Current account balance in Liberia
Liberia: Current account balance was -52.9% in 2011. ▬ Flat
Current account balance in Liberia, 2005–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in % of GNP.
Analysis
Liberia recorded -52.9% for current account balance in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.8% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Liberia ranks 41st of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Current account balance in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of GNP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -46.5% | — |
| 2006 | -38.2% | -17.8% |
| 2007 | -38.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | -51.3% | +34.3% |
| 2009 | -27.4% | -46.5% |
| 2010 | -37.3% | +36.0% |
| 2011 | -52.9% | +41.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -40.3% | -51.3% | -27.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | -45.1% | -52.9% | -37.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 38 Guinea -25.1% compare
- 39 Sierra Leone -38.5% compare
- 40 Sao Tome and Principe -43.4% compare
More trade data for Liberia
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 97.82 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 101.07 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 89.35 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 68.22 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 88.41 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 66.22 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.7157 (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 5.72 units per person (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0072 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 471,389 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance in Liberia?
- Current account balance in Liberia was -52.9% in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest current account balance recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was -27.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest current account balance recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was -52.9% in 2011.
- How does Liberia rank for current account balance?
- Liberia ranks 41st out of 41 countries with data for 2011.
- Is current account balance rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Current account balance (% of GNP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods, services, net income, and net current transfers. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Data are divided by GNP at market prices in U.S. dollars to facilitate comparison across economies.