Fisheries
Artisanal and industrial fish catch and export data
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Total Fish Catch
14.2000 Metric Tons
FY 2023
Fisheries Export Value
22USD M
FY 2023
Fisheries GDP Share
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Sector Performance Summary
AI-generated from latest data · FY 2025
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Total Fish Catch
Recorded annual values (000 Metric Tons)
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Fisheries Export Value
Recorded annual values (USD M)
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All Fisheries Data Points
88 records
| Indicator | Value | Unit | Year | Quarter | Source | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fish Production Value | 34.5 | USD million | 2025 | Annual | National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) | up |
| Fisheries Employment | 33,000 | individuals | 2025 | Annual | FCWC | down |
| Fisheries Sector Employment | 33,000 | individuals | 2025 | Annual | FCWC | stable |
| Fisheries Government Revenue | 426,558.16 | USD | 2025 | Q3 | National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) | down |
| Artisanal Fishery Share | 82.9 | % | 2025 | Q3 | National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) | stable |
| Marine Fisheries Production | 22,471.9 | metric tons | 2025 | Q3 | National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) | stable |
| Fish Imports | 22,456.51 | metric tons | 2025 | Annual | NaFAA | up |
| Fish Imports Volume | 22,456.51 | metric tons | 2025 | Annual | NaFAA | stable |
| Per Capita Fish Consumption | 10.4 | kg/year | 2025 | Annual | NaFAA | stable |
| Fisheries Share of Agricultural GDP | 28.1 | % | 2025 | Annual | Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) | stable |
| Fisheries Contribution to GDP | 3.2 | % | 2025 | Annual | NaFAA / European Union | stable |
| Marine Artisanal Canoe Production | 28,309.79 | metric tons | 2025 | Annual | National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) | stable |
| Tuna Vessel Production | 7,166.7 | metric tons | 2025 | Annual | National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) | stable |
| Industrial Trawler Production | 5,295.81 | metric tons | 2025 | Annual | National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) | stable |
| Fish Imports Value | 9.66 | USD million | 2025 | Annual | NaFAA | stable |
| Fish Catch Volume | 18.9 | Thousand MT | 2025 | Annual | BNF | up |
| Projected Fisheries Revenue | 3.68 | USD million | 2025 | Annual | NaFAA | down |
| Fisheries Sector GDP Contribution | 1.9 | % of GDP | 2025 | Annual | LISGIS | stable |
| Exclusive Economic Zone Area | 246,152 | km² | 2025 | Annual | NaFAA | stable |
| Contribution to GDP (Agriculture & Fisheries) | 28.1 | % | 2025 | Annual | CBL | stable |
| Value of Fisheries Production | 34.5 | USD million | 2025 | Annual | NaFAA | stable |
| Fisheries Export Earnings | 25 | USD Millions | 2025 | Annual | CBL / BNF | up |
| Total Fisheries Production | 40,772.3 | metric tons | 2025 | Annual | NaFAA | stable |
| Total Fish Production | 40,772.3 | metric tons | 2025 | Annual | National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) | stable |
| Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Value Added | 33.64 | % of GDP | 2024 | Annual | World Bank | down |
| Total Fisheries Production | 28,114 | metric tons | 2024 | Annual | World Bank / FAO | down |
| Fisheries Sector GDP Contribution | 1.8 | % of GDP | 2024 | Annual | LISGIS | stable |
| Registered Fishing Vessels | 1,540 | vessels | 2024 | Annual | NaFAA | up |
| Total Fish Catch (YTD) | 9,450 | metric tons | 2024 | Annual | NaFAA | down |
| Fisheries Export Earnings | 22 | USD Millions | 2024 | Annual | CBL / BNF | stable |
| Fish Catch Volume | 17.8 | Thousand MT | 2024 | Annual | Bureau of National Fisheries (BNF) | stable |
| Agriculture, forestry, and fishing value added | 33.64 | % | 2024 | Annual | World Bank | stable |
| Licensed Fishing Vessels | 124 | Vessels | 2024 | Annual | BNF | up |
| Aquaculture Production | 1,362 | metric tons | 2023 | Annual | World Bank | up |
| Fisheries Contribution to GDP | 10 | % | 2023 | Annual | WCPFC | stable |
| Total Fish Catch | 14.2 | 000 Metric Tons | 2023 | Annual | BFC | up |
| Fisheries GDP Contribution | 10 | % | 2023 | Annual | WCPFC | stable |
| Fisheries Sector Employment | 33,000 | individuals | 2023 | Annual | FCWC | stable |
| Industrial Fishing Catch | 4,991,043 | metric tons | 2023 | Annual | FCWC | down |
| Artisanal Fishing Catch | 2,268,115 | metric tons | 2023 | Annual | FCWC | down |
| Total Fisheries Production | 29,534 | metric tons | 2023 | Annual | FAO (Aquastat) | down |
| Total Fisheries Production | 29,534 | metric tons | 2023 | Annual | FAO / Statbase | down |
| Fisheries Production Growth Rate | -3.84 | % | 2023 | Annual | Statbase / FAO | down |
| Fisheries Export Value | 22 | USD M | 2023 | Annual | BFC | up |
| Total Fisheries Production | 30,713 | metric tons | 2022 | Annual | Statbase | stable |
| Fisheries GDP Contribution | 10 | % | 2022 | Annual | NaFAA / WCPFC | stable |
| Fisheries Contribution to GDP | 10 | % | 2022 | Annual | ScienceDirect | stable |
| Total Fisheries Production | 30,713 | metric tons | 2022 | Annual | FAO (Aquastat) | up |
| Per Capita Fish Consumption | 11.42 | kg | 2022 | Annual | WATHI | stable |
| Fisheries Contribution to GDP | 10 | % | 2022 | Annual | ScienceDirect / MDPI | stable |
| Fisheries Project Investment | 40 | USD million | 2021 | Annual | [New Project to Improve Liberia’s Fisheries Sector and Enhance Livelihoods of 300,000 Persons](https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2021/09/22/new-project-to-improve-liberia-s-fisheries-sector-and-enhance-livelihoods-of-300-000-persons) | up |
| Fisheries Sector Investment | 40 | USD million | 2021 | Annual | World Bank | up |
| Targeted vulnerable fisher folks | 300,000 | people | 2021 | Annual | [New Project to Improve Liberia’s Fisheries Sector and Enhance Livelihoods of 300,000 Persons](https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2021/09/22/new-project-to-improve-liberia-s-fisheries-sector-and-enhance-livelihoods-of-300-000-persons) | stable |
| Fisheries Contribution to GDP | 3.2 | % | 2021 | Annual | World Bank | stable |
| Fisheries project funding | 40 | USD million | 2021 | Annual | [New Project to Improve Liberia’s Fisheries Sector and Enhance Livelihoods of 300,000 Persons](https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2021/09/22/new-project-to-improve-liberia-s-fisheries-sector-and-enhance-livelihoods-of-300-000-persons) | stable |
| Total Fisheries and Aquaculture Production | 31,884 | metric tons | 2020 | Annual | FAO | up |
| Total Fisheries Production | 32,692 | metric tons | 2020 | Annual | FAO (Aquastat) | up |
| Industrial Trawlers Yield | 5,113 | metric tons | 2020 | Annual | NaFAA | stable |
| Artisanal Fisheries Production | 18,086 | metric tons | 2020 | Annual | NaFAA via [Development of Liberia’s fisheries sectors: Current status and future needs - ScienceDirect](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X22003724) | stable |
| Per Capita Fish Consumption | 11.42 | kg | 2020 | Annual | WATHI | stable |
| Industrial Trawler Production | 5,113 | metric tons | 2020 | Annual | NaFAA via [Development of Liberia’s fisheries sectors: Current status and future needs - ScienceDirect](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X22003724) | stable |
| Fisheries Imports Value | 12.93 | USD million | 2020 | Annual | FAO | up |
| Artisanal Fisheries Yield | 18,086 | metric tons | 2020 | Annual | NaFAA | stable |
| Average Annual Fish Imports | 33,116 | tons | 2020 | Annual | [Development of Liberia’s fisheries sectors: Current status and future needs, School of Engineering and Innovation, The Open University, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UK , December 2022](https://www.wathi.org/wathinotes-economie-liberia-2023/development-of-liberias-fisheries-sectors-current-status-and-future-needs-school-of-engineering-and-innovation-the-open-university-milton-keynes-mk7-6aa-uk-december-2022/) | stable |
| Fisheries Exports Value | 3.58 | USD million | 2020 | Annual | FAO | up |
| Fish Per Capita Consumption | 4.8 | kg/capita | 2020 | Annual | FAO | up |
| Average Annual Fish Exports | 123 | tons | 2020 | Annual | [Development of Liberia’s fisheries sectors: Current status and future needs, School of Engineering and Innovation, The Open University, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UK , December 2022](https://www.wathi.org/wathinotes-economie-liberia-2023/development-of-liberias-fisheries-sectors-current-status-and-future-needs-school-of-engineering-and-innovation-the-open-university-milton-keynes-mk7-6aa-uk-december-2022/) | stable |
| Fishery Products Imports | 7.3 | USD million | 2017 | Annual | FAO | stable |
| Fishery Products Exports | 0.6 | USD million | 2017 | Annual | FAO | stable |
| Total Employment in Fisheries and Aquaculture | 35,054 | people | 2017 | Annual | FAO | stable |
| Fisheries Exports Value | 0.6 | USD million | 2017 | Annual | FAO | stable |
| Aquaculture Production | 45 | metric tons | 2017 | Annual | FAO | stable |
| Fisheries and Aquaculture Employment | 35,054 | people | 2017 | Annual | FAO | stable |
| Fishery Exports Value | 0.6 | USD million | 2017 | Annual | FAO | stable |
| Marine Capture Production | 12,600 | metric tons | 2017 | Annual | FAO | stable |
| Fish and Fishery Products Exports | 0.6 | USD million | 2017 | Annual | FAO | stable |
| Estimated Inland Fishery Production | 2,200 | metric tons | 2017 | Annual | FAO | stable |
| Total Marine Fishery Production | 12,600 | metric tons | 2017 | Annual | FAO | stable |
| Fisheries Imports | 7.3 | USD million | 2017 | Annual | [Liberia - Fisheries and Aquaculture](https://www.fao.org/fishery/facp/lbr/en) | stable |
| Fisheries Exports | 0.6 | USD million | 2017 | Annual | [Liberia - Fisheries and Aquaculture](https://www.fao.org/fishery/facp/lbr/en) | stable |
| Fishery Product Exports | 0.6 | USD million | 2017 | Annual | Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) | stable |
| Marine Fishery Production | 12,600 | tonnes | 2017 | Annual | Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) | stable |
| Fish and Fishery Products Imports | 7.3 | USD million | 2017 | Annual | FAO | stable |
| Value of Fishery Exports | 0.6 | USD million | 2017 | Annual | [Liberia - Fisheries and Aquaculture](https://www.fao.org/fishery/facp/lbr/en) | stable |
| Value of Fishery Imports | 7.3 | USD million | 2017 | Annual | [Liberia - Fisheries and Aquaculture](https://www.fao.org/fishery/facp/lbr/en) | stable |
| Total Marine Production | 12,600 | tonnes | 2017 | Annual | FAO | stable |
| Inland Fishery Production | 2,200 | tonnes | 2017 | Annual | FAO | stable |
| Per Capita Fish Consumption | 6 | kg | 2016 | Annual | FAO | down |
Primary sources
- NaFAA
- — National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority: Fisheries landings, licence revenue and aquaculture
- FAO
- — Food and Agriculture Organization: Agricultural production, food balance sheets, forestry and fisheries statistics
- World Bank
- — World Bank Group: World Development Indicators, Liberia Economic Update, debt and poverty statistics
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