Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Liberia
Liberia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 9.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Liberia, 1970–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows in Liberia is 9.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 38.7% on the previous year and down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Liberia peaked at 103.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -82.9%, in 1996.
That places Liberia 22nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17.7% | — |
| 1971 | -9.9% | -156.2% |
| 1972 | 5.6% | -156.4% |
| 1973 | 19.3% | +244.7% |
| 1974 | 11.9% | -38.7% |
| 1975 | 31.2% | +163.6% |
| 1976 | 13.9% | -55.4% |
| 1977 | 25.3% | +81.7% |
| 1978 | 20.2% | -20.3% |
| 1979 | 5.1% | -74.9% |
| 1980 | 8.4% | +66.2% |
| 1981 | 34.0% | +304.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -99.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | +48.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -28.5% |
| 1985 | -0.0% | -144.6% |
| 1986 | -0.0% | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -301.7% |
| 1988 | 27.9% | +32690.1% |
| 1989 | 83.4% | +198.6% |
| 1990 | 58.6% | -29.8% |
| 1991 | 2.4% | -95.9% |
| 1992 | -4.9% | -300.9% |
| 1993 | -33.4% | +588.6% |
| 1994 | 13.1% | -139.3% |
| 1995 | 3.4% | -74.0% |
| 1996 | -82.9% | -2529.1% |
| 1997 | 72.3% | -187.2% |
| 1998 | 52.9% | -26.8% |
| 1999 | 58.0% | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | -95.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -61.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -67.0% |
| 2003 | 49.8% | +16374.8% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | -83.1% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 16.4% | +71.3% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | -56.0% |
| 2010 | 103.3% | +1329.5% |
| 2011 | 87.0% | -15.8% |
| 2012 | 82.7% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 62.9% | -24.0% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | -75.3% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | -53.7% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | +27.2% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | -20.3% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -48.4% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -30.8% |
| 2020 | -3.0% | -213.4% |
| 2021 | -1.1% | -62.2% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -376.6% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | +130.0% |
| 2024 | 9.9% | +38.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.0% | -9.9% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.4% | -0.0% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.0% | -82.9% | 72.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 0.3% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.2% | 2.6% | 103.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | -3.0% | 9.9% | 5 |
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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)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.3265 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 298.89 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 2.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.2899 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 265.33 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) 2.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU), per 0.292 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Liberia?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Liberia was 9.9% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 103.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was -82.9% in 1996.
- How does Liberia rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Liberia ranks 22nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.