Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre in Liberia
Liberia: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.0092 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre in Liberia, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.0092 million USD per square kilometre for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.0% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre in Liberia peaked at 0.0092 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre, in 1994.
Liberia ranks 172nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre in Liberia, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | +36.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre | +38.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0025 million USD per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0032 million USD per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0021 million USD per square kilometre | -34.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1982 | 0.002 million USD per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | -25.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | -36.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | +403.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre | +69.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | -82.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre | +244.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | -29.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0014 million USD per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0014 million USD per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0025 million USD per square kilometre | +64.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | -36.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0043 million USD per square kilometre | +143.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0057 million USD per square kilometre | +33.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0091 million USD per square kilometre | +60.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre | -68.9% |
| 2015 | 0.007 million USD per square kilometre | +145.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0065 million USD per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.005 million USD per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0057 million USD per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2019 | 0.005 million USD per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0063 million USD per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0079 million USD per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 2022 | 0.008 million USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0092 million USD per square kilometre | +15.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.0092 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0054 million USD per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.0092 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0176 million USD per square kilometre, 52% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre 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 | +403.9% | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2001 | +244.2% | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0032 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0021 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0025 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0053 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0091 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0079 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0063 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0092 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 169 Suriname 0.0109 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 170 Zambia 0.0098 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 171 Zimbabwe 0.0096 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 173 Botswana 0.0088 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 174 Syria 0.0086 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 175 Mozambique 0.0081 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$), annual growth rate -7.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre in Liberia?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre in Liberia was 0.0092 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0092 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Liberia rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Liberia ranks 172nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 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$ 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$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 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$ 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.