Liberia — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Liberia, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Liberia was 5.02% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 106.28% in 1997. The lowest was -51.03% in 1990 (about -10.2× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.13% per year.
Liberia ranks 52 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 25%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.61%, so Liberia sits above it. It peaked in 1997 and has fallen 95% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 27122%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 22 of 47 economies; Kenya (4.63%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 8276% in 2016. That is 174% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1964; grown tenfold by 1997. Doubling roughly every 62 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 78th of 107 in 1961 → 44th of 119 in 1970 → 132nd of 152 in 1980 → 176th of 176 in 1990 → 2nd of 199 in 2000 → 63rd of 209 in 2010 → 85th of 209 in 2020 → 45th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.02% | +1.0 pp |
| 2024 | 4.02% | -0.7 pp |
| 2023 | 4.68% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 4.81% | -0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 4.99% | +8.0 pp |
| 2020 | -2.98% | -0.5 pp |
| 2019 | -2.47% | -3.6 pp |
| 2018 | 1.16% | -1.3 pp |
| 2017 | 2.46% | +4.0 pp |
| 2016 | -1.55% | -1.5 pp |
| 2015 | -0.02% | -0.7 pp |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -8.0 pp |
| 2013 | 8.69% | +0.7 pp |
| 2012 | 7.99% | -0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 8.2% | +2.1 pp |
| 2010 | 6.1% | +0.8 pp |
| 2009 | 5.3% | -1.8 pp |
| 2008 | 7.15% | -2.4 pp |
| 2007 | 9.54% | +1.5 pp |
| 2006 | 8.04% | +2.8 pp |
| 2005 | 5.28% | +2.7 pp |
| 2004 | 2.62% | +32.8 pp |
| 2003 | -30.15% | -33.9 pp |
| 2002 | 3.76% | +0.8 pp |
| 2001 | 2.92% | -25.7 pp |
| 2000 | 28.62% | +6.9 pp |
| 1999 | 21.74% | -8.5 pp |
| 1998 | 30.21% | -76.1 pp |
| 1997 | 106.28% | +94.2 pp |
| 1996 | 12.12% | +16.4 pp |
| 1995 | -4.27% | +17.5 pp |
| 1994 | -21.76% | +11.2 pp |
| 1993 | -32.98% | +2.1 pp |
| 1992 | -35.09% | -20.9 pp |
| 1991 | -14.23% | +36.8 pp |
| 1990 | -51.03% | -24.4 pp |
| 1989 | -26.67% | -24.6 pp |
| 1988 | -2.04% | -1.0 pp |
| 1987 | -1% | +0.7 pp |
| 1986 | -1.68% | -0.8 pp |
| 1985 | -0.84% | +1.3 pp |
| 1984 | -2.11% | -0.2 pp |
| 1983 | -1.9% | +0.5 pp |
| 1982 | -2.43% | -0.3 pp |
| 1981 | -2.14% | +2.0 pp |
| 1980 | -4.1% | -7.4 pp |
| 1979 | 3.26% | -1.6 pp |
| 1978 | 4.82% | +3.2 pp |
| 1977 | 1.59% | -3.7 pp |
| 1976 | 5.31% | +8.8 pp |
| 1975 | -3.47% | -8.2 pp |
| 1974 | 4.75% | +7.0 pp |
| 1973 | -2.26% | -6.4 pp |
| 1972 | 4.14% | -0.8 pp |
| 1971 | 4.9% | -1.8 pp |
| 1970 | 6.66% | -0.6 pp |
| 1969 | 7.29% | +2.5 pp |
| 1968 | 4.77% | -2.0 pp |
| 1967 | 6.75% | -1.0 pp |
| 1966 | 7.7% | +2.9 pp |
| 1965 | 4.79% | -0.4 pp |
| 1964 | 5.15% | +2.9 pp |
| 1963 | 2.27% | +0.9 pp |
| 1962 | 1.34% | -1.1 pp |
| 1961 | 2.44% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Liberia’s GDP growth in 1962?
1.34% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Liberia’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +105.6% in total — about 1.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 5.02%; 2024: 4.02%; 2023: 4.68%; 2022: 4.81%; 2021: 4.99%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.