Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Liberia
Liberia: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & was 0.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Liberia, 1968–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.3% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in 2023.
That represents a change of up 169.9% on the previous year and up 6,650.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Liberia peaked at 32.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1968.
That places Liberia 139th out of 204 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 0.0% | — |
| 1970 | 0.1% | +12281.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3% | +298.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -98.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | +3516.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | -43.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | +468.2% |
| 1982 | 1.5% | +171.9% |
| 1983 | 0.8% | -49.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | -60.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.1% | +256.2% |
| 1987 | 1.1% | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 2.1% | +99.8% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | -50.9% |
| 1994 | 17.2% | +1536.0% |
| 1995 | 32.9% | +91.9% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | -92.5% |
| 1997 | 6.8% | +176.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -94.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +99.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -99.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +3826.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -38.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -58.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +149.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +169.9% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7%, 42% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4%, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +12281.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2019 | +3826.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 1978 | +3516.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 1994 | +1536.0% | 1.0% | 17.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.1% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 0.4% | 32.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 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 low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Liberia?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Liberia was 0.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1968.
- How does Liberia rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe &?
- Liberia ranks 139th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6,650.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.