivity Level, Trade (% of GDP) and World Energy Trilemma Index. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Economy & Innovation among Liberia’s 16 topics
Economy & Innovation is Liberia’s 11th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability39th of 1864/4 keys
- Energy55th of 1652/3 keys
- Peace & Security77th of 1774/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties104th of 1984/4 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 97th of 1834/4 keys
- Work & Labour101st of 1824/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade131st of 1773/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequalityjoint 119th of 1593/3 keys
- Risk & Resilience153rd of 1934/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions155th of 1944/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation144th of 1764/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture160th of 1843/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge188th of 1984/4 keys
- Digital & Technology189th of 1983/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeingjoint 192nd of 2004/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital190th of 1963/3 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on economy & innovation
The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Liberia can most readily be measured against.
1
AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Mauritius36th4/4 keysHighest in Western Africa
Togo114th4/4 keysThis page
Liberia144th4/4 keys
Positions out of 176 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Liberia and economy & innovation
On economy & innovation
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On economy & innovation
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
On economy & innovation
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
08Questions
Liberia on economy & innovation: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Liberia rank on economy & innovation?
Liberia is placed 144th of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP), Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, Economic Complexity Index and Account Ownership at a Financial Institution). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Liberia?
1,693 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
What is the latest Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit figure for Liberia?
38.4 in 2025 (firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 35.95.
How does Liberia compare with Côte d’Ivoire on economy & innovation?
Côte d’Ivoire is placed 127th of 176, and Liberia 144th. GDP per Capita (PPP): Côte d’Ivoire 7,015, Liberia 1,693; Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit: Côte d’Ivoire 26.93, Liberia 38.4; Economic Complexity Index: Côte d’Ivoire -0.96, Liberia -2.284; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution: Côte d’Ivoire 57.57, Liberia 52.21.
How have Liberia’s economy & innovation figures changed?
GDP per Capita (PPP) fell from 1,868 in 2000 to 1,693 in 2025; Economic Complexity Index fell from -1.122 in 2000 to -2.284 in 2024; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution rose from 18.8 in 2011 to 52.21 in 2024.
Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Liberia?
No current reading is published for Liberia on Adjusted Net Savings, Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Container Port Traffic, Creative Goods Exports, Creative Services Exports, Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, General Government Consumption, Gini Index, Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), Global Innovation Index, GNI per Capita (PPP), Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), Gross Savings (% of GDP), Household Consumption, ICT Goods Exports, ICT Services Exports, Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Income Share Held by Richest 10%, Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP), New Business Density, Palma Ratio, Research and Development Spending, Researchers per Million Inhabitants, Total Factor Productivity Level, Trade (% of GDP) and World Energy Trilemma Index. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
How the Economy & Innovation standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 38 statistics on this page come from 11 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Liberia’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Liberia (banner) — Sahmeditor derivative work: Jjtkk, Public domain
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Liberia: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/liberia/economy