What is starting a business - score in Liberia?

Starting a business - score in Liberia was 88.94 in 2019, according to the World Bank.

What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Liberia?

The highest recorded value was 90.77 in 2017.

What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Liberia?

The lowest recorded value was 43.08 in 2006.

How does Liberia rank for starting a business - score?

Liberia ranks 74th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Liberia?

Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Liberia data come from?

The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Starting a business - Score in Liberia

Name: Starting a business - Score in Liberia
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Liberia: Starting a business - Score was 88.94 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

88.94

Change on year

up 0.9%

World rank

74th

of 188 countries

All-time high

90.77

in 2017

All-time low

43.08

in 2006

Years of data

2006–2019

Starting a business - Score in Liberia, 2006–2019

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Liberia recorded 88.94 for starting a business - score in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Liberia peaked at 90.77 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 43.08, in 2006.

Liberia ranks 74th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	58.36	43.08	76.8	4
2010s	87.63	76.46	90.77	10

Countries ranked near Liberia

71 Pakistan 89.27 compare
72 Serbia 89.25 compare
73 Maldives 89.16 compare
75 Luxembourg 88.83 compare
76 Turkey 88.79 compare
77 North Macedonia 88.62 compare

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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)
Commercial service exports 18.00 million current US$ (2024)
Transport services 63.3% (2024)
Computer, communications and other services 24.5% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is starting a business - score in Liberia?: Starting a business - score in Liberia was 88.94 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Liberia?: The highest recorded value was 90.77 in 2017.
What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Liberia?: The lowest recorded value was 43.08 in 2006.
How does Liberia rank for starting a business - score?: Liberia ranks 74th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Liberia?: Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Liberia data come from?: The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Starting a business - Score
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 3,083 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.