Services, value added in Liberia
Liberia: Services, value added was 40.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Liberia, 2000–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added in Liberia stood at 40.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Liberia peaked at 52.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2002.
That places Liberia 190th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.8% | 17.9% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 34.6% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 37.3% | 43.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 187 Burkina Faso 41.5% compare
- 188 Central African Republic 41.4% compare
- 189 Brunei 40.2% compare
- 191 Guinea-Bissau 39.1% compare
- 192 Myanmar 38.5% compare
- 193 Sudan 37.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Liberia
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 5.10 billion current LCU (2025)
- Total reserves 338.80 million includes gold, current US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 2.10 billion current LCU (2025)
- Services, value added 1.43 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 4.4% (2025)
- Services, value added 1.61 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 4.5% (2025)
- GDP deflator 125.09 base year varies by country (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 5.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- GDP 5.25 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Liberia?
- Services, value added in Liberia was 40.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2002.
- How does Liberia rank for services, value added?
- Liberia ranks 190th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.