Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Liberia
Liberia: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 20.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Liberia, 1966–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Liberia stood at 20.5%. That is the lowest value across all 58 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.2% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Liberia peaked at 100.0% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 2023.
That places Liberia 193rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 100.0% | — |
| 1967 | 97.4% | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 95.5% | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 93.6% | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 94.3% | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 93.5% | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 93.5% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 91.3% | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 94.7% | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 95.9% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 95.4% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 91.3% | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 90.1% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 92.5% | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 93.1% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 94.3% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 92.7% | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 89.0% | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 79.3% | -10.9% |
| 1985 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 94.6% | +19.3% |
| 1987 | 97.3% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 88.5% | -9.0% |
| 1989 | 93.8% | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 97.2% | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 97.6% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 94.8% | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 97.1% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 95.4% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 96.3% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 93.2% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 94.7% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 97.6% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 93.7% | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 31.9% | -66.0% |
| 2001 | 31.9% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 31.8% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 31.7% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 31.8% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 31.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 31.8% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 31.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 31.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 31.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 32.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 32.0% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 31.9% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 31.7% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 31.4% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 30.8% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 29.8% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 29.6% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 31.7% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 27.8% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 29.3% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 24.5% | -16.5% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | -16.2% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 20.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 38.4%, 53% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 20.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.2%, 49% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -66.0% | 93.7% | 31.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96.6% | 93.6% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1970s | 93.2% | 90.1% | 95.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 90.2% | 79.3% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.8% | 93.2% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.8% | 31.7% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 28.2% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 20.5% | 29.3% | 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 imports from high-income economies in Liberia?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Liberia was 20.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1966.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 2023.
- How does Liberia rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Liberia ranks 193rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. 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 imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.