Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Liberia
Liberia: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.0077 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Liberia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Liberia is 0.0077 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.5% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Liberia peaked at 0.011 million USD per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, -0.0014 million USD per square kilometre, in 1996.
That places Liberia 93rd out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Liberia, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -96.3% |
| 1992 | -0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -229.0% |
| 1993 | -0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | +394.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -132.4% |
| 1995 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -73.5% |
| 1996 | -0.0014 million USD per square kilometre | -2972.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre | -261.8% |
| 1998 | 0.002 million USD per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0027 million USD per square kilometre | +34.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -91.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -60.1% |
| 2002 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -66.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0039 million USD per square kilometre | +13193.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | -79.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0014 million USD per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0029 million USD per square kilometre | +115.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0047 million USD per square kilometre | +106.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0082 million USD per square kilometre | +74.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0102 million USD per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 2013 | 0.011 million USD per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0029 million USD per square kilometre | -73.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0032 million USD per square kilometre | +34.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0026 million USD per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | -47.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | -32.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0077 million USD per square kilometre | +751.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0056 million USD per square kilometre | -27.4% |
| 2022 | 0.01 million USD per square kilometre | +79.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0077 million USD per square kilometre | -22.5% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.0077 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre, 9.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.0077 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre, 4.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Liberia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +13193.6% | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0039 million USD per square kilometre |
| 1996 | -2972.4% | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0014 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2020 | +751.4% | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0077 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0014 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0027 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0014 million USD per square kilometre | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0039 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0047 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | 0.011 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0077 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0056 million USD per square kilometre | 0.01 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 90 Thailand 0.0089 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 91 Argentina 0.0082 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 92 Brazil 0.0079 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 94 Ukraine 0.0073 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 95 Ghana 0.006 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 96 Djibouti 0.0059 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Liberia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.15 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -5.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0527 units per US$ 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 total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Liberia?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Liberia was 0.0077 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.011 million USD per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0014 million USD per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Liberia rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Liberia ranks 93rd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. 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 Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — 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
Total FDI inflows — 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.