Liberia LiberiaSub-Saharan Africa

Liberia: 159th largest economy, 155th in military spending

Head of state Joseph BoakaiCapital Monrovia
Population5.7M#115 of 194 in the world · 2025
GDP$5.2B#159 of 193 in the world · 2025
GDP per person$915#181 of 193 in the world · 2025
Fossil fuel output0.0 TWh#156 of 186 in the world · 2016
Military spending$33.8M#155 of 167 in the world · 2024

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Attacks reported

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≥ 9 events in or near Liberia, last 30 days reported by the sources; the strongest are listed. No source sees every attack.

  • 2026-10-30 · Armed clash · Konobo, Grand Gedeh, Liberia · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
  • 2026-10-28 · Armed clash · Monrovia, Montserrado, Liberia · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
  • 2026-10-28 · Assault or killing · Monrovia, Montserrado, Liberia · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
  • 2026-10-28 · Armed clash · Nimba County, Nimba, Liberia · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded

What Liberia's officials said lately

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  • LiberiaRepresentative of Liberia · Representative, Liberia · 26 Oct

    “for the families of the 315 Kuwaiti and third-country nationals still unaccounted for, the passage of time has brought neither answers nor relief”

    Remark · about Iraq, Kuwait transcript ↗

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5.7M people, 56% in cities

  • Population5.7M2025
  • Population growth2.1%2025
  • Urban population56.1%2025
  • Land area96.3k km²2023

A $5.2B economy, $915 per person

  • GDP$5.2B2025
  • GDP (purchasing power)$11.4B2025
  • GDP per person$9152025
  • GDP per person (purchasing power)$2k2025
  • GDP growth5.0%2025

Fuels are 2% of goods exports

  • Fuels, share of goods exports1.8%2023
  • Food, share of goods exports24.5%2023
  • Ores and metals, share of goods exports0.1%2023
  • Manufactures, share of goods exports9.9%2023
  • Fuels, share of goods imports31.8%2023

Fossil fuel output of 0.0 TWh

Oilmade 0.0 TWhno figureused
Gasmade 0.0 TWhno figureused
Coalmade 0.0 TWhno figureused
  • Fossil fuel production (oil + gas + coal)0.0 TWh2016
  • Primary energy consumption2.9 TWh2023
  • Energy use per person0.5 MWh2023
  • Electricity generation0.6 TWh2024
  • Electricity from fossil fuels45.6%2024

Spends $33.8M on its military, 0.7% of GDP

  • Military spending$33.8M2024
  • Military spending, share of GDP0.7%2024
  • Armed forces personnel2k2020
  • Arms imports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$0.02022

Where these numbers come from

Leaders as of 2026-10-05. Figures fetched 2026-10-05; each shows its own year.