Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita in Liberia
Liberia: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita was 435.16 current US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita in Liberia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in Liberia is 435.16 current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 45.6% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in Liberia peaked at 437.53 current US$ per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 54.5 current US$ per person, in 2003.
Liberia ranks 169th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.23 current US$ per person | 60.55 current US$ per person | 110.27 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 185.01 current US$ per person | 102.27 current US$ per person | 270.73 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 180.2 current US$ per person | 111.16 current US$ per person | 277.31 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 212.74 current US$ per person | 176.02 current US$ per person | 256.33 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 123.9 current US$ per person | 54.5 current US$ per person | 228.13 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 264.32 current US$ per person | 174.93 current US$ per person | 437.53 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 321.23 current US$ per person | 214 current US$ per person | 435.16 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 166 Ghana 497.71 current US$ per person compare
- 167 Nepal 486.09 current US$ per person compare
- 168 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 484.1 current US$ per person compare
- 170 Papua New Guinea 429.26 current US$ per person compare
- 171 Comoros, Union of the 420.23 current US$ per person compare
- 172 Togo 395.73 current US$ per person 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$), annual growth rate 57.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in Liberia?
- Merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in Liberia was 435.16 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 437.53 current US$ per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.5 current US$ per person in 2003.
- How does Liberia rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
- Liberia ranks 169th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise imports (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise imports (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Merchandise imports World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.