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Economic growth in Liberia
1961 – 2025 · 65 data points
4 of 40 · Countries
Updated 21 Oct 2026
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1961 – 2025
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Latest value · 2025
5.0%
Countries · 2025
4 of 40
Place 1 is the highest value.
vs World
+2.1 pp
World: 2.9% · 2025
Economic growth, 1961 – 2025 percent · Liberia
5.0%
2025
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1961 – 2025
Compared with Economic growth · percent
Liberia
5.0%
World
2.9%
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Liberia · 1961 – 2025
Latest value
5.0% · 2025
First value
2.4% · 1961
Highest
106.3% · 1997
Lowest
-51.0% · 1990
Data points
65
By year
All years · 1961 – 2025
| Year | Liberia | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.0% | 2.9% | |
| 2024 | 4.0% | 2.9% | |
| 2023 | 4.7% | 2.9% | |
| 2022 | 4.8% | 3.4% | |
| 2021 | 5.0% | 6.5% | |
| 2020 | -3.0% | -2.9% | |
| 2019 | -2.5% | 2.7% | |
| 2018 | 1.2% | 3.3% | |
| 2017 | 2.5% | 3.4% | |
| 2016 | -1.6% | 2.8% | |
| 2015 | -0.0% | 3.1% | |
| 2014 | 0.7% | 3.2% | |
| 2013 | 8.7% | 2.9% | |
| 2012 | 8.0% | 2.7% | |
| 2011 | 8.2% | 3.3% | |
| 2010 | 6.1% | 4.5% | |
| 2009 | 5.3% | -1.3% | |
| 2008 | 7.1% | 2.1% | |
| 2007 | 9.5% | 4.4% | |
| 2006 | 8.0% | 4.5% | |
| 2005 | 5.3% | 4.1% | |
| 2004 | 2.6% | 4.5% | |
| 2003 | -30.1% | 3.1% | |
| 2002 | 3.8% | 2.3% | |
| 2001 | 2.9% | 2.0% | |
| 2000 | 28.6% | 4.6% | |
| 1999 | 21.7% | 3.6% | |
| 1998 | 30.2% | 2.8% | |
| 1997 | 106.3% | 4.0% | |
| 1996 | 12.1% | 3.6% | |
| 1995 | -4.3% | 3.2% | |
| 1994 | -21.8% | 3.4% | |
| 1993 | -33.0% | 1.9% | |
| 1992 | -35.1% | 2.1% | |
| 1991 | -14.2% | 1.2% | |
| 1990 | -51.0% | 2.7% | |
| 1989 | -26.7% | 3.6% | |
| 1988 | -2.0% | 4.5% | |
| 1987 | -1.0% | 3.8% | |
| 1986 | -1.7% | 3.3% | |
| 1985 | -0.8% | 3.7% | |
| 1984 | -2.1% | 4.7% | |
| 1983 | -1.9% | 2.6% | |
| 1982 | -2.4% | 0.4% | |
| 1981 | -2.1% | 1.9% | |
| 1980 | -4.1% | 1.8% | |
| 1979 | 3.3% | 4.1% | |
| 1978 | 4.8% | 4.1% | |
| 1977 | 1.6% | 3.9% | |
| 1976 | 5.3% | 5.2% | |
| 1975 | -3.5% | 0.8% | |
| 1974 | 4.8% | 2.0% | |
| 1973 | -2.3% | 6.5% | |
| 1972 | 4.1% | 5.5% | |
| 1971 | 4.9% | 4.1% | |
| 1970 | 6.7% | 3.8% | |
| 1969 | 7.3% | 6.0% | |
| 1968 | 4.8% | 5.9% | |
| 1967 | 6.7% | 3.7% | |
| 1966 | 7.7% | 5.4% | |
| 1965 | 4.8% | 5.6% | |
| 1964 | 5.2% | 6.6% | |
| 1963 | 2.3% | 5.0% | |
| 1962 | 1.3% | 5.3% | |
| 1961 | 2.4% | 3.9% |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1961 – 2025
Ranking · Countries
2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Economic growth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Algeria | 3.2% | |
| 22 | Argentina | 2.7% | |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 6.6% | |
| 40 | Brazil | -3.5% | |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 3.4% | |
| 32 | Canada | 0.6% | |
| 25 | Chile | 2.2% | |
| 2 | China | 7.0% | |
| 18 | Colombia | 3.0% | |
| 35 | Congo - Brazzaville | 0.4% | |
| 4 | Congo - Kinshasa | 6.4% | |
| 7 | Czechia | 5.0% | |
| 36 | Ecuador | 0.1% | |
| 11 | Egypt | 4.4% | |
| 33 | Finland | 0.5% | |
| 30 | France | 1.1% | |
| 13 | Gabon | 3.9% | |
| 29 | Germany | 1.7% | |
| 38 | Greece | -0.2% | |
| 14 | Honduras | 3.8% | |
| 24 | Hong Kong SAR China | 2.4% | |
| 1 | India | 8.0% | |
| 8 | Indonesia | 4.9% | |
| 31 | Italy | 0.9% | |
| 34 | Lebanon | 0.5% | |
| 37 | Liberia | -0.0% | |
| 21 | Lithuania | 2.8% | |
| 23 | Mexico | 2.7% | |
| 27 | Netherlands | 2.1% | |
| 28 | Norway | 2.0% | |
| 5 | Philippines | 6.3% | |
| 10 | Poland | 4.4% | |
| 17 | Romania | 3.2% | |
| 39 | Russia | -2.0% | |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 4.7% | |
| 41 | Sierra Leone | -4.4% | |
| 20 | South Korea | 2.9% | |
| 12 | Spain | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Türkiye | 5.8% | |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 2.1% | |
| 19 | United States | 2.9% | |
| 42 | Yemen | -28.0% |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2015
What it means
How much the economy grew or shrank compared with the year before.
How it is calculated
Change in GDP at constant prices (inflation removed) from the previous year, in percent.