Private capital flows, total in Liberia
Liberia: Private capital flows, total was 1.31 billion BoP, current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Private capital flows, total in Liberia, 2005–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
In 2011, private capital flows, total in Liberia stood at 1.31 billion BoP, current US$. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 190.2% on the previous year and up 1,485.4% over ten years.
Liberia ranks 11th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 186.93 million BoP, current US$ | 82.80 million BoP, current US$ | 394.54 million BoP, current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 882.55 million BoP, current US$ | 452.34 million BoP, current US$ | 1.31 billion BoP, current US$ | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Liberia
- Inflation of consumer prices 8.32 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 684.04 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 2.28 (2011)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 3.92 billion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 684.04 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 979.00 million current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 979.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 148.31 million current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 148.31 million current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private capital flows, total in Liberia?
- Private capital flows, total in Liberia was 1.31 billion BoP, current US$ in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest private capital flows, total recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 billion BoP, current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest private capital flows, total recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.80 million BoP, current US$ in 2005.
- How does Liberia rank for private capital flows, total?
- Liberia ranks 11th out of 41 countries with data for 2011.
- Is private capital flows, total rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,485.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Private capital flows, total (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Private capital flows consist of net foreign direct investment and portfolio investment. Foreign direct investment is 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. The FDI included here is total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Portfolio investment covers transactions in equity securities and debt securities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.