Savings Rate, Percent per annum in Liberia
Liberia: Savings Rate, Percent per annum was 1.98 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Savings Rate, Percent per annum in Liberia, 1980–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savings rate, percent per annum in Liberia is 1.98, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is down 17.3% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savings rate, percent per annum in Liberia peaked at 8.09 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1.98, in 2025.
Liberia ranks 31st of 63 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.
Savings Rate, Percent per annum in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8 | — |
| 1981 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 8.05 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 8.09 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 7.79 | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 6.82 | -12.5% |
| 1988 | 6.68 | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 6.78 | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 6.2 | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 6.43 | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 6.16 | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 6.12 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 6.2 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 6.08 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 6 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 6.02 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 5.83 | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 5.63 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 5.43 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 4.5 | -17.3% |
| 2004 | 4.6 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 3.69 | -19.7% |
| 2006 | 3 | -18.6% |
| 2007 | 2.32 | -22.9% |
| 2008 | 2.12 | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 2.03 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 2.07 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 2.02 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 2.02 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.01 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 2 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.03 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 2.02 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.14 | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 2.1 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.27 | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 3.1 | +36.8% |
| 2024 | 2.39 | -22.9% |
| 2025 | 1.98 | -17.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.62 | 6.68 | 8.09 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.15 | 6 | 6.43 | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.92 | 2.03 | 5.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.04 | 2 | 2.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.32 | 1.98 | 3.1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 28 Antigua and Barbuda 2.04 compare
- 29 Dominica 2.04 compare
- 30 Sierra Leone 1.99 compare
- 32 Grenada 1.93 compare
- 33 Panama 1.91 compare
- 34 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.91 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 savings rate, percent per annum in Liberia?
- Savings rate, percent per annum in Liberia was 1.98 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest savings rate, percent per annum recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.09 in 1985.
- What is the lowest savings rate, percent per annum recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.98 in 2025.
- How does Liberia rank for savings rate, percent per annum?
- Liberia ranks 31st out of 63 countries with data for 2025.
- Is savings rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 Savings Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.