External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square in Liberia
Liberia: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square was 14,313 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square in Liberia, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 14,313 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.4% on the previous year and up 500.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square in Liberia peaked at 14,313 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,639 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Liberia 102nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square in Liberia, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,639 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 1,665 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 1,654 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 1,651 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 1,680 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 1,855 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1976 | 2,164 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1977 | 2,733 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 1978 | 3,510 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 1979 | 4,714 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +34.3% |
| 1980 | 5,352 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1981 | 6,214 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1982 | 6,522 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 7,413 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1984 | 8,034 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 9,187 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1986 | 10,259 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1987 | 11,583 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1988 | 11,196 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 11,067 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 11,612 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 11,513 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 11,251 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 11,464 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 11,832 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 11,968 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 11,433 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 10,923 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 11,247 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 10,931 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 11,462 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 11,184 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 11,719 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 12,370 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 12,892 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 12,241 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 12,498 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 10,730 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2008 | 8,981 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 2009 | 6,989 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 2010 | 1,901 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -72.8% |
| 2011 | 1,953 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 2,165 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 2,386 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 3,680 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +54.3% |
| 2015 | 5,245 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +42.5% |
| 2016 | 6,131 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2017 | 7,437 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 2018 | 7,972 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 9,033 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 10,246 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 10,898 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 12,090 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 14,313 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +18.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,326 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,639 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,714 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,683 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,352 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 11,583 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,418 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10,923 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 11,968 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,106 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,989 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 12,892 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,790 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,901 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 9,033 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,887 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10,246 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 14,313 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 99 Guinea 16,362 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 100 Myanmar 16,066 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 101 Solomon Islands 15,127 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 103 Bolivia 13,837 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 104 Guyana 12,038 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 105 Yemen 11,013 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More external debt data for Liberia
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 0 NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 0.8% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 117.31 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 20.9 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0245 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -162.52 million NFL, current US$ (2007)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square in Liberia?
- External debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square in Liberia was 14,313 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 14,313 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,639 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Liberia rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square?
- Liberia ranks 102nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 500.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- External debt stocks, long-term International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.