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FDI inflows (% of GDP) — all countries

FDI inflows (% of GDP) — Liberia

FDI inflows (% of GDP) in Liberia in 2024 — 9.87%. Ranked 21 in the world out of 192. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 7.82 pp.

2024 9.87% +2.75 pp vs 2023
World rank 21of 192
Period maximum 103.34%2010
Period minimum -82.89%1996

Trend over time

1970–2024 · % of GDP

FDI inflows (% of GDP) — Liberia, 1970–2024-100-5005010015019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 17.68%1971: -9.94%1972: 5.61%1973: 19.34%1974: 11.85%1975: 31.24%1976: 13.94%1977: 25.33%1978: 20.17%1979: 5.06%1980: 8.41%1981: 34.02%1982: 0.09%1983: 0.13%1984: 0.09%1985: -0.04%1986: -0.04%1987: 0.09%1988: 27.94%1989: 83.43%1990: 58.6%1991: 2.42%1992: -4.85%1993: -33.43%1994: 13.15%1995: 3.41%1996: -82.89%1997: 72.26%1998: 52.92%1999: 58%2000: 2.38%2001: 0.92%2002: 0.3%2003: 49.76%2004: 8.4%2005: 8.73%2006: 9.64%2007: 9.59%2008: 16.43%2009: 7.23%2010: 103.34%2011: 86.99%2012: 82.75%2013: 62.91%2014: 15.56%2015: 7.21%2016: 9.17%2017: 7.31%2018: 3.77%2019: 2.61%2020: -2.96%2021: -1.12%2022: 3.09%2023: 7.11%2024: 9.87%
Change over the period: −7.82 pp Annual average: -0.14 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Liberia

Liberia 9.87%
World 1.36%
Sub-Saharan Africa 2.25%
Western Africa computed 2.29%
Low-income countries computed 3.77%
FDI inflows (% of GDP) — Liberia, by year Liberia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 9.87 +2.75 pp
2023 7.11 +4.02 pp
2022 3.09 +4.21 pp
2021 -1.12 +1.84 pp
2020 -2.96 −5.57 pp
2019 2.61 −1.16 pp
2018 3.77 −3.54 pp
2017 7.31 −1.86 pp
2016 9.17 +1.96 pp
2015 7.21 −8.35 pp
2014 15.56 −47.35 pp
2013 62.91 −19.84 pp
2012 82.75 −4.24 pp
2011 86.99 −16.35 pp
2010 103.34 +96.11 pp
2009 7.23 −9.2 pp
2008 16.43 +6.84 pp
2007 9.59 −0.05 pp
2006 9.64 +0.91 pp
2005 8.73 +0.32 pp
2004 8.4 −41.36 pp
2003 49.76 +49.46 pp
2002 0.3 −0.61 pp
2001 0.92 −1.46 pp
2000 2.38 −55.62 pp
1999 58 +5.08 pp
1998 52.92 −19.34 pp
1997 72.26 +155.15 pp
1996 -82.89 −86.3 pp
1995 3.41 −9.73 pp
1994 13.15 +46.58 pp
1993 -33.43 −28.57 pp
1992 -4.85 −7.27 pp
1991 2.42 −56.18 pp
1990 58.6 −24.84 pp
1989 83.43 +55.49 pp
1988 27.94 +27.86 pp
1987 0.09 +0.13 pp
1986 -0.04 −0 pp
1985 -0.04 −0.13 pp
1984 0.09 −0.04 pp
1983 0.13 +0.04 pp
1982 0.09 −33.93 pp
1981 34.02 +25.6 pp
1980 8.41 +3.35 pp
1979 5.06 −15.11 pp
1978 20.17 −5.15 pp
1977 25.33 +11.39 pp
1976 13.94 −17.3 pp
1975 31.24 +19.39 pp
1974 11.85 −7.49 pp
1973 19.34 +13.73 pp
1972 5.61 +15.55 pp
1971 -9.94 −27.63 pp
1970 17.68 —

Western Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MR Mauritania 13.24 LR Liberia 9.87 GM Gambia 9.66 SN Senegal 6.27 GN Guinea 5.61 CV Cabo Verde 4.05 CI Côte d'Ivoire 3.58 ML Mali 3.44 BJ Benin 2.53 GH Ghana 2.12 NE Niger 1.81 SL Sierra Leone 1.75 GW Guinea-Bissau 1.21 TG Togo 0.79 NG Nigeria 0.64 BF Burkina Faso -0.87
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About the indicator

Net inflows of foreign direct investment as a percent of GDP. Scaling by the size of the economy makes it possible to compare the investment appeal of countries of very different size. Abnormally high values — tens of percent of GDP — almost always point to offshore or holding-company arrangements rather than to real projects.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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