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Economy & jobs Statistics · Country

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

Economic growth, 1961 – 2025 percent · Liberia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1970 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1981 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1992 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2003 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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

YearLiberiaChange 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

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryEconomic growth
1 Honduras 12.6%
2 Türkiye 11.8%
3 Chile 11.3%
4 Colombia 10.8%
5 Argentina 10.4%
6 India 9.7%
7 Ecuador 9.4%
8 Italy 8.9%
9 Greece 8.7%
10 China 8.6%
11 United Kingdom 8.5%
12 Bulgaria 7.8%
13 Bangladesh 6.9%
14 Poland 6.9%
15 France 6.9%
16 Spain 6.7%
17 Saudi Arabia 6.5%
18 Hong Kong SAR China 6.5%
19 Congo - Kinshasa 6.4%
20 Lithuania 6.4%
21 Netherlands 6.3%
22 United States 6.2%
23 Mexico 6.0%
24 Canada 6.0%
25 Sierra Leone 5.9%
26 Russia 5.9%
27 Philippines 5.7%
28 Romania 5.6%
29 Liberia 5.0%
30 Brazil 4.8%
31 South Korea 4.6%
32 Norway 4.1%
33 Czechia 4.0%
34 Germany 3.9%
35 Algeria 3.8%
36 Indonesia 3.7%
37 Egypt 3.3%
38 Finland 2.7%
39 Gabon 1.5%
40 Congo - Brazzaville 1.0%
41 Lebanon -7.0%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2021

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.