Trade & Investment 2025 · Annual
Trade & Investment — Annual Summary 2025
Annual summary report for the Trade & Investment sector covering fiscal year 2025. 48 indicators tracked; 5 trending up, 4 declining, 39 stable compared with FY2024. Largest gain: Trade Balance (+33.9% YoY). Largest decline: Current Account Balance (-1302.9% YoY).
Annual Sector Summary — Trade & Investment
Fiscal Year: 2025 Generated: 2026-09-06
Executive Summary
Annual summary report for the Trade & Investment sector covering fiscal year 2025. 48 indicators tracked; 5 trending up, 4 declining, 39 stable compared with FY2024. Largest gain: Trade Balance (+33.9% YoY). Largest decline: Current Account Balance (-1302.9% YoY).
Top Year-over-Year Shifts (FY2025 vs FY2024)
- Current Account Balance: -1302.9% (down)
- Current Account Deficit: -35.7% (down)
- Trade Balance: +33.9% (up)
- Trade & Investment Sector Growth: +28.9% (up)
- Total Merchandise Exports: +23.7% (up)
Indicator Performance (annual vs prior year)
- Remittances Inflows: FY2025 710 USD Millions (2025) · prior 672 (2024) · YoY +5.7% · trend up
- Real GDP Growth Rate: FY2025 4.6 % (2025) · prior — · YoY — · trend stable
- UK Total Trade with Liberia: FY2025 55 GBP million (2025) · prior — · YoY — · trend stable
- Total Trade with UK: FY2025 55 GBP million (2025) · prior — · YoY — · trend stable
- U.S. Goods Imports from Liberia: FY2025 72.2 USD million (2025) · prior — · YoY — · trend stable
- Goods Trade Balance: FY2025 -281 USD million (2025) · prior — · YoY — · trend stable
- Personal Remittances: FY2025 941 USD million (2025) · prior — · YoY — · trend stable
- Current Account Balance: FY2025 -339.5 USD million (2025) · prior -24.2 (2024) · YoY -1302.9% · trend down
- Gross Foreign Reserves: FY2025 576 USD million (2025) · prior — · YoY — · trend stable
- Current Account Deficit: FY2025 14.4 % of GDP (2025) · prior 22.4 (2023) · YoY -35.7% · trend down
- Total UK Trade with Liberia: FY2025 55 GBP million (2025) · prior — · YoY — · trend stable
- Merchandise Imports: FY2025 44 % of GDP (2025) · prior — · YoY — · trend stable
- U.S. Goods Exports to Liberia: FY2025 133.1 USD million (2025) · prior — · YoY — · trend stable
- Trade Balance: FY2025 -240 USD Millions (2025) · prior -363 (2024) · YoY +33.9% · trend up
- Total Merchandise Imports: FY2025 3,420 USD Millions (2025) · prior 2,933 (2024) · YoY +16.6% · trend up
- Trade & Investment Sector Growth: FY2025 5.8 % (2025) · prior 4.5 (2024) · YoY +28.9% · trend up
- Total Merchandise Exports: FY2025 3,180 USD Millions (2025) · prior 2,570 (2024) · YoY +23.7% · trend up
- GDP (PPP Estimate): FY2025 16 USD billion (2025) · prior — · YoY — · trend stable
- U.S.-Liberia Total Trade: FY2025 493.9 USD million (2025) · prior 625.1 (2024) · YoY -21.0% · trend down
- U.S. Goods and Services Trade: FY2025 493.9 USD million (2025) · prior 625.1 (2024) · YoY -21.0% · trend down
- UK-Liberia Total Trade: FY2025 55 GBP million (2025) · prior — · YoY — · trend stable
- International Reserves: FY2025 2.6 months of import cover (2025) · prior — · YoY — · trend stable
- Total UK Trade: FY2025 55 GBP million (2025) · prior — · YoY — · trend stable
- Total UK Exports to Liberia: FY2025 45 GBP million (2025) · prior — · YoY — · trend stable
- U.S. Goods Trade Surplus with Liberia: FY2025 60.9 USD million (2025) · prior — · YoY — · trend stable
- Imports of Goods: FY2025 1,728 USD million (2024) · prior 1,728 (2024) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- Exports of Goods: FY2025 1,304 USD million (2024) · prior 1,304 (2024) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- Foreign Direct Investment (Net Inflows): FY2025 9.9 % of GDP (2024) · prior 9.9 (2024) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- Total Export Receipts: FY2025 1.3 USD billion (2024) · prior 1.3 (2024) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- FDI Net Inflows: FY2025 15.6 % of GDP (2024) · prior 15.6 (2024) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- Foreign Direct Investment Inflow: FY2025 746.79 USD million (2024) · prior 746.79 (2024) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Inflows: FY2025 747 USD million (2024) · prior 747 (2024) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- Total Import Payments: FY2025 1.5 USD billion (2024) · prior 1.5 (2024) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- Exports of Services: FY2025 302 USD million (2024) · prior 302 (2024) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- Total Goods Exports: FY2025 2.57 USD billion (2024) · prior 2.57 (2024) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- UK Market Share for Total Trade: FY2025 5 % (2024) · prior 5 (2024) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- UK Outward FDI Stock in Liberia: FY2025 7 GBP million (2024) · prior 7 (2024) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI): FY2025 471.54 USD million (2024) · prior 471.54 (2024) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- Total Exports: FY2025 2.57 USD billion (2024) · prior 2.57 (2024) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- U.S. Total Trade with Liberia: FY2025 625.1 USD million (2024) · prior 625.1 (2024) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- Foreign Direct Investment: FY2025 471.54 USD million (2024) · prior 471.54 (2024) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- UK Inward FDI Stock from Liberia: FY2025 240 GBP million (2024) · prior 240 (2024) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Inward Flow: FY2025 0.47 USD billion (2024) · prior 0.47 (2024) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- UK Inward FDI Stock in Liberia: FY2025 240 GBP million (2024) · prior 240 (2024) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- U.S.-Liberia Trade (Goods & Services): FY2025 625.1 USD million (2024) · prior 625.1 (2024) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- U.S. Goods and Services Trade with Liberia: FY2025 625.1 USD million (2024) · prior 625.1 (2024) · YoY 0.0% · trend stable
- Trade Deficit: FY2025 18.4 % of GDP (2023) · prior — · YoY — · trend stable
- Inbound FDI Stock: FY2025 9.4 % of GDP (2022) · 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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