Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Liberia
Liberia: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 24.99 billion in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Liberia, 1974–2016
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 24.99 billion for foreign assets, net foreign assets in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and up 157.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Liberia peaked at 28.31 billion in 2014 and was at its lowest, -46.08 billion, in 2002.
Liberia ranks 113th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 19.92 million | — |
| 1975 | 22.86 million | +14.7% |
| 1976 | 52.90 million | +131.4% |
| 1977 | 41.08 million | -22.3% |
| 1978 | 3.11 million | -92.4% |
| 1979 | -53.27 million | -1813.9% |
| 1980 | -3.92 billion | +7261.2% |
| 1981 | -5.87 billion | +49.8% |
| 1982 | -8.49 billion | +44.5% |
| 1983 | -10.17 billion | +19.8% |
| 1984 | -10.10 billion | -0.7% |
| 1985 | -11.45 billion | +13.3% |
| 1986 | -13.73 billion | +19.9% |
| 1987 | -17.00 billion | +23.8% |
| 1988 | -17.16 billion | +1.0% |
| 1989 | -17.95 billion | +4.6% |
| 1991 | -23.08 billion | +28.6% |
| 1992 | -15.10 billion | -34.6% |
| 1993 | -23.44 billion | +55.2% |
| 1994 | -32.75 billion | +39.7% |
| 1995 | -28.08 billion | -14.3% |
| 1996 | -31.77 billion | +13.1% |
| 1997 | -23.97 billion | -24.5% |
| 1998 | -29.54 billion | +23.2% |
| 1999 | -26.47 billion | -10.4% |
| 2000 | -28.30 billion | +6.9% |
| 2001 | -32.25 billion | +13.9% |
| 2002 | -46.08 billion | +42.9% |
| 2003 | -39.10 billion | -15.1% |
| 2004 | -43.50 billion | +11.3% |
| 2005 | -41.17 billion | -5.4% |
| 2006 | -43.52 billion | +5.7% |
| 2007 | -45.25 billion | +4.0% |
| 2008 | -41.40 billion | -8.5% |
| 2009 | -44.80 billion | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 25.57 billion | -157.1% |
| 2011 | 28.01 billion | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 25.16 billion | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 26.19 billion | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 28.31 billion | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 26.31 billion | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 24.99 billion | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.43 million | -53.27 million | 52.90 million | 6 |
| 1980s | -11.58 billion | -17.95 billion | -3.92 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | -26.02 billion | -32.75 billion | -15.10 billion | 9 |
| 2000s | -40.54 billion | -46.08 billion | -28.30 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.36 billion | 24.99 billion | 28.31 billion | 7 |
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More financial sector data for Liberia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 237.53 current LCU per person (2022)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.319 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 34.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 13.28 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 247.39 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 247.39 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 247.39 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 43.17 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets, net foreign assets in Liberia?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Liberia was 24.99 billion in 2016, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.31 billion in 2014.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was -46.08 billion in 2002.
- How does Liberia rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Liberia ranks 113th out of 178 countries with data for 2016.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 157.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.