Liberia's communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) was 57.87% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 39.9 percentage points from 97.77% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 57.87% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 4.09% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 97.77% | 2014 |
| Highest | 97.77% | 2014 |
| Lowest | 3.68% | 2018 |
| Average since 2015 | 61.05% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 41.18% | 1979 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Liberia's communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) fell 12.97 percentage points on 2023 (from 70.85% to 57.87%).
Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1980 to 2023), the average change was −0.05 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 26.31 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 71 percentage points in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was 79.91 percentage points in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Liberia had the 6th highest value of the 30 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 57.87% | 2024 |
| World | 37.19% | 2025 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 31.35% | 2025 |
| Low income | 18.89% | 2024 |
Closest to Liberia in the 2024 ranking
- Papua New Guinea — 2nd of 30: 87.6%
- Guinea — 3rd of 30: 77.08%
- Mauritania — 4th of 30: 61.88%
- Nicaragua — 6th of 30: 52.35%
- Malta — 7th of 30: 50.41%
- Mali — 8th of 30: 49.36%
What this measures
Communications, computer, information, and other services cover international telecommunications; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; personal, cultural, and recreational services; manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others; and maintenance and repair services and government services not included elsewhere. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 30 values
| Year | Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 57.87 |
| 2023 | 70.85 |
| 2022 | 75.72 |
| 2021 | 69.48 |
| 2020 | 75.09 |
| 2019 | 4.09 |
| 2018 | 3.68 |
| 2017 | 83.58 |
| 2016 | 72.56 |
| 2015 | 97.56 |
| 2014 |
Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) in nearby economies
- Angola — 31.39% (2025)
- Benin — 6.42% (2023)
- Botswana — 31.8% (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 46.89% (2024)
- Burundi — 64.38% (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 6.84% (2025)
- Cameroon — 37.06% (2024)
- Comoros — 19.36% (2023)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 4.41% (2025)
- Congo, Rep.
More economic policy & debt data for Liberia
- GDP (current US$) — US$5.25 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 5.25 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$3.92 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 4.19 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$915.33 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 915.33 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$684.04 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 731.74 (2025)
- GNI (current US$) — US$4.88 billion (2025)
- GNI (current LCU) — 4.88 billion (2025)
- GNI per capita (current LCU) — 851.82 (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Liberia's communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP)?
- 57.87% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1979?
- It is up 16.7 percentage points from 41.18% in 1979. The highest value was 97.77% in 2014 and the lowest 3.68% in 2018.
- How does Liberia rank?
- 6th highest of 30 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) unusual for Liberia?
- In 2024, Liberia's communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) fell 12.97 percentage points on 2023 (from 70.85% to 57.87%). Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1980 to 2023), the average change was −0.05 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 26.31 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.GSR.CMCP.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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