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GDP per person (PPP) in Liberia

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 39 of 40 · Countries Updated 21 Oct 2026

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

GDP per person (PPP), 1990 – 2025 international dollars (PPP) · Liberia · World
+48% since 2015
Liberia World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Compared with GDP per person (PPP) · international dollars (PPP)
Liberia
US$1,981
World
US$25,704

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Liberia · 1990 – 2025
Latest value US$1,981 · 2025
First value US$787 · 1990
Highest US$1,981 · 2025
Lowest US$254 · 1995
Average change +2.7% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearLiberiaChange World
2025 US$1,981 +5.7% US$25,704
2024 US$1,874 +4.3% US$24,544
2023 US$1,796 +6.2% US$23,382
2022 US$1,691 +9.9% US$22,006
2021 US$1,539 −7.2% US$19,866
2020 US$1,660 −13% US$17,910
2019 US$1,900 +5.5% US$18,132
2018 US$1,800 +8.1% US$17,294
2017 US$1,665 +12% US$16,429
2016 US$1,490 +11% US$15,736
2015 US$1,340 −5.5% US$15,282
2014 US$1,419 +4.3% US$15,115
2013 US$1,360 +18% US$14,712
2012 US$1,157 +11% US$14,177
2011 US$1,041 +6.2% US$13,634
2010 US$980 +4.3% US$12,946
2009 US$939 +2.7% US$12,295
2008 US$915 +4.9% US$12,343
2007 US$873 +7.0% US$11,801
2006 US$815 +5.3% US$11,035
2005 US$774 +3.8% US$10,202
2004 US$745 +4.1% US$9,587
2003 US$716 −29% US$8,981
2002 US$1,013 +2.7% US$8,614
2001 US$987 +2.2% US$8,323
2000 US$965 +27% US$8,043
1999 US$762 +17% US$7,585
1998 US$652 +19% US$7,326
1997 US$548 +94% US$7,195
1996 US$282 +11% US$6,900
1995 US$254 −3.1% US$6,610
1994 US$263 −20% US$6,355
1993 US$328 −34% US$6,122
1992 US$497 −37% US$5,965
1991 US$793 +0.8% US$5,800
1990 US$787 US$5,612

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Countries

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryGDP per person (PPP)
41 Congo - Kinshasa US$1,089
40 Liberia US$1,660
39 Sierra Leone US$2,719
38 Congo - Brazzaville US$4,771
37 Honduras US$5,385
36 Bangladesh US$6,641
35 India US$6,766
34 Philippines US$8,238
33 Ecuador US$11,527
32 Indonesia US$11,729
31 Algeria US$12,677
30 Gabon US$14,477
29 Egypt US$15,232
28 Colombia US$15,519
27 Brazil US$16,102
26 Lebanon US$16,260
25 China US$18,267
24 Mexico US$19,354
23 Argentina US$22,393
22 Chile US$25,357
21 Bulgaria US$27,352
20 Türkiye US$29,209
19 Greece US$29,533
18 Russia US$31,491
17 Romania US$34,194
16 Poland US$37,089
15 Spain US$39,328
14 Lithuania US$41,263
13 Italy US$44,436
12 Czechia US$44,839
11 Saudi Arabia US$47,518
10 South Korea US$47,881
9 Canada US$48,591
8 United Kingdom US$48,720
7 France US$49,482
6 Finland US$53,297
5 Hong Kong SAR China US$58,187
4 Germany US$58,705
3 Netherlands US$62,597
2 United States US$64,465
1 Norway US$69,779

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2020

What it means

Economic output per resident, adjusted for what money buys in each country.

How it is calculated

GDP per person converted with purchasing power parities into international dollars, so countries and regions can be compared.