Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Liberia
Liberia: Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita was 0.41 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Liberia, 2000–2020
Source: FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.41 for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Liberia peaked at 0.41 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.36, in 2000.
Liberia ranks 1st of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.36 | — |
| 2001 | 0.37 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.38 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.39 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.39 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.41 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.389 | 0.36 | 0.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
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)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 10.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1662 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 152.09 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 10.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 0.1622 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 148.49 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3997 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Liberia?
- Inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Liberia was 0.41 in 2020, according to FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.41 in 2007.
- What is the lowest inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.36 in 2000.
- How does Liberia rank for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Liberia ranks 1st out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Inequality of food consumption is measured by the coefficient of variation in per capita caloric consumption. Higher values represent larger levels of dietary inequality. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.