External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Liberia
Liberia: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.3252 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Liberia, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.3252 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 196.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Liberia peaked at 8.62 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0723 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2013.
Liberia ranks 61st of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Liberia, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4887 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.4696 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.4328 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1973 | 0.4109 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 0.3322 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3093 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3494 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3911 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 1978 | 0.4713 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5577 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6031 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 0.707 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7272 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.8672 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.3% |
| 1984 | 0.912 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 1.04 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.0% |
| 1986 | 1.18 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 1987 | 1.15 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 1.04 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 1989 | 1.36 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.5% |
| 1990 | 2.91 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +114.6% |
| 1991 | 3.19 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 4.85 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +52.2% |
| 1993 | 6.88 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +42.0% |
| 1994 | 8.62 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.2% |
| 1995 | 8.55 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 6.91 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.2% |
| 1997 | 3.56 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -48.5% |
| 1998 | 3.01 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 1999 | 2.38 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.9% |
| 2000 | 1.26 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -47.0% |
| 2001 | 1.19 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 1.22 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 1.59 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.8% |
| 2004 | 1.38 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 2005 | 1.24 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 1.08 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7528 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5012 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3807 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0916 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -75.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0784 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0747 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0723 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1099 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +51.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1566 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +42.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1738 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2113 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2243 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2621 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3107 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2988 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.291 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.314 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3252 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4213 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3093 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5577 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9572 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6031 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.36 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.09 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2.38 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8.62 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3807 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.59 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1455 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0723 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2621 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.308 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.291 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3252 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 58 Uganda 0.3347 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 59 Mauritania 0.3316 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 60 Togo 0.3262 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 62 Solomon Islands 0.3247 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 63 Nigeria 0.319 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 64 Honduras 0.3098 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit of gdp in Liberia?
- External debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Liberia was 0.3252 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.62 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0723 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2013.
- How does Liberia rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Liberia ranks 61st out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 196.0%. 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.