Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled (gaps filled) in Liberia
Liberia: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled was 74.47 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Liberia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Liberia stood at 74.47 million USD.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 81.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Liberia peaked at 2,166 million USD in 2010 and was at its lowest, -1,068 million USD, in 1998.
That places Liberia 88th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Liberia, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.87 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 518.39 million USD | +5742.6% |
| 1992 | 83.73 million USD | -83.8% |
| 1993 | 68.04 million USD | -18.7% |
| 1994 | 115.76 million USD | +70.1% |
| 1995 | -11.55 million USD | -110.0% |
| 1996 | -27.6 million USD | +138.9% |
| 1997 | 679.73 million USD | -2563.1% |
| 1998 | -1,068 million USD | -257.1% |
| 1999 | 459.33 million USD | -143.0% |
| 2000 | 1,417 million USD | +208.5% |
| 2001 | -552.11 million USD | -139.0% |
| 2002 | 734.2 million USD | -233.0% |
| 2003 | 285.77 million USD | -61.1% |
| 2004 | 424.14 million USD | +48.4% |
| 2005 | 584.11 million USD | +37.7% |
| 2006 | 455.3 million USD | -22.1% |
| 2007 | 563.05 million USD | +23.7% |
| 2008 | 552.64 million USD | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 540.68 million USD | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 2,166 million USD | +300.6% |
| 2011 | -288.2 million USD | -113.3% |
| 2012 | 1,777 million USD | -716.5% |
| 2013 | 392.22 million USD | -77.9% |
| 2014 | -42.26 million USD | -110.8% |
| 2015 | 30.39 million USD | -171.9% |
| 2016 | 161.5 million USD | +431.4% |
| 2017 | 53.37 million USD | -67.0% |
| 2018 | 84.39 million USD | +58.1% |
| 2019 | 106.33 million USD | +26.0% |
| 2020 | 84.41 million USD | -20.6% |
| 2021 | 87.27 million USD | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 80.22 million USD | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 74.47 million USD | -7.2% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 74.47 million USD is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.25 million USD, 17.5× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 74.47 million USD is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2961 million USD, 251.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Liberia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +5742.6% | 8.87 million USD | 518.39 million USD |
| 1997 | +2563.1% | -27.6 million USD | 679.73 million USD |
| 2012 | +716.5% | -288.2 million USD | 1,777 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.67 million USD | -1,068 million USD | 679.73 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 500.46 million USD | -552.11 million USD | 1,417 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 444.03 million USD | -288.2 million USD | 2,166 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.59 million USD | 74.47 million USD | 87.27 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More economy & growth data for Liberia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.15 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -5.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0527 units per US$ 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 outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Liberia?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Liberia was 74.47 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,166 million USD in 2010.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,068 million USD in 1998.
- How does Liberia rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled?
- Liberia ranks 88th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.0%. 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 outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.