Travel services in Liberia
Liberia: Travel services 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 130th 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 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% |
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
- 127 Slovenia 26.1% compare
- 128 Tunisia 25.8% compare
- 129 Burkina Faso 23.7% compare
- 131 Honduras 23.2% compare
- 132 Azerbaijan 23.2% compare
- 133 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)
- 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 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 130th 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.