Protecting investors, investor protection index in Liberia
Liberia: Protecting investors, investor protection index was 3.7 in 2012. ▬ Flat
Protecting investors, investor protection index in Liberia, 2006–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
Analysis
In 2012, protecting investors, investor protection index in Liberia stood at 3.7. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
That places Liberia 33rd out of 51 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
Protecting investors, investor protection index in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3.7 | — |
| 2007 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 3.7 is below the median for low income countries, which is 4, 92% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 3.7 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.15, 89% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 33 Burkina Faso 3.7 compare
- 33 Equatorial Guinea 3.7 compare
- 33 Mali 3.7 compare
- 33 Mauritania 3.7 compare
- 33 Togo 3.7 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)
- Commercial service imports 250.26 million current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 24.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 9.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 2.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 18.00 million current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 360.83 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protecting investors, investor protection index in Liberia?
- Protecting investors, investor protection index in Liberia was 3.7 in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest protecting investors, investor protection index recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7 in 2006.
- What is the lowest protecting investors, investor protection index recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7 in 2006.
- How does Liberia rank for protecting investors, investor protection index?
- Liberia ranks 33rd out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is protecting investors, investor protection index rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/), published as part of Protecting investors, investor protection index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Protecting investors disclosure index measures the degree to which investors are protected through disclosure of ownership and financial information. For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.