International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Liberia
Liberia: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 5.70 million current US$ in 2019. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Liberia, 2004–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 5.70 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.0% on the previous year and down 80.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Liberia peaked at 30.00 million current US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.70 million current US$, in 2010.
That places Liberia 183rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Liberia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 14.00 million current US$ | — |
| 2005 | 16.00 million current US$ | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 17.00 million current US$ | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 21.00 million current US$ | +23.5% |
| 2008 | 30.00 million current US$ | +42.9% |
| 2009 | 29.00 million current US$ | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 1.70 million current US$ | -94.1% |
| 2011 | 1.90 million current US$ | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 2.10 million current US$ | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 2.40 million current US$ | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 2.20 million current US$ | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 2.50 million current US$ | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 3.51 million current US$ | +40.4% |
| 2017 | 5.97 million current US$ | +70.1% |
| 2018 | 7.70 million current US$ | +29.0% |
| 2019 | 5.70 million current US$ | -26.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.17 million current US$ | 14.00 million current US$ | 30.00 million current US$ | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.57 million current US$ | 1.70 million current US$ | 7.70 million current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 180 Tuvalu 6.30 million current US$ compare
- 181 Dominica 6.00 million current US$ compare
- 181 Sudan 6.00 million current US$ compare
- 184 Gambia 5.00 million current US$ compare
- 184 Grenada 5.00 million current US$ compare
- 186 Guinea 4.20 million current US$ compare
- 186 Turks and Caicos Islands 4.20 million current US$ compare
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$), annual growth rate 57.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Liberia?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Liberia was 5.70 million current US$ in 2019, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.00 million current US$ in 2008.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.70 million current US$ in 2010.
- How does Liberia rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Liberia ranks 183rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.