Liberia Foreign Direct Investment 1970-2024

Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Liberia foreign direct investment for 2023 was $0.74B, a 22.46% decline from 2022.
  • Liberia foreign direct investment for 2022 was $0.96B, a 79.28% increase from 2021.
  • Liberia foreign direct investment for 2021 was $0.54B, a 27.42% decline from 2020.
  • Liberia foreign direct investment for 2020 was $0.74B, a 751.35% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Inflows, US $
Ethiopia $3.26B
Uganda $2.89B
Mozambique $2.68B
Senegal $2.64B
Democratic Republic of Congo $1.67B
Tanzania $1.34B
Niger $0.97B
Chad $0.91B
Guinea $0.89B
Liberia $0.74B
Mali $0.70B
Somalia $0.68B
Zimbabwe $0.59B
Rwanda $0.46B
Benin $0.43B
Madagascar $0.41B
Sierra Leone $0.26B
Gambia $0.21B
Malawi $0.20B
Tajikistan $0.14B
Burkina Faso $0.09B
Nepal $0.07B
Central African Republic $0.04B
Burundi $0.03B
Togo $0.03B
Haiti $0.03B
Guinea-Bissau $0.02B
Comoros $0.01B
Eritrea $0.00B
South Sudan $-0.01B
Liberia Foreign Direct Investment - Historical Data
Year Inflows, US $ % of GDP
2023 $0.74B 17.19%
2022 $0.96B 24.00%
2021 $0.54B 15.25%
2020 $0.74B 23.23%
2019 $0.09B 2.61%
2018 $0.13B 3.77%
2017 $0.25B 7.31%
2016 $0.31B 9.17%
2015 $0.23B 7.21%
2014 $0.50B 15.56%
2013 $2.00B 62.91%
2012 $2.31B 82.75%
2011 $2.09B 86.99%
2010 $2.06B 103.34%
2009 $0.13B 7.23%
2008 $0.28B 16.43%
2007 $0.13B 9.59%
2006 $0.11B 9.64%
2005 $0.08B 8.73%
2004 $0.08B 8.40%
2003 $0.37B 49.76%
2002 $0.00B 0.30%
2001 $0.01B 0.92%
2000 $0.02B 2.38%
1999 $0.26B 58.00%
1998 $0.19B 52.92%
1997 $0.21B 72.26%
1996 $-0.13B -82.89%
1995 $0.00B 3.41%
1994 $0.02B 13.15%
1993 $-0.05B -33.43%
1992 $-0.01B -4.85%
1991 $0.01B 2.42%
1990 $0.23B 58.60%
1989 $0.66B 83.43%
1988 $0.29B 27.94%
1987 $0.00B 0.09%
1986 $-0.00B -0.04%
1985 $-0.00B -0.04%
1984 $0.00B 0.09%
1983 $0.00B 0.13%
1982 $0.00B 0.09%
1981 $0.29B 34.02%
1980 $0.07B 8.41%
1979 $0.04B 5.06%
1978 $0.14B 20.17%
1977 $0.17B 25.33%
1976 $0.08B 13.94%
1975 $0.18B 31.24%
1974 $0.06B 11.85%
1973 $0.07B 19.34%
1972 $0.02B 5.61%
1971 $-0.03B -9.94%
1970 $0.06B 17.68%