Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP) in Liberia
Liberia: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP) was 0.0228 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Liberia, 2000–2011
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.0228 current US$ per US$ of GDP for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2011.
That represents a change of down 12.6% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Liberia peaked at 0.0413 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0187 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2002.
That places Liberia 184th out of 203 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP) in Liberia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0245 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 0.0238 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0187 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0226 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0402 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +78.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0413 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0409 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0395 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0296 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0281 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0228 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.6% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.0228 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0697 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 33% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.0228 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0836 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 27% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0309 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0187 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0413 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0244 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0228 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 181 Greenland 0.0272 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 182 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0244 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 183 Aruba 0.0236 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 185 Isle of Man 0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP
- 186 East Timor 0.019 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 187 Guyana 0.019 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -5.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0527 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 48.22 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -10.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0385 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 35.21 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.059 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Liberia?
- Manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Liberia was 0.0228 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0413 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0187 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002.
- How does Liberia rank for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Liberia ranks 184th out of 203 countries with data for 2011.
- Is manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Manufacturing, value added (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Manufacturing, value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.