Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Liberia
Liberia: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 2.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Liberia, 2001–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Liberia is 2.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 24.6% on the previous year and up 103.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Liberia peaked at 91.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, -29.8%, in 2003.
That places Liberia 97th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Liberia, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5.5% | — |
| 2002 | -2.0% | -135.9% |
| 2003 | -29.8% | +1399.5% |
| 2004 | -14.9% | -50.0% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | -120.7% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | +37.5% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | +71.9% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | +44.9% |
| 2009 | 91.6% | +768.4% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -96.0% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | +98.8% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -59.0% |
| 2014 | -2.6% | -179.6% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -149.1% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | +257.9% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -39.3% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -56.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -87.1% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +1456.3% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | +35.7% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | +82.8% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -76.4% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | +143.9% |
| 2025 | 2.6% | -24.6% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 2.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.0%, 64% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 2.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.7%, 70% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -1399.5% | -2.0% | -29.8% |
| 2020 | +1456.3% | 0.2% | 2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | -29.8% | 91.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | -2.6% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 1.4% | 5.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 94 Egypt 2.8% compare
- 95 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.7% compare
- 96 Afghanistan 2.6% compare
- 98 Fiji 2.5% compare
- 99 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.5% compare
- 100 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Liberia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.15 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 74.91 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 13.35 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 471.54 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0987 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 84.01 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -7.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Liberia?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Liberia was 2.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was -29.8% in 2003.
- How does Liberia rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Liberia ranks 97th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.