Services, value added (% of GDP) in Liberia
Liberia: Services, value added (% of GDP) was 40.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Liberia, 2000–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added in Liberia stood at 40.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Liberia peaked at 52.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2002.
That places Liberia 191st out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Services, value added (% of GDP) in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.7% | — |
| 2001 | 19.4% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 23.8% | +33.2% |
| 2004 | 27.2% | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 26.7% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 30.3% | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 28.5% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 27.7% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 37.0% | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 52.5% | +42.1% |
| 2011 | 49.4% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 34.6% | -30.0% |
| 2013 | 36.8% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 40.7% | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 44.5% | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 46.0% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 44.3% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 42.9% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 41.4% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 38.8% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 38.4% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 37.3% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 40.5% | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 43.3% | +6.9% |
| 2025 | 40.0% | -7.7% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 40.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 41.9%, 95% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 40.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.7%, 82% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.8% | 17.9% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 34.6% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 37.3% | 43.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 188 Burkina Faso 41.5% compare
- 189 Central African Republic 41.4% compare
- 190 Brunei 40.2% compare
- 192 Guinea-Bissau 39.1% compare
- 193 Myanmar 38.5% compare
- 194 Sudan 37.0% 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 services, value added in Liberia?
- Services, value added in Liberia was 40.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2002.
- How does Liberia rank for services, value added?
- Liberia ranks 191st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.