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Liberia
Liberia is a $5.2B economy (2025), growing 5.0% in real terms, with consumer inflation at 8.3%. 20 of 22 tracked series are published for this country.
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Economy
GDP · 2025
$5.2B
+9.8% vs 2024
#41 of 52Inflation · 2025
8.3%
+0.1 pts vs 2024
#14 of 50Population · 2025
5.7M
+2.1% vs 2024
#37 of 54Data
Debt, rates and money
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Capital flows
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Technology
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Climate and energy
Source: World Bank Open Data · World Development Indicators & International Debt Statistics · rank among African countries with a recent print
The Wire
Liberia headlines
- Liberty Party Is 'No Helping Force,' Dillon Says As 2029 Comes Into View
[Liberian Investigator] BUCHANAN, Grand Bassa County - Liberty Party, whose senior leaders helped carry President Joseph Boakai to power in 2023, is "no helping force" and intends to hold its own place at the table when Liberia votes in 2029, Sen. Abraham Darius Dillon told parti
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- Three Liberians Among 10 Indicted in U.S. for Alleged Voter Fraud in Minnesota
[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA - Three Liberians in Minnesota are among 10 noncitizens indicted by a U.S. federal grand jury on charges of falsely claiming U.S. citizenship to vote or voting illegally, charges that carry up to five years in prison, and U.S. officials say those
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- From Weah to Nagbe, Liberia Loses Another Talent to U.S.
[Liberian Investigator] Liberia has watched several promising football talents with Liberian roots go on to represent the United States.
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- Lone Star Must Not Become a Victim of Political Bitterness
[Liberian Investigator] Rev. Luther Tarpeh is right about one central issue: Liberia must not abandon the Lone Star because of another painful defeat. Building a competitive national team requires patience, funding, preparation and a long-term development plan.
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- The Speluncean Delusion - How Politics' Fixation On Knowing the Judge Is Destroying Judicial Integrity
[Liberian Investigator] The ongoing intellectual debate ignited by President Joseph Boakai's maxim "a brilliant lawyer knows the law, but a good lawyer knows the judge" has given the public a rare and fascinating window into the soul of legal philosophy.
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- The Stronger Liberian Dollar Must Reach the Market
[Liberian Investigator] The exchange rate has moved from about L$190 to L$170 for US$1, but small traders say wholesalers still convert their purchases at the old rate. The government must establish what is happening, enforce transparent pricing and end a silence that is feeding
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- Former Police Training Chief Charged in Alleged U.S.$88,000 Contract Scam
[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA - Police have charged the former head of the Liberia National Police Training Academy with taking US$88,000 in cash and goods from a businessman by promising him supply contracts at the academy that police say never existed.
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- Sinoe County Attorney Assaulted By Superintendent's Aide, Witnesses Say
[Liberian Investigator] SINOE COUNTY -- An aide to the Sinoe County superintendent punched County Attorney Cllr. Mmonbeydo Nadine Joah in the chest during a struggle over her phone as she attempted to have the county's labor commissioner arrested, witnesses said.
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- Liberia Makes Progress On Land Reform, but Significant Challenges Still Remain
[Liberian Observer] Although Liberia is reported to have made progress towards land reform after a century-long history of land issues, which fueled poverty, civil neglect and contributed to its 14-year civil war, is slowly being reversed through the Land Rights Act (LRA), but lo
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- Elephant Invasion Fuels Human-Wildlife Conflict
[Liberian Observer] As the human-wildlife conflict in Western Liberia enters its ninth consecutive year, community members and conservation groups are attributing the crisis to severe food shortages in the deep forests driven by habitat loss, unregulated mining, and logging.
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- Mary's Meals Marks 20 Years in Liberia, Celebrates Feeding More Than 95,000 Children Across 600 Schools
[Liberian Investigator] TUBMANBURG, Bomi County -- Mary's Meals Liberia has marked 20 years of school feeding in Liberia, celebrating two decades of providing nutritious meals to vulnerable children while helping thousands remain in classrooms and pursue their education.
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- Liberia, Egypt Sign Military Cooperation Protocol
[New Dawn] -- Training, Intelligence Sharing, Technical Cooperation Included
Capital
World Bank lending to Liberia
4 in the pipeline · 21 active · commitments as published by the Bank.
Source: World Bank Projects & Operations
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