Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in Liberia
Liberia: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square was 0.0077 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in Liberia, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Liberia is 0.0077 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Liberia peaked at 0.011 million USD per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre, in 1995.
That places Liberia 174th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in Liberia, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0029 million USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0026 million USD per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0031 million USD per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0035 million USD per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0045 million USD per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0041 million USD per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0048 million USD per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0051 million USD per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0037 million USD per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0035 million USD per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0038 million USD per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0037 million USD per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | -36.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | +377.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0027 million USD per square kilometre | +106.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0035 million USD per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0042 million USD per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | -78.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0033 million USD per square kilometre | +258.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0034 million USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre | -36.3% |
| 2004 | 0.002 million USD per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.002 million USD per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0039 million USD per square kilometre | +94.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | -40.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0025 million USD per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0055 million USD per square kilometre | +121.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0073 million USD per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 2013 | 0.011 million USD per square kilometre | +50.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0034 million USD per square kilometre | -69.1% |
| 2015 | 0.007 million USD per square kilometre | +106.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0062 million USD per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0049 million USD per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0052 million USD per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0048 million USD per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0055 million USD per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0072 million USD per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0072 million USD per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0077 million USD per square kilometre | +7.9% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.0077 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.007 million USD per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.0077 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0172 million USD per square kilometre, 45% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +377.8% | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2001 | +258.2% | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0033 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0036 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0026 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0051 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0027 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0038 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0042 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0039 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0058 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0025 million USD per square kilometre | 0.011 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0069 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0055 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0077 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 171 Zambia 0.0097 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 172 Congo 0.0093 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 173 Guinea 0.0083 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 175 Botswana 0.0075 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 176 Mozambique 0.007 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 177 Zimbabwe 0.007 million USD per square kilometre 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$), annual growth rate -7.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Liberia?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Liberia was 0.0077 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.011 million USD per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre in 1995.
- How does Liberia rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square?
- Liberia ranks 174th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.