Macroeconomic 2026 · Annual
Macroeconomic — Annual Summary 2026
Annual summary report for the Macroeconomic sector covering fiscal year 2026. 42 indicators tracked; 7 trending up, 3 declining, 32 stable compared with FY2025. Largest gain: Current Account Deficit (+127.7% YoY). Largest decline: Public Debt (-3.9% YoY).
Annual Sector Summary — Macroeconomic
Fiscal Year: 2026 Generated: 2026-09-01
Executive Summary
Annual summary report for the Macroeconomic sector covering fiscal year 2026. 42 indicators tracked; 7 trending up, 3 declining, 32 stable compared with FY2025. Largest gain: Current Account Deficit (+127.7% YoY). Largest decline: Public Debt (-3.9% YoY).
Top Year-over-Year Shifts (FY2026 vs FY2025)
- Current Account Deficit: +127.7% (up)
- Fiscal Deficit: +50.0% (up)
- Inflation Rate (CPI): +36.7% (up)
- Real GDP Growth Rate: +19.6% (up)
- International Reserves: +11.5% (up)
Indicator Performance (annual vs prior year)
- Real GDP Growth Rate: FY2026 5.5 % (2026) · prior 4.6 (2025) · YoY +19.6% · trend up
- GDP per capita: FY2026 963.72 USD (2026) · prior 915.3 (2025) · YoY +5.3% · trend up
- GDP (Current Prices): FY2026 5.64 USD Billions (2026) · prior 5.1 (2025) · YoY +10.6% · trend up
- International Reserves: FY2026 2.9 Months of Import Cover (2026) · prior 2.6 (2025) · YoY +11.5% · trend up
- Current Account Deficit: FY2026 14.8 % of GDP (2026) · prior 6.5 (2025) · YoY +127.7% · trend up
- Inflation Rate (CPI): FY2026 8.2 % (2026) · prior 6 (2025) · YoY +36.7% · trend up
- LRD/USD Exchange Rate: FY2026 183.9 LRD per USD (2026) · prior 189 (2025) · YoY -2.7% · trend down
- GDP Growth Rate: FY2026 5 % (2026) · prior 5.1 (2025) · YoY -2.0% · trend down
- Fiscal Deficit: FY2026 2.7 % of GDP (2026) · prior 1.8 (2025) · YoY +50.0% · trend up
- Public Debt: FY2026 54.6 % of GDP (2026) · prior 56.8 (2025) · YoY -3.9% · trend down
- GDP (current US$): FY2026 5.25 USD billion (2025) · prior 5.25 (2025) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- Tax Revenue to GDP: FY2026 15.9 % (2025) · prior 15.9 (2025) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- Population Growth Rate: FY2026 2.1 % (2025) · prior 2.1 (2025) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- Gross Domestic Product (Nominal): FY2026 5.25 USD billion (2025) · prior 5.25 (2025) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices): FY2026 6 % (2025) · prior 6 (2025) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- Central Bank Policy Rate: FY2026 16.25 % (2025) · prior 16.25 (2025) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- Headline Inflation: FY2026 8.5 % (2025) · prior 8.5 (2025) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- Nominal GDP: FY2026 5.25 USD billion (2025) · prior 5.25 (2025) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- Total Population: FY2026 5,731,206 people (2025) · prior 5,731,206 (2025) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- Inflation Rate: FY2026 6 % (2025) · prior 6 (2025) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- Mining Sector Growth: FY2026 17 % (2025) · prior 17 (2025) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- Real Non-Oil GDP Growth: FY2026 4.57 % (2025) · prior 4.57 (2025) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- Tax Revenue to GDP Ratio: FY2026 15.9 % (2025) · prior 15.9 (2025) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- Primary Fiscal Surplus: FY2026 1.4 % of GDP (2025) · prior 1.4 (2025) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- Monetary Policy Rate: FY2026 16.25 % (2025) · prior 16.25 (2025) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- GDP per Capita: FY2026 915.3 USD (2025) · prior 915.3 (2025) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- Real GDP per Capita: FY2026 705 USD (2025) · prior 705 (2025) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- Poverty Rate: FY2026 33.6 % (2025) · prior 33.6 (2025) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- Inflation Rate (Annual Average): FY2026 8.5 % (2025) · prior 8.5 (2025) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- FDI Inflows: FY2026 520 USD Millions (2025) · prior 520 (2025) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- Unemployment Rate: FY2026 2.9 % (2025) · prior 2.9 (2025) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- GDP: FY2026 5.25 USD billion (2025) · prior 5.25 (2025) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- Capital Adequacy Ratio: FY2026 35 % (2025) · prior 35 (2025) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- Non-Performing Loans Ratio: FY2026 16.2 % (2025) · prior 16.2 (2025) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- Government Expenditure: FY2026 916.6 USD Millions (2025) · prior 916.6 (2025) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- Public Debt to GDP: FY2026 54.6 % (2025) · prior 54.6 (2025) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- Government Revenue: FY2026 880.7 USD Millions (2025) · prior 880.7 (2025) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- Current Account Deficit to GDP: FY2026 14.4 % (2025) · prior 14.4 (2025) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- Gross Domestic Product (GDP): FY2026 5.25 USD billion (2025) · prior 5.25 (2025) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- Overall Fiscal Deficit to GDP: FY2026 1.1 % (2025) · prior 1.1 (2025) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- Gross International Reserves: FY2026 476.3 USD million (2024) · prior — · YoY — · trend stable
- External Debt: FY2026 26 % of GDP (2024) · prior — · YoY — · 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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