Trade & Investment 2026 · Annual
Trade & Investment — August 2026
Monthly performance report for the Trade & Investment sector covering August 2026. 32 indicators tracked; 5 trending up, 1 declining, 26 stable compared with the prior period. Largest gain: Trade Balance (+33.9%). Largest decline: Current Account Deficit (-71.0%).
Monthly Sector Report — Trade & Investment
Reporting month: August 2026 Generated: 2026-08-11
Summary
Monthly performance report for the Trade & Investment sector covering August 2026. 32 indicators tracked; 5 trending up, 1 declining, 26 stable compared with the prior period. Largest gain: Trade Balance (+33.9%). Largest decline: Current Account Deficit (-71.0%).
Top 3 Critical Economic Shifts This Month
- Current Account Deficit: -71.0% (down)
- Trade Balance: +33.9% (up)
- Trade & Investment Sector Growth: +28.9% (up)
Indicator Performance (latest vs previous period)
- Remittances Inflows: latest 740 USD Millions (2026) · previous 710 (2025) · change +4.2% · trend up
- Total UK Trade with Liberia: latest 55 GBP million (2025) · previous — · change — · trend stable
- U.S. Goods Imports from Liberia: latest 72.2 USD million (2025) · previous — · change — · trend stable
- U.S. Goods Exports to Liberia: latest 133.1 USD million (2025) · previous — · change — · trend stable
- Total UK Trade: latest 55 GBP million (2025) · previous — · change — · trend stable
- Current Account Balance: latest 77 USD million (2025) · previous — · change — · trend stable
- Goods Trade Balance: latest -281 USD million (2025) · previous — · change — · trend stable
- Personal Remittances: latest 941 USD million (2025) · previous — · change — · trend stable
- Trade & Investment Sector Growth: latest 5.8 % (2025) · previous 4.5 (2024) · change +28.9% · trend up
- Total Trade with UK: latest 55 GBP million (2025) · previous — · change — · trend stable
- Total Merchandise Exports: latest 3,180 USD Millions (2025) · previous 2,570 (2024) · change +23.7% · trend up
- Gross Foreign Reserves: latest 576 USD million (2025) · previous — · change — · trend stable
- Current Account Deficit: latest 6.5 % of GDP (2025) · previous 22.4 (2023) · change -71.0% · trend down
- Trade Balance: latest -240 USD Millions (2025) · previous -363 (2024) · change +33.9% · trend up
- UK Total Trade with Liberia: latest 55 GBP million (2025) · previous — · change — · trend stable
- Real GDP Growth Rate: latest 4.6 % (2025) · previous — · change — · trend stable
- Total Merchandise Imports: latest 3,420 USD Millions (2025) · previous 2,933 (2024) · change +16.6% · trend up
- Total Export Receipts: latest 1.3 USD billion (2024) · previous — · change — · trend stable
- Total Import Payments: latest 1.5 USD billion (2024) · previous — · change — · trend stable
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Inflows: latest 747 USD million (2024) · previous — · change — · trend stable
- Foreign Direct Investment (Net Inflows): latest 9.9 % of GDP (2024) · previous — · change — · trend stable
- UK Inward FDI Stock in Liberia: latest 240 GBP million (2024) · previous — · change — · trend stable
- Total Exports: latest 2.57 USD billion (2024) · previous — · change — · trend stable
- U.S. Goods and Services Trade with Liberia: latest 625.1 USD million (2024) · previous — · change — · trend stable
- U.S. Goods and Services Trade: latest 625.1 USD million (2024) · previous — · change — · trend stable
- Foreign Direct Investment: latest 471.54 USD million (2024) · previous — · change — · trend stable
- U.S. Total Trade with Liberia: latest 625.1 USD million (2024) · previous — · change — · trend stable
- Total Goods Exports: latest 2.57 USD billion (2024) · previous — · change — · trend stable
- UK Market Share for Total Trade: latest 5 % (2024) · previous — · change — · trend stable
- UK Outward FDI Stock in Liberia: latest 7 GBP million (2024) · previous — · change — · trend stable
- UK Inward FDI Stock from Liberia: latest 240 GBP million (2024) · previous — · change — · trend stable
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Inward Flow: latest 0.47 USD billion (2024) · previous — · change — · trend stable
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Primary sources
- CBL
- — Central Bank of Liberia: Annual Report and Monthly Economic Review: monetary policy, exchange rates, banking soundness, balance of payments
- MFDP
- — Ministry of Finance and Development Planning: National Budget, budget execution reports, public debt and fiscal transfers
- LISGIS
- — Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services: 2022 Population and Housing Census, consumer price index, external trade and household surveys
- LRA
- — Liberia Revenue Authority: Annual Report: tax and non-tax collections, taxpayer register, filing and payment compliance
- IMF
- — International Monetary Fund: Article IV consultation reports, World Economic Outlook and fiscal/debt analysis
- World Bank
- — World Bank Group: World Development Indicators, Liberia Economic Update, debt and poverty statistics
- UNDP
- — United Nations Development Programme: Human Development Report and its index components
- WHO
- — World Health Organization: Global Health Observatory: mortality, immunization and health-system estimates
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