Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Liberia
Liberia: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 23.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Travel services in Liberia, 1979–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Liberia is 23.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 56.6% on the previous year and down 73.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Liberia peaked at 86.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 1986.
Liberia ranks 128th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 29.4% | — |
| 1980 | 38.2% | +29.8% |
| 1981 | 43.5% | +13.9% |
| 1982 | 38.2% | -12.1% |
| 1983 | 30.8% | -19.4% |
| 1984 | 29.3% | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 34.0% | +16.0% |
| 1986 | 12.9% | -62.2% |
| 1987 | 15.4% | +19.7% |
| 2004 | 86.0% | +458.8% |
| 2005 | 82.9% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 86.8% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 84.3% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 86.9% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 86.5% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | -79.4% |
| 2020 | 51.3% | +187.1% |
| 2021 | 44.6% | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 59.0% | +32.2% |
| 2023 | 53.8% | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 23.3% | -56.6% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 23.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 38.9%, 60% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 23.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.9%, 53% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +458.8% | 15.4% | 86.0% |
| 2020 | +187.1% | 17.9% | 51.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.4% | 29.4% | 29.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 30.3% | 12.9% | 43.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 85.6% | 82.9% | 86.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 17.9% | 17.9% | 1 |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 23.3% | 59.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 125 Slovenia 26.1% compare
- 126 Tunisia 26.1% compare
- 127 Burkina Faso 23.7% compare
- 129 Honduras 23.2% compare
- 130 Azerbaijan 23.2% compare
- 131 Kazakhstan 23.0% 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 travel services in Liberia?
- Travel services in Liberia was 23.3% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 1986.
- How does Liberia rank for travel services?
- Liberia ranks 128th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.