Liberia — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Liberia, 2002–2025.
Inflation for Liberia was 8.32% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2002 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 26.97% in 2019. The lowest was 6.83% in 2012 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.29% per year.
Liberia ranks 29 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 16%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 3.51%, so Liberia sits above it. It peaked in 2019 and has fallen 69% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 7%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 13 of 46 economies; Madagascar (8.05%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 90% in 2018. That is 34% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 17th of 170 in 2002 → 32nd of 186 in 2010 → 10th of 178 in 2020 → 23rd of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 2002 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.32% | +0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 8.21% | -1.9 pp |
| 2023 | 10.09% | +2.5 pp |
| 2022 | 7.59% | -0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 7.82% | -9.1 pp |
| 2020 | 16.96% | -10.0 pp |
| 2019 | 26.97% | +3.4 pp |
| 2018 | 23.56% | +11.1 pp |
| 2017 | 12.42% | +3.6 pp |
| 2016 | 8.83% | +1.1 pp |
| 2015 | 7.75% | -2.1 pp |
| 2014 | 9.86% | +2.3 pp |
| 2013 | 7.58% | +0.7 pp |
| 2012 | 6.83% | -1.7 pp |
| 2011 | 8.49% | +1.2 pp |
| 2010 | 7.29% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 7.43% | -10.1 pp |
| 2008 | 17.49% | +6.1 pp |
| 2007 | 11.39% | +4.1 pp |
| 2006 | 7.34% | -3.5 pp |
| 2005 | 10.83% | +3.0 pp |
| 2004 | 7.83% | -2.5 pp |
| 2003 | 10.33% | -3.8 pp |
| 2002 | 14.16% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Liberia’s Inflation in 2003?
10.33% (2003). 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 Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 2002 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -41.3% in total — about 2.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.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: 8.32%; 2024: 8.21%; 2023: 10.09%; 2022: 7.59%; 2021: 7.82%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (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.