Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre in Liberia
Liberia: Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre was 346.29 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre in Liberia, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre in Liberia stood at 346.29 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.6% on the previous year and up 747.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre in Liberia peaked at 6,658 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2000.
Liberia ranks 93rd of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre in Liberia, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.08 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 6.15 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +50.6% |
| 1972 | 13.02 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +111.9% |
| 1973 | 20.18 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +55.0% |
| 1974 | 21.31 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 37.39 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +75.5% |
| 1976 | 44.47 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1977 | 46.19 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 71.52 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +54.8% |
| 1979 | 94.05 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +31.5% |
| 1980 | 78.58 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 1981 | 84.8 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 138.75 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +63.6% |
| 1983 | 142.36 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 179.49 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 1985 | 175.01 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 231.74 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 1987 | 47.83 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -79.4% |
| 1988 | 41.13 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1989 | 20.26 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -50.7% |
| 1990 | 19.89 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 171.66 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +763.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9967 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -99.4% |
| 1993 | 222.42 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +22216.1% |
| 1994 | 142.38 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -36.0% |
| 1996 | 3.83 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -97.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5087 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -86.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3945 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2803 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -28.9% |
| 2000 | 0 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 0 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0.1973 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 0 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2005 | 0.3374 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0.5041 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +49.4% |
| 2007 | 6,658 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +1320550.4% |
| 2008 | 1,106 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -83.4% |
| 2009 | 167.12 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -84.9% |
| 2010 | 44.99 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -73.1% |
| 2011 | 30.87 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -31.4% |
| 2012 | 28.56 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 40.87 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +43.1% |
| 2014 | 127.44 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +211.8% |
| 2015 | 34.79 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -72.7% |
| 2016 | 33.96 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 52.15 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +53.6% |
| 2018 | 71.34 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 2019 | 67.42 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 194.69 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +188.8% |
| 2021 | 170.41 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 294.48 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +72.8% |
| 2023 | 346.29 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.6% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 346.29 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 179.04 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 346.29 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 654.1 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, 53% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre in Liberia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +1320550.4% | 0.5041 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,658 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1993 | +22216.1% | 0.9967 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 222.42 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +763.2% | 19.89 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 171.66 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.84 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 4.08 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 94.05 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 114 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 20.26 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 231.74 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.48 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.2803 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 222.42 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 793.14 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 0 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,658 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.24 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 28.56 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 127.44 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 251.47 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 170.41 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 346.29 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 90 Ethiopia 441.3 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 91 Vanuatu 402.13 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 92 Botswana 373.99 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 94 Congo 331.06 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 95 Angola 302.08 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 96 Guyana 301.84 TDS, 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 multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre in Liberia?
- Multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre in Liberia was 346.29 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 6,658 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Liberia rank for multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Liberia ranks 93rd out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 747.3%. 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 Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) 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.
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Multilateral debt service International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) 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.