Manufacturing value added to gdp in Liberia
Liberia: Manufacturing value added to gdp was 2.28 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Latest (2011)
2.28
Change on year
down 12.6%
World rank
183rd
of 202 countries
All-time high
4.13
in 2005
All-time low
1.87
in 2002
Years of data
12
2000–2011
Manufacturing value added to gdp in Liberia, 2000–2011
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 2.28 for manufacturing value added to gdp in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.6% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing value added to gdp in Liberia peaked at 4.13 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.87, in 2002.
That places Liberia 183rd out of 202 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 to gdp in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.45 | — |
| 2001 | 2.38 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 1.87 | -21.2% |
| 2003 | 2.26 | +20.4% |
| 2004 | 4.02 | +78.4% |
| 2005 | 4.13 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 4.09 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 3.95 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 2.96 | -25.1% |
| 2009 | 2.81 | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 2.61 | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 2.28 | -12.6% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 2.28 is below the median for low income countries, which is 6.97, 33% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 2.28 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.36, 27% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.09 | 1.87 | 4.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.44 | 2.28 | 2.61 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 180 Greenland 2.72 compare
- 181 Antigua and Barbuda 2.44 compare
- 182 Aruba 2.36 compare
- 184 Isle of Man 2.02
- 185 East Timor 1.9 compare
- 186 Guyana 1.9 compare
More economy & growth data for Liberia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 28.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing value added to gdp in Liberia?
- Manufacturing value added to gdp in Liberia was 2.28 in 2011, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest manufacturing value added to gdp recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.13 in 2005.
- What is the lowest manufacturing value added to gdp recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.87 in 2002.
- How does Liberia rank for manufacturing value added to gdp?
- Liberia ranks 183rd out of 202 countries with data for 2011.
- Is manufacturing value added to 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Manufacturing value added to gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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