Banking survey: claims on private sector in Liberia
Liberia: Banking survey: claims on private sector was 6,646 current LCU in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Banking survey: claims on private sector in Liberia, 1999–2008
Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 6,646 current LCU for banking survey: claims on private sector in 2008. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 47.6% on the previous year and up 437.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, banking survey: claims on private sector in Liberia peaked at 6,646 current LCU in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1,109 current LCU, in 2000.
That places Liberia 49th out of 50 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Banking survey: claims on private sector in Liberia, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,237 current LCU | — |
| 2000 | 1,109 current LCU | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 1,801 current LCU | +62.4% |
| 2002 | 1,124 current LCU | -37.6% |
| 2003 | 1,474 current LCU | +31.1% |
| 2004 | 1,751 current LCU | +18.8% |
| 2005 | 2,806 current LCU | +60.3% |
| 2006 | 3,080 current LCU | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 4,503 current LCU | +46.2% |
| 2008 | 6,646 current LCU | +47.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,237 current LCU | 1,237 current LCU | 1,237 current LCU | 1 |
| 2000s | 2,699 current LCU | 1,109 current LCU | 6,646 current LCU | 9 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 46 Seychelles 3.41 billion current LCU compare
- 47 Zimbabwe 2.71 billion current LCU compare
- 48 Lesotho 2.62 billion current LCU compare
- 50 Sao Tome and Principe 0 current LCU compare
More financial sector data for Liberia
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -47.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0025 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 2.32 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -12.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 43.17 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -12.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 43.17 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is banking survey: claims on private sector in Liberia?
- Banking survey: claims on private sector in Liberia was 6,646 current LCU in 2008, according to International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.
- What is the highest banking survey: claims on private sector recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 6,646 current LCU in 2008.
- What is the lowest banking survey: claims on private sector recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,109 current LCU in 2000.
- How does Liberia rank for banking survey: claims on private sector?
- Liberia ranks 49th out of 50 countries with data for 2008.
- Is banking survey: claims on private sector rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 437.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as part of Banking survey: claims on private sector (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises.