Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita (Reserves capita) in Liberia
Liberia: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita (Reserves capita) was 43.17 SDR per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita in Liberia, 1974–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Liberia is 43.17 SDR per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 14.1% on the previous year and down 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Liberia peaked at 95.21 SDR per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0702 SDR per person, in 2000.
Liberia ranks 165th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita (Reserves capita) in Liberia, year by year
| Year | SDR per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 9.4 SDR per person | — |
| 1975 | 9.81 SDR per person | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 8.61 SDR per person | -12.3% |
| 1977 | 12.75 SDR per person | +48.1% |
| 1978 | 7.61 SDR per person | -40.3% |
| 1979 | 22.29 SDR per person | +192.9% |
| 1980 | 2.21 SDR per person | -90.1% |
| 1981 | 3.6 SDR per person | +62.8% |
| 1982 | 2.87 SDR per person | -20.4% |
| 1983 | 9.25 SDR per person | +222.2% |
| 1984 | 1.63 SDR per person | -82.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6168 SDR per person | -62.2% |
| 1986 | 0.9422 SDR per person | +52.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1511 SDR per person | -84.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1155 SDR per person | -23.5% |
| 1989 | 2.38 SDR per person | +1960.7% |
| 1991 | 0.4673 SDR per person | -80.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3429 SDR per person | -26.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7981 SDR per person | +132.7% |
| 1994 | 1.62 SDR per person | +102.4% |
| 1995 | 8.71 SDR per person | +439.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1173 SDR per person | -98.7% |
| 1997 | 0.129 SDR per person | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 0.164 SDR per person | +27.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1113 SDR per person | -32.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0702 SDR per person | -37.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1267 SDR per person | +80.6% |
| 2002 | 0.784 SDR per person | +518.6% |
| 2003 | 1.59 SDR per person | +103.0% |
| 2004 | 3.82 SDR per person | +140.2% |
| 2005 | 5.38 SDR per person | +40.8% |
| 2006 | 13.71 SDR per person | +154.7% |
| 2007 | 20.59 SDR per person | +50.2% |
| 2008 | 27.33 SDR per person | +32.8% |
| 2009 | 60.25 SDR per person | +120.5% |
| 2010 | 70.72 SDR per person | +17.4% |
| 2011 | 78.21 SDR per person | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 85.43 SDR per person | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 85.66 SDR per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 75.46 SDR per person | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 86.85 SDR per person | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 91.67 SDR per person | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 84.86 SDR per person | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 48.3 SDR per person | -43.1% |
| 2019 | 42.59 SDR per person | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 45.97 SDR per person | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 95.21 SDR per person | +107.1% |
| 2022 | 83.86 SDR per person | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 59.9 SDR per person | -28.6% |
| 2024 | 50.23 SDR per person | -16.1% |
| 2025 | 43.17 SDR per person | -14.1% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 43.17 SDR per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 42.97 SDR per person, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 43.17 SDR per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 98.99 SDR per person, 44% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita (Reserves capita) in Liberia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +1960.7% | 0.1155 SDR per person | 2.38 SDR per person |
| 2002 | +518.6% | 0.1267 SDR per person | 0.784 SDR per person |
| 1995 | +439.4% | 1.62 SDR per person | 8.71 SDR per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.74 SDR per person | 7.61 SDR per person | 22.29 SDR per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 2.38 SDR per person | 0.1155 SDR per person | 9.25 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.38 SDR per person | 0.1113 SDR per person | 8.71 SDR per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.37 SDR per person | 0.0702 SDR per person | 60.25 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.97 SDR per person | 42.59 SDR per person | 91.67 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.06 SDR per person | 43.17 SDR per person | 95.21 SDR per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More financial sector data for Liberia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0084 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 7.73 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0062 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 5.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0084 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 7.73 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Liberia?
- Reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Liberia was 43.17 SDR per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.21 SDR per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0702 SDR per person in 2000.
- How does Liberia rank for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita?
- Liberia ranks 165th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserves excluding gold International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.