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Liberia · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Liberia

Sub-Saharan Africa Capital Monrovia Low income Nation age 204 years (since 1822) i LBR · LR
NationsTree Index 2025 i24.0178th of 196 Tree height 2025 i1.7 msee ranking Military strength i8percentile
Population i5.7 m116th of 217 Area i111,370 km²104th of 216 GDP i$5.25 bn167th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$11.35 bn intl.160th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$1,981 intl.192nd of 199 Life expectancy i62.3 years202nd of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i14
Strength · trunk i23
Quality of life · crown i5
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i41
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i64
CSV

In short

Liberia is 178th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 24.0 out of 100; its tree is 1.7 m tall.

It has 5.7 million people and an economy of $11.35 bn at purchasing power parity, 160th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Renewable energy (3rd of 212), Renewable freshwater per person (15th of 183) and CO₂ emissions per person (18th of 203).

Its weakest positions: GDP per person (PPP) (192nd of 199), Access to electricity (207th of 215) and Under-5 mortality (187th of 196).

Over five years it climbed from 189th to 178th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 111,370 104th/216
Land area ikm² 96,320 107th/216
Population ipeople 5.7 m 116th/217
Population growth i% 2.09% 44th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 58.3 147th/216
Urban population i% 56.1% 138th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 39.1% 28th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 3.3% 183rd/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $5.25 bn 167th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $11.35 bn 160th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $9.70 bn 160th/199
GDP per person iUSD $915 200th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $1,981 192nd/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $830 190th/201
GDP growth i% 5.0% 51st/210
Inflation i% 8.3% 153rd/180
Unemployment i% 2.9% 36th/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 55.1% 103rd/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -2.1% 79th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 32.7% 10th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 24.5% 91st/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 2.3%2011
Services i% of GDP 40.0% 186th/200

Trade

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Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 1.8% 103rd/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 9.9% 133rd/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 24.5% 59th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 0.1% 166th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 0.6% 151st/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -7.0% 160th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 9.5% 23rd/196

Natural resources

70
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 21.9% 21st/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 5.44% 20th/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 16.48% 2nd/209
Arable land i% of land area 5.2% 135th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 37,221 15th/183

Tourism

Tourism receipts iUSD $123.0 m2009
Tourism receipts i% of exports 27.1%2009

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 62.3 202nd/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 86.4 187th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.18 149th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 1.6 98th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 83% 137th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 35.6%2019
Secondary enrolment i% gross 37.7%2020
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 14.3%2016
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 5.8% 182nd/217
Health spending i% of GDP 13.0% 6th/193
Adult literacy i% 59.4%2010
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 10.8%2012
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.510 177th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 35.32016
Extreme poverty i% of population 33.6%2016

Infrastructure & digital

14
Access to electricity i% of population 34.9% 207th/215
Internet users i% of population 32.2% 166th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 32 208th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 0.3 186th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.40 96th/164
Air passengers carried ipassengers 32,0001992

Environment & energy

83
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 0.15 18th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 92.8% 3rd/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 17.9 102nd/200
Forest area i% of land area 66.1% 21st/214

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 28.4 186th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 28.6 166th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 44.6 155th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 63.2 125th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 40.6 169th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 58.0 101st/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 3.12012

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $44.2 m 144th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 0.9% 126th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 3.9% 111th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 2,000 154th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.09% 163rd/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 0 158th/163

Science & innovation

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Patent applications by residents iapplications 2 123rd/137
Scientific articles iarticles 32 165th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Liberia — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/liberia. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Liberia — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/liberia. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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