Liberia's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current US$) was −US$364 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 30% from −US$280 million in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$364 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | −US$288.14 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$280 million | 2015 |
| Highest | −US$101.4 million | 2000 |
| Lowest | −US$437 million | 2018 |
| Average since 2016 | −US$325.55 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | −US$101.4 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Liberia's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current US$) fell US$10.81 million on 2024 (from −US$353.19 million to −US$364 million).
Across the 24 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2024), the average change was −US$10.49 million and a typical year strayed about US$58.41 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 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 US$83.24 million in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was US$137.13 million in 2012. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 2% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Liberia had the 64th highest value of the 156 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Liberia in the 2025 ranking
What this measures
Net primary income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 26 values
| Year | Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -364,000,000 |
| 2024 | -353,192,000 |
| 2023 | -333,035,300 |
| 2022 | -328,897,900 |
| 2021 | -213,569,600 |
| 2020 | -288,143,800 |
| 2019 | -353,761,800 |
| 2018 | -437,000,000 |
| 2017 | -302,889,900 |
| 2016 | -281,000,000 |
Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — −US$4.92 billion (2025)
- Benin — −US$280.07 million (2025)
- Botswana — −US$711.72 million (2025)
- Burkina Faso — −US$1.62 billion (2025)
- Burundi — −US$8.04 million (2025)
- Cabo Verde — −US$39.6 million (2025)
- Cameroon — −US$921.08 million (2025)
- Central African Republic — US$176.29 million (2025)
- Chad — −US$972.59 million (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Liberia
- GDP (current US$) — 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$4.88 billion (2025)
- GNI (current LCU) — 4.88 billion (2025)
- GNI per capita (current LCU) — 851.82 (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Liberia's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current US$)?
- −US$364 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is down 258.97% from −US$101.4 million in 2000. The highest value was −US$101.4 million in 2000 and the lowest −US$437 million in 2018.
- How does Liberia rank?
- 64th highest of 156 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net primary income (net income from abroad) (current US$) unusual for Liberia?
- In 2025, Liberia's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current US$) fell US$10.81 million on 2024 (from −US$353.19 million to −US$364 million). Across the 24 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2024), the average change was −US$10.49 million and a typical year strayed about US$58.41 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 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 NY.GSR.NFCY.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) 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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