Deposit interest rate in Liberia
Liberia: Deposit interest rate was 5.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Deposit interest rate in Liberia, 1980–2017
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, deposit interest rate in Liberia stood at 5.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.6% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deposit interest rate in Liberia peaked at 10.9% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2011.
Liberia ranks 62nd of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.6% | 5.4% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 5.8% | 7.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.4% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.0% | 5.0% | 8 |
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More financial sector data for Liberia
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 16.9% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 2.02 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 1.28 billion current LCU (2022)
- Net foreign assets 108.21 million current LCU (2022)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 14.8% (2022)
- Broad money 27.0% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 16.8% (2022)
- Domestic credit to private sector 14.8% (2022)
- Official exchange rate 191.31 LCU per US$, period average (2024)
- Net migration -9,870 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deposit interest rate in Liberia?
- Deposit interest rate in Liberia was 5.0% in 2017, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest deposit interest rate recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 1981.
- What is the lowest deposit interest rate recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2011.
- How does Liberia rank for deposit interest rate?
- Liberia ranks 62nd out of 152 countries with data for 2017.
- Is deposit interest rate rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Deposit interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Deposit interest rate is the rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.