Country export capability

Liberia
export capability

A reported view of Liberia's export scale, destination network, sector breadth, trade history, and market-access context. Use the indicators together; no single measure describes export readiness on its own.

LBR1995-2024 coverage270 active partner marketsMacro trend resilient
Latest exports$2.5B2024 reported value
Latest imports$28.7B2024 reported value
Trade balance-$26.3BExports minus imports
Export growth+16.2%Latest year-on-year change
Active partners270Latest reported markets

Country export profile overview

Liberia export data in one research view

This profile brings together export performance, trade balance, destination markets, HS2 sectors, partner breadth, history, and market-access context for country export research.

Export scale and balance

Start with the latest reported trade position

In 2024, Liberia recorded $2.5B in exports and $28.7B in imports. The resulting -$26.3B trade balance gives the latest country-level position a clear context.

Exports changed +16.2% year on year and show a calculated +19.6% three-year CAGR. CAGR is an annualized comparison of reported values, not a forecast.

Markets and sectors

See where export value is concentrated

Switzerland, Liechtenstein received $850.3M in reported exports, representing 34.3% of the latest country total. Precious stones and metals was the largest displayed HS2 export sector at $1.1B and 43.4% of exports.

The visible page highlights five leading destinations and five leading HS2 sectors, while the complete structured files retain every row supplied for this sample.

History and coverage

Read today's number against the long series

The country series covers 1995 through 2024, with 30 observed annual rows. That longer view helps separate a single-year movement from the broader export trend.

Partner counts, tariff context, concentration, exposure shares, and momentum are supporting indicators calculated from available trade observations. Missing values remain unavailable rather than estimated.

Economy and structure

The context around Liberia's export base

Macroeconomic and structural indicators add context to merchandise trade scale. They describe the country environment; they do not predict company performance or future exports.

GDP$4.8B2024 macro context
GDP per capita$851.5Current-dollar GDP
Population5.6MReported population
Labor force2.6KReported labor force
Investment rate20.4%National investment rate
Savings rate-56.3%National savings rate
Trade openness925.6%Exports + imports / GDP
Exports / GDP73.4%Merchandise exports / GDP
Secondary education29.3%Education context
Tertiary education3.5%Education context

Market signals

Where to look more closely next

Route-level risk and emerging-corridor signals for further research. These are calculated indicators, not forecasts.

Destination risk contextAll covered routes
Destination risk context for Liberia
DestinationAttentionAttention shareBelow peakApplied tariffPrimary reason
MalaysiaMYSCritical attention100%12.9%13.4%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
PolandPOLCritical attention38.1%77.2%12.3%Current trade remains materially below historical peaks
CanadaCANCritical attention99.6%57.9%3.6%Current trade remains materially below historical peaks
GermanyDEUHigh attention72.9%52.9%0.9%Current trade remains materially below historical peaks
LebanonLBNHigh attention100%0%9.1%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
DenmarkDNKHigh attention100%0%0.9%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
FranceFRAHigh attention98.2%48.7%0.9%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
NorwayNORHigh attention100%54%0.1%Current trade remains materially below historical peaks
AustraliaAUSHigh attention100%0%5.3%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
United KingdomGBRHigh attention73.5%38.5%Not reportedBuyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure

Full route coverage is retained. High attention means the route deserves closer product and access review.

Market opportunity signals

Product-market combinations worth investigating

All returned rows use buyer demand, exporter position, and calculated addressable-value fields. They are research signals, not forecasts.

Addressable-value signalsAll returned rows
Market opportunity signals for Liberia
RankMarket and productBuyer importsAddressable 3-year valueCurrent shareDemand signal
1ChinaHS6 260111 · Iron ores and concentrates: non-agglomerated$111.0B$119.0B0.1%Accelerating -2.6%
2ChinaHS6 854231 · Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits$158.0B$93.1B0%Declining +10.5%
3IndiaHS6 270900 · Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$130.1B$73.0B0%Declining -0.5%
4ChinaHS6 854232 · Electronic integrated circuits: memories$80.6B$65.7B0%Declining +20.6%
5ChinaHS6 854239 · Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$81.8B$61.4B0%Growing +4%
6USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsHS6 851712 · Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$53.9B$53.8B0%Growing -8.8%
7USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsHS6 847150 · Digital processing units: other than those of subheadings 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units$53.9B$45.6B0%Stable +60.2%
8Republic of KoreaHS6 270900 · Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$76.4B$34.3B0%Growing -4.2%

Addressable value is a calculated field. Validate product, buyer, tariff, and route conditions before commercial decisions.

Detailed export portfolioHS4 lines beneath the leading sectorsOpen the detailed four-digit export table for Liberia.
All HS4 export lines2024 ranking
Top HS4 export lines for Liberia
RankHS4Parent HS2 sectorExportsShareActive HS6
17108HS4 detail codePrecious stones and metals (71) ↗$1.1B42.4%2
28901HS4 detail codeShips and boats (89) ↗$418.1M16.9%3
32601HS4 detail codeOres, slag and ash (26) ↗$258.9M10.5%3
41801HS4 detail codeCocoa and cocoa preparations (18) ↗$190.9M7.7%1
54001HS4 detail codeRubber (40) ↗$137.7M5.6%5
62709HS4 detail codeMineral fuels (27) ↗$108.9M4.4%1
71511HS4 detail codeAnimal and vegetable fats (15) ↗$90.0M3.6%2
82710HS4 detail codeMineral fuels (27) ↗$82.8M3.3%5
97102HS4 detail codePrecious stones and metals (71) ↗$25.5M1%4
109999HS4 detail codeHS2 sector 99 (99) ↗$25.5M1%1
118905HS4 detail codeShips and boats (89) ↗$23.8M1%2
122614HS4 detail codeOres, slag and ash (26) ↗$8.2M0.3%1

HS4 values are reported observations. The hierarchy is preserved; no missing descriptions are inferred.

The country export read

Liberia combines $2.5B in exports with a broad partner network.

In 2024, Liberia recorded $2.5B in reported exports and $28.7B in imports, producing a reported trade deficit of $26.3B. Exports changed +16.2% year on year and +19.6% annualized over three years. Precious stones and metals (HS2 71) was the largest displayed export sector by value.

Destination network

Where Liberia exports move

All returned destination lanes ranked by latest reported export value. Share is calculated against the country total. Review sources ↗

Latest reported destination lanesAll returned · 2024
Leading export destinations for Liberia
RankDestinationLatest exportsShareYear-on-year3-year CAGR
1Switzerland, LiechtensteinCHE$850.3M34.3%+27.3%+49%
2GermanyDEU$219.4M8.9%+32.6%+22.7%
3LebanonLBN$129.5M5.2%+31.8%+41.6%
4MalaysiaMYS$113.6M4.6%+444.6%+52.9%
5ChinaCHN$91.1M3.7%+21.1%+63.5%
6DenmarkDNK$90.7M3.7%+86,665.6%+1.7%
7United Arab EmiratesARE$76.7M3.1%+22.5%+58.1%
8FranceFRA$72.4M2.9%-59.2%-18.3%
9United KingdomGBR$72.4M2.9%-74.3%+60%
10NorwayNOR$64.2M2.6%+145,210.7%+918.9%

Destination values are reported country-to-country observations. Full returned rows remain in the downloads.

Trade history

A long view of export scale

Latest twelve years from the 30-year reported country series. Context, not a forecast.

Reported exports by year

2013
$1.3B
2014
$1.4B
2015
$1.6B
2016
$1.0B
2017
$1.3B
2018
$1.3B
2019
$1.2B
2020
$883.7M
2021
$1.4B
2022
$1.9B
2023
$2.1B
2024
$2.5B

Partner network

Scale is only one part of export capability

Partner breadth, distance, agreements, and tariffs add context to reported exports.

FTA partner markets13Reported count
WTO partner markets169Reported count
EU partner markets28Reported count
Shared-border partners3Country context
Shared-language partners77Country context
Average partner distance7,568 kmCalculated average
Partners with FTA4.8%Calculated share
Applied tariff context0.1%Calculated average
MFN tariff context0.1%Calculated average
Tariff advantage+0.1 ppPreferential vs MFN

Exposure context

Signals to examine alongside export scale

Calculated or classified route and country context. Not predictions or recommendations.

Attention share50.5%

Covered value under attention

Critical share2.3%

Covered value marked critical

Below historical peak18.6%

Distance below route peaks

FTA-covered exports2%

Covered value with FTA context

Weighted tariff context0.1%

Export-weighted tariff

Macro contextMacro trend resilient

Primary attention driver: Market access exposure.

Momentum score17.3

History-based indicator

Partner concentration1,408.4

Partner HHI

Product concentration2,195.5

Product HHI

Country attention level: Watch. Missing fields remain unavailable.

Complete country valuesOpen the full profile evidenceFull history, sectors, HS4, destinations, risk, opportunities, and source fields.

Profile fields

Year2,024
Country Iso3LBR
Exports Usd$2.5B
Imports Usd$28.7B
Trade Balance Usd-$26.3B
Yoy Exports Growth Pct16.2%
Yoy Imports Growth Pct10.5%
Exports Cagr 3y Pct19.6%
Imports Cagr 3y Pct20.8%
Export Partner Hhi1,408.4
Export Product Hhi2,195.5
Momentum Score17.3
Risk Score18
Gdp Million Usd4,779.3 million USD
Gdp Per Capita Usd$851.5
Population5,612,817
Labor Force2,593.8
Investment Rate Pct20.4%
Savings Rate Pct-56.3%
Secondary Education Pct29.3%
Tertiary Education Pct3.5%
Total Factor Productivity123.8
Trade Openness Pct925.6%
Exports Gdp Pct73.4%
Num Active Partners270
Num Fta Partners13
Num Wto Partners169
Num Eu Partners28
Num Shared Border Partners3
Num Shared Language Partners77
Avg Partner Distance Km7,568 km
Avg Partner Gdp Million Usd533,678,518.33 million USD
Avg Partner Gdp Per Capita Usd$15.8
Avg Buyer Biz Entry DaysNot reported
Avg Buyer Biz Entry Cost PctNot reported
Pct Partners With Fta5
Pct Partners Shared Language29
Pct Partners Shared Border1
Avg Applied Tariff Pct0.1%
Avg Mfn Tariff Pct0.1%
Avg Preferential Tariff Pct0%
Tariff Advantage Pp+0.1 pp
Avg Distance All Partners Km7,504
Num Border Partners70
Num Colonial Partners25
Avg Substitution Elasticity-8.3
Pct Products High Elasticity63
Pct Products Low Elasticity6
Real Market Potential113,694.3
Foreign Market Potential10,758.4

Exposure fields

Country Iso3LBR
All History Lane Count1,288
Current Lane Count116
Critical Lane Count4
High Attention Lane Count47
High Volatility Lane Count42
Unrecovered Drawdown Lane Count45
Declining Demand Lane Count1
Concentrated Market Lane Count57
Access Friction Lane Count36
Buyer Macro Weakness Lane Count8
Monitored Exports Current Usd$2.3B
Attention Exports Usd$1.2B
Critical Exports Usd$52.6M
High Volatility Exports Usd$1.2B
Unrecovered Drawdown Exports Usd$489.0M
Non Fta Exports Usd$2.2B
Monitored Attention Share Pct50.5%
Monitored Critical Share Pct2.3%
Fta Covered Exports Share Pct2%
Export Weighted Volatility Cv1
Export Weighted Below Peak Pct18.6%
Export Weighted Distance Km6,278 km
Export Weighted Tariff Pct0.1%
Latest Data Year2,024
First Data Year1,995
Country Years Count30
Total Exports Latest Usd$2.5B
Total Imports Latest Usd$28.7B
Trade Balance Latest Usd-$26.3B
Exports Yoy Latest Pct16.2%
Exports Cagr 3y Latest Pct19.6%
Gdp Latest Million Usd4,779.3 million USD
Gdp Per Capita Latest Usd$851.5
Population Latest5,612,817
Investment Rate Latest Pct20.4%
Savings Rate Latest Pct-56.3%
Trade Openness Latest Pct925.6%
Exports Gdp Latest Pct73.4%
Active Partners Latest270
Fta Partners Latest13
Foreign Market Potential Latest10,758.4
Gdp 5y Cagr Pct7.6%
Gdp Per Capita 5y Cagr Pct5.3%
Population 5y Cagr Pct2.2%
Partner Hhi Latest1,408.4
Partner Top1 Share Latest Pct34.3%
Partner Top3 Share Latest Pct48.4%
Partner Hhi All Avg1,400.8
Partner Hhi All Max3,668
Product Hhi Latest2,195.5
Product Top1 Share Latest Pct42.4%
Product Top3 Share Latest Pct64.9%
Product Hhi All Avg1,997.7
Product Hhi All Max3,513.3
Total Exports Attention Share Pct46.7%
Total Exports Critical Share Pct2.1%
Attention LevelWatch
Primary Risk DriverMarket access exposure
Macro Resilience LabelMacro trend resilient

Annual country history

YearExportsImportsTrade balanceExports YoYExports CAGR 3Y
1995$177.8M$5.3B-$5.1BNot reportedNot reported
1996$556.7M$3.4B-$2.8B+213.1%Not reported
1997$745.0M$3.5B-$2.8B+33.8%Not reported
1998$912.3M$5.5B-$4.6B+22.4%+72.5%
1999$641.2M$3.2B-$2.5B-29.7%+4.8%
2000$710.1M$4.9B-$4.2B+10.8%-1.6%
2001$1.0B$4.2B-$3.2B+41.7%+3.3%
2002$1.2B$4.1B-$2.9B+17.9%+22.8%
2003$933.3M$3.9B-$2.9B-21.4%+9.5%
2004$1.0B$4.4B-$3.4B+11.4%+1.1%
2005$1.4B$4.9B-$3.6B+32%+5%
2006$1.6B$6.9B-$5.3B+15.9%+19.5%
2007$963.6M$7.9B-$6.9B-39.5%-2.5%
2008$1.1B$11.9B-$10.7B+16.7%-6.4%
2009$1.3B$10.1B-$8.8B+15.9%-6.4%
2010$987.3M$16.6B-$15.6B-24.2%+0.8%
2011$1.0B$22.9B-$21.9B+2.1%-3.6%
2012$1.3B$16.4B-$15.1B+25.2%-1.1%
2013$1.3B$13.7B-$12.5B+1%+8.9%
2014$1.4B$11.9B-$10.5B+11.8%+12.3%
2015$1.6B$8.4B-$6.8B+14%+8.8%
2016$1.0B$9.6B-$8.6B-38.3%-7.7%
2017$1.3B$8.6B-$7.3B+25.4%-4.1%
2018$1.3B$9.8B-$8.6B+2.2%-7.5%
2019$1.2B$12.1B-$11.0B-8.9%+5.3%
2020$883.7M$12.2B-$11.3B-24.6%-11.1%
2021$1.4B$16.3B-$14.9B+63.7%+4%
2022$1.9B$23.2B-$21.3B+29.8%+17%
2023$2.1B$26.0B-$23.9B+13.5%+34.1%
2024$2.5B$28.7B-$26.3B+16.2%+19.6%

Top export sectors

RankHS2SectorExportsShareExport partnersActive HS6
171Precious stones and metals$1.1B43.4%1932
289Ships and boats$449.1M18.1%1715
326Ores, slag and ash$269.1M10.9%1113
427Mineral fuels$191.9M7.7%2330
518Cocoa and cocoa preparations$190.9M7.7%158
640Rubber$138.0M5.6%3970
715Animal and vegetable fats$93.2M3.8%2338
899HS2 sector 99$25.5M1%181
944Wood and wood articles$8.6M0.3%1760
1084Machinery$7.4M0.3%47419

Detailed HS4 export lines

RankHS4Parent HS2ExportsShareActive HS6
17108Precious stones and metals (71)$1.1B42.4%2
28901Ships and boats (89)$418.1M16.9%3
32601Ores, slag and ash (26)$258.9M10.5%3
41801Cocoa and cocoa preparations (18)$190.9M7.7%1
54001Rubber (40)$137.7M5.6%5
62709Mineral fuels (27)$108.9M4.4%1
71511Animal and vegetable fats (15)$90.0M3.6%2
82710Mineral fuels (27)$82.8M3.3%5
97102Precious stones and metals (71)$25.5M1%4
109999HS2 sector 99 (99)$25.5M1%1
118905Ships and boats (89)$23.8M1%2
122614Ores, slag and ash (26)$8.2M0.3%1

Top export destinations

RankDestinationISO3ExportsShareYoYCAGR 3Y
1Switzerland, LiechtensteinCHE$850.3M34.3%+27.3%+49%
2GermanyDEU$219.4M8.9%+32.6%+22.7%
3LebanonLBN$129.5M5.2%+31.8%+41.6%
4MalaysiaMYS$113.6M4.6%+444.6%+52.9%
5ChinaCHN$91.1M3.7%+21.1%+63.5%
6DenmarkDNK$90.7M3.7%+86,665.6%+1.7%
7United Arab EmiratesARE$76.7M3.1%+22.5%+58.1%
8FranceFRA$72.4M2.9%-59.2%-18.3%
9United KingdomGBR$72.4M2.9%-74.3%+60%
10NorwayNOR$64.2M2.6%+145,210.7%+918.9%

Destination risk context

RankDestinationAttentionAttention shareBelow peakApplied tariffPrimary reason
1Malaysia (MYS)Critical attention100%12.9%13.4%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
2Poland (POL)Critical attention38.1%77.2%12.3%Current trade remains materially below historical peaks
3Canada (CAN)Critical attention99.6%57.9%3.6%Current trade remains materially below historical peaks
4Germany (DEU)High attention72.9%52.9%0.9%Current trade remains materially below historical peaks
5Lebanon (LBN)High attention100%0%9.1%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
6Denmark (DNK)High attention100%0%0.9%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
7France (FRA)High attention98.2%48.7%0.9%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
8Norway (NOR)High attention100%54%0.1%Current trade remains materially below historical peaks
9Australia (AUS)High attention100%0%5.3%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
10United Kingdom (GBR)High attention73.5%38.5%Not reportedBuyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure

Emerging corridor signals

RankDestinationHS6SignalMarket importsCurrent shareStrength
1Thailand (THA)890590new$633.4M3.8%100
2Mauritius (MUS)020443new$16.2M0.9%100
3Gambia (GMB)271012new$82.3M45.1%100
4Gambia (GMB)271019new$150.3M0.5%100
5Singapore (SGP)730429new$98.3M0.1%100
6Paraguay (PRY)271019new$964.7M1%100
7Burkina Faso (BFA)841490new$4.3M3.4%100
8Republic of Korea (KOR)271113new$909.4M0%100
9China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKG)390799new$28.7M2.2%100
10Malaysia (MYS)740620new$267.8M0.1%100

Market opportunity signals

RankMarketHS6Buyer importsAddressable 3-year valueCurrent shareSignal
1China (CHN)260111$111.0B$119.0B0.1%Accelerating (-2.6%)
2China (CHN)854231$158.0B$93.1B0%Declining (+10.5%)
3India (IND)270900$130.1B$73.0B0%Declining (-0.5%)
4China (CHN)854232$80.6B$65.7B0%Declining (+20.6%)
5China (CHN)854239$81.8B$61.4B0%Growing (+4%)
6USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)851712$53.9B$53.8B0%Growing (-8.8%)
7USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)847150$53.9B$45.6B0%Stable (+60.2%)
8Republic of Korea (KOR)270900$76.4B$34.3B0%Growing (-4.2%)

How to read this page

Separate reported scale from calculated context.

Reported exports, imports, trade balance, sector rows, destination rows, and annual history describe merchandise trade observations for the stated country and year.

CAGR, shares, concentration measures, tariff context, exposure shares, and momentum are calculated indicators built from the available observations. They help organize research but are not additional reported trade or forecasts.

Coverage runs from 1995 through 2024 for this profile. Missing values are shown as Not reported. Read the full methodology ↗

Reported observations

OECD BIMTS merchandise trade values are the primary series for this view.

Calculated indicators

Growth, share, HHI, tariff, and exposure fields are derived from available reported values.

Coverage limits

Unavailable values remain unavailable. No company sales, shipment records, or forecasts are implied.

Questions about this profile

Liberia export capability, in context

Short answers for readers comparing country export scale, partner breadth, and calculated trade indicators.

What does the Liberia export profile measure?

It combines reported exports, imports, history, destinations, HS2 sectors, partner context, and calculated indicators for Liberia.

What is the latest reported export value for Liberia?

Liberia recorded $2.5B in reported exports in 2024.

Which markets receive the most exports from Liberia?

Switzerland, Liechtenstein leads by reported export value at $850.3M in 2024. Five destination lanes are highlighted.

Which sectors lead Liberia's exports?

Precious stones and metals leads by reported value at $1.1B. Five HS2 chapters are highlighted.

How many years of Liberia trade history are available?

This sample contains 30 observed annual rows covering 1995 through 2024. Missing observations are not estimated.

Are the growth and exposure values forecasts?

No. They are calculated or classified from reported observations, not forecasts or market-access guarantees.

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Data source

OECD trade statistics with CEPII context

OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-28). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.