Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Liberia
Liberia: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 76.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Liberia, 1961–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Liberia stood at 76.0%.
The figure is up 26.0% on the previous year and up 88.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Liberia peaked at 100.0% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 37.1%, in 2017.
Liberia ranks 67th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 99.5% | — |
| 1966 | 100.0% | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 98.4% | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 98.2% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 98.7% | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 98.4% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 98.7% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 98.2% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 98.2% | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 97.8% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 98.4% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 98.1% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 97.1% | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 100.0% | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 96.3% | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 95.1% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 94.8% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 94.6% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 94.6% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 95.6% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 96.9% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 93.4% | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 95.4% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 98.3% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 89.6% | -8.8% |
| 1992 | 96.3% | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 87.6% | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 75.6% | -13.7% |
| 1995 | 46.8% | -38.1% |
| 1996 | 80.9% | +72.7% |
| 1997 | 85.2% | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 95.8% | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 90.4% | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 41.2% | -54.4% |
| 2001 | 40.3% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 40.9% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 39.9% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 39.7% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 39.9% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 39.7% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 39.6% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 41.1% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 40.0% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 40.5% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 40.9% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 41.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 40.3% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 40.3% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 40.5% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 40.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 37.1% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 94.5% | +154.7% |
| 2019 | 77.0% | -18.6% |
| 2020 | 94.5% | +22.8% |
| 2021 | 75.7% | -19.9% |
| 2022 | 60.3% | -20.3% |
| 2023 | 76.0% | +26.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 76.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 46.1%, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 76.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.5%, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to high-income economies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +154.7% | 37.1% | 94.5% |
| 1996 | +72.7% | 46.8% | 80.9% |
| 2000 | -54.4% | 90.4% | 41.2% |
| 1995 | -38.1% | 75.6% | 46.8% |
| 2023 | +26.0% | 60.3% | 76.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98.9% | 98.2% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 1970s | 98.3% | 97.1% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 95.1% | 93.4% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.7% | 46.8% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.2% | 39.6% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.3% | 37.1% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.6% | 60.3% | 94.5% | 4 |
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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Liberia?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Liberia was 76.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1966.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.1% in 2017.
- How does Liberia rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Liberia ranks 67th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.