Services, value added in Liberia

Liberia: Services, value added was 40.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
40.0%
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
190th
of 205 countries
All-time high
52.5%
in 2010
All-time low
17.9%
in 2002
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Services, value added in Liberia, 2000–2025

203040502000201220252000: 19.7 % of GDP2001: 19.4 % of GDP2002: 17.9 % of GDP2003: 23.8 % of GDP2004: 27.2 % of GDP2005: 26.7 % of GDP2006: 30.3 % of GDP2007: 28.5 % of GDP2008: 27.7 % of GDP2009: 37 % of GDP2010: 52.5 % of GDP2011: 49.4 % of GDP2012: 34.6 % of GDP2013: 36.8 % of GDP2014: 40.7 % of GDP2015: 44.5 % of GDP2016: 46 % of GDP2017: 44.3 % of GDP2018: 42.9 % of GDP2019: 41.4 % of GDP2020: 38.8 % of GDP2021: 38.4 % of GDP2022: 37.3 % of GDP2023: 40.5 % of GDP2024: 43.3 % of GDP2025: 40 % of GDP

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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

Indicator
Services, value added (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
252 places, 10,765 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.