Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Liberia
Liberia: Getting credit: Credit registry coverage was 3.2% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Liberia, 2006–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 3.2% for getting credit: credit registry coverage in 2019. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 77.8% on the previous year and up 966.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Liberia peaked at 3.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2006.
That places Liberia 78th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.3% | — |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +200.0% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +83.3% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +27.3% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +21.4% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +77.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.2% | 3.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More private sector data for Liberia
- Merchandise trade 87.0% (2025)
- Food imports 23.1% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 42.8% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 2.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 9.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 2.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 360.83 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3942 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 57.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit registry coverage in Liberia?
- Getting credit: credit registry coverage in Liberia was 3.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2006.
- How does Liberia rank for getting credit: credit registry coverage?
- Liberia ranks 78th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit registry coverage rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 966.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit registry coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit registry’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the registry in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.