Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Liberia
Liberia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within was 34.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Liberia, 1967–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 34.0% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in 2023. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.0% on the previous year and up 91.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Liberia peaked at 34.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1989.
That places Liberia 39th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 1.4% | — |
| 1968 | 1.8% | +29.3% |
| 1969 | 1.8% | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 2.0% | +12.9% |
| 1971 | 1.9% | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 1.7% | -14.7% |
| 1973 | 2.1% | +25.6% |
| 1974 | 1.9% | -7.8% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | -39.8% |
| 1976 | 1.3% | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 3.0% | +134.6% |
| 1978 | 3.7% | +25.2% |
| 1979 | 2.6% | -30.1% |
| 1980 | 1.9% | -26.9% |
| 1981 | 2.1% | +11.5% |
| 1982 | 2.2% | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 4.2% | +88.8% |
| 1984 | 12.7% | +202.8% |
| 1985 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8% | -93.8% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | -12.7% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | -35.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | -65.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | +341.7% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | -35.5% |
| 1992 | 0.6% | +28.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -59.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -12.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | +185.7% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | +48.5% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | +26.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | -35.4% |
| 1999 | 4.6% | +562.0% |
| 2000 | 16.6% | +260.0% |
| 2001 | 16.8% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 17.1% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 17.4% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 17.1% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 16.6% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 16.8% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 19.4% | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 22.5% | +15.6% |
| 2016 | 27.3% | +21.5% |
| 2017 | 28.2% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | -49.2% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | +18.0% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 29.0% | +93.6% |
| 2023 | 34.0% | +17.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 34.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 21.7%, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 34.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.0%, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +562.0% | 0.7% | 4.6% |
| 1990 | +341.7% | 0.2% | 0.7% |
| 2000 | +260.0% | 4.6% | 16.6% |
| 1984 | +202.8% | 4.2% | 12.7% |
| 1995 | +185.7% | 0.2% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 3 |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 1.2% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 0.2% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 16.6% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 14.3% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 15.0% | 34.0% | 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 low- and middle-income economies within in Liberia?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Liberia was 34.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1989.
- How does Liberia rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Liberia ranks 39th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.8%. 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.