Liquid liabilities to GDP in Liberia
Liberia: Liquid liabilities to GDP was 21.9% in 2020. β² Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Liberia, 2000β2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, liquid liabilities to gdp in Liberia stood at 21.9%.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Liberia peaked at 26.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2002.
Liberia ranks 174th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 5.1% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 20.5% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 21.9% | 21.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 171 Gabon 22.9% compare
- 172 Congo, Republic of 22.8% compare
- 173 Angola 22.3% compare
- 175 Cameroon 21.4% compare
- 176 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 20.8% compare
- 177 Tanzania, United Republic of 20.1% compare
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 liquid liabilities to gdp in Liberia?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Liberia was 21.9% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2002.
- How does Liberia rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Liberia ranks 174th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.