Liberia - Merchandise imports

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Liberia was 3.27 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 53 years was 27.01 in 1980, while its lowest value was 0.04 in 1989.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1967 0.28
1968 1.00
1969 0.75
1970 2.24
1971 9.24
1972 6.16
1973 6.95
1974 19.02
1975 13.94
1976 13.52
1977 0.25
1978 6.33
1979 9.90
1980 27.01
1981 19.39
1982 23.16
1983 0.61
1984 1.48
1985 1.48
1986 0.29
1987 0.05
1988 0.58
1989 0.04
1990 0.08
1991 0.24
1992 0.53
1993 1.23
1994 0.28
1995 0.54
1996 0.30
1997 0.37
1998 0.23
1999 0.37
2000 3.99
2001 3.99
2002 3.99
2003 3.99
2004 3.99
2005 3.99
2006 3.99
2007 3.99
2008 3.99
2009 3.99
2010 3.99
2011 3.99
2012 3.99
2013 3.99
2014 3.99
2015 3.99
2016 3.99
2017 3.99
2018 4.48
2019 3.27
2020 3.27

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Liberia was 1,102,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,997,000,000 in 2014 and a minimum value of 69,000,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year Value
1960 69,000,000
1961 91,000,000
1962 132,000,000
1963 108,000,000
1964 111,000,000
1965 105,000,000
1966 114,000,000
1967 125,000,000
1968 108,000,000
1969 115,000,000
1970 150,000,000
1971 157,000,000
1972 179,000,000
1973 193,000,000
1974 288,000,000
1975 331,000,000
1976 399,000,000
1977 464,000,000
1978 481,000,000
1979 507,000,000
1980 535,000,000
1981 447,000,000
1982 428,000,000
1983 412,000,000
1984 363,000,000
1985 284,000,000
1986 259,000,000
1987 308,000,000
1988 272,000,000
1989 625,000,000
1990 570,000,000
1991 420,000,000
1992 375,000,000
1993 410,000,000
1994 405,000,000
1995 510,000,000
1996 555,000,000
1997 610,000,000
1998 470,000,000
1999 520,000,000
2000 668,000,000
2001 229,000,000
2002 178,000,000
2003 170,000,000
2004 337,000,000
2005 310,000,000
2006 467,000,000
2007 499,000,000
2008 813,000,000
2009 551,000,000
2010 710,000,000
2011 1,044,000,000
2012 1,005,000,000
2013 1,150,000,000
2014 1,997,000,000
2015 1,687,000,000
2016 1,302,000,000
2017 1,089,000,000
2018 1,143,000,000
2019 869,000,000
2020 1,102,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Liberia was 23.04 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 54 years was 97.52 in 1998, while its lowest value was 23.04 in 2019.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1966 92.53
1967 76.27
1968 91.81
1969 91.41
1970 89.82
1971 91.20
1972 91.01
1973 87.92
1974 91.40
1975 93.27
1976 92.74
1977 88.64
1978 85.18
1979 89.30
1980 91.34
1981 92.05
1982 90.51
1983 80.19
1984 76.26
1985 76.26
1986 91.68
1987 95.04
1988 81.61
1989 91.46
1990 91.00
1991 92.05
1992 89.62
1993 96.95
1994 95.32
1995 95.94
1996 88.54
1997 94.32
1998 97.52
1999 93.59
2000 32.99
2001 33.00
2002 33.00
2003 32.99
2004 32.99
2005 33.00
2006 33.00
2007 33.00
2008 33.00
2009 33.00
2010 33.00
2011 33.00
2012 33.00
2013 33.00
2014 33.00
2015 33.00
2016 33.00
2017 33.00
2018 30.83
2019 23.04
2020 23.04

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Liberia was 67.77 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 53 years was 67.77 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.97 in 1967.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1967 0.97
1968 1.77
1969 2.58
1970 2.91
1971 4.48
1972 4.77
1973 6.44
1974 3.36
1975 2.90
1976 3.29
1977 4.43
1978 4.83
1979 4.96
1980 4.88
1981 3.52
1982 4.98
1983 6.16
1984 7.74
1985 7.74
1986 4.44
1987 1.98
1988 10.16
1989 5.91
1990 2.00
1991 1.86
1992 4.42
1993 2.73
1994 4.42
1995 3.37
1996 9.87
1997 4.61
1998 1.78
1999 1.80
2000 51.99
2001 52.01
2002 52.01
2003 52.00
2004 52.00
2005 52.01
2006 52.02
2007 52.02
2008 52.02
2009 52.02
2010 52.02
2011 52.02
2012 52.02
2013 52.02
2014 52.02
2015 52.02
2016 52.02
2017 52.02
2018 54.84
2019 67.77
2020 67.77

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Liberia was 32.55 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 53 years was 33.43 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.16 in 1991.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1967 0.55
1968 1.00
1969 1.46
1970 1.23
1971 1.70
1972 2.67
1973 2.45
1974 2.02
1975 1.74
1976 2.44
1977 3.47
1978 3.86
1979 3.24
1980 2.69
1981 1.92
1982 2.25
1983 3.29
1984 3.62
1985 3.62
1986 0.42
1987 0.51
1988 3.61
1989 4.01
1990 1.10
1991 0.16
1992 2.63
1993 0.62
1994 0.62
1995 0.82
1996 3.38
1997 2.36
1998 0.59
1999 0.69
2000 33.41
2001 33.42
2002 33.42
2003 33.42
2004 33.42
2005 33.42
2006 33.43
2007 33.43
2008 33.43
2009 33.43
2010 33.43
2011 33.43
2012 33.43
2013 33.43
2014 33.43
2015 33.43
2016 33.43
2017 33.43
2018 26.61
2019 32.55
2020 32.55

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Liberia was 5.78 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 52 years was 8.19 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1982.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1968 0.01
1969 0.02
1970 0.02
1971 0.02
1972 0.03
1973 0.03
1974 0.08
1975 0.06
1976 0.02
1977 0.01
1979 0.17
1981 0.01
1982 0.00
1986 0.01
1987 0.04
1988 0.39
1989 0.06
1993 0.01
1994 0.34
1995 1.18
1996 5.14
1997 1.39
1998 0.85
1999 0.35
2000 8.19
2001 8.19
2002 8.19
2003 8.19
2004 8.19
2005 8.19
2006 8.19
2007 8.19
2008 8.19
2009 8.19
2010 8.19
2011 8.19
2012 8.19
2013 8.19
2014 8.19
2015 8.19
2016 8.19
2017 8.19
2018 6.99
2019 5.78
2020 5.78

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Liberia was 1.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 52 years was 3.18 in 1986, while its lowest value was 0.03 in 1968.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1968 0.03
1969 0.06
1970 0.18
1971 0.13
1972 0.19
1973 0.49
1974 0.15
1975 0.20
1976 0.38
1977 0.40
1978 0.41
1979 0.95
1980 0.78
1981 1.06
1982 2.15
1983 1.66
1984 2.16
1985 2.16
1986 3.18
1987 0.71
1988 1.20
1989 0.85
1990 0.63
1991 1.26
1992 1.18
1993 0.57
1994 3.18
1995 0.69
1996 0.97
1997 0.51
1998 0.15
1999 0.35
2000 2.05
2001 2.05
2002 2.05
2003 2.05
2004 2.05
2005 2.05
2006 2.05
2007 2.05
2008 2.05
2009 2.05
2010 2.05
2011 2.05
2012 2.05
2013 2.05
2014 2.05
2015 2.05
2016 2.05
2017 2.05
2018 2.13
2019 1.40
2020 1.40

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Liberia was 1.28 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 53 years was 2.27 in 1971, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 1990.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1967 0.28
1968 0.57
1969 0.75
1970 1.04
1971 2.27
1972 1.53
1973 0.94
1974 0.58
1975 0.53
1976 0.23
1977 0.25
1978 0.21
1979 0.22
1980 0.20
1981 0.28
1982 0.16
1983 0.60
1984 1.37
1985 1.37
1986 0.29
1987 0.05
1988 0.58
1989 0.04
1990 0.01
1991 0.17
1992 0.46
1993 1.14
1994 0.19
1995 0.40
1996 0.09
1997 0.13
1998 0.06
1999 0.08
2000 0.98
2001 0.98
2002 0.98
2003 0.98
2004 0.98
2005 0.98
2006 0.98
2007 0.98
2008 0.98
2009 0.98
2010 0.98
2011 0.98
2012 0.98
2013 0.98
2014 0.98
2015 0.98
2016 0.98
2017 0.98
2018 1.51
2019 1.28
2020 1.28

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Liberia was 26.76 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 53 years was 26.76 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.10 in 1994.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1967 0.14
1968 0.17
1969 0.30
1970 0.44
1971 0.35
1972 0.36
1973 2.53
1974 0.54
1975 0.37
1976 0.22
1977 0.30
1978 0.35
1979 0.38
1980 1.21
1981 0.26
1982 0.42
1983 0.61
1984 0.60
1985 0.60
1986 0.54
1987 0.67
1988 4.38
1989 0.95
1990 0.27
1991 0.27
1992 0.14
1993 0.38
1994 0.10
1995 0.28
1996 0.28
1997 0.22
1998 0.12
1999 0.33
2000 7.37
2001 7.37
2002 7.37
2003 7.37
2004 7.37
2005 7.37
2006 7.37
2007 7.37
2008 7.37
2009 7.37
2010 7.37
2011 7.37
2012 7.37
2013 7.37
2014 7.37
2015 7.37
2016 7.37
2017 7.37
2018 17.59
2019 26.76
2020 26.76

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Liberia was 9.19 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 53 years was 14.96 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.15 in 1989.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1967 1.07
1968 1.69
1969 1.74
1970 1.91
1971 1.89
1972 1.61
1973 2.00
1974 1.85
1975 1.12
1976 1.22
1977 2.87
1978 3.49
1979 2.50
1980 1.85
1981 2.06
1982 2.16
1983 3.76
1984 12.17
1985 12.17
1986 0.76
1987 0.67
1988 0.41
1989 0.15
1990 0.65
1991 0.42
1992 0.54
1993 0.23
1994 0.20
1995 0.57
1996 0.85
1997 1.08
1998 0.70
1999 4.61
2000 14.95
2001 14.96
2002 14.96
2003 14.95
2004 14.95
2005 14.96
2006 14.96
2007 14.96
2008 14.96
2009 14.96
2010 14.96
2011 14.96
2012 14.96
2013 14.96
2014 14.96
2015 14.96
2016 14.96
2017 14.96
2018 14.26
2019 9.19
2020 9.19

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Liberia was 0.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 54 years was 21.69 in 1967, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1999.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1966 7.47
1967 21.69
1968 4.72
1969 4.27
1970 5.36
1971 2.44
1972 2.61
1973 3.65
1974 3.39
1975 2.71
1976 2.74
1977 4.07
1978 6.50
1979 3.24
1980 1.92
1981 2.37
1982 2.35
1983 9.89
1984 3.83
1985 3.83
1986 3.11
1987 2.31
1988 7.82
1989 2.48
1990 6.35
1991 5.67
1992 5.43
1993 0.09
1994 0.06
1995 0.11
1996 0.75
1997 0.00
1998 0.00
1999 0.00
2000 0.07
2001 0.03
2002 0.03
2003 0.05
2004 0.05
2005 0.04
2006 0.02
2007 0.02
2008 0.02
2009 0.02
2010 0.02
2011 0.02
2012 0.02
2013 0.02
2014 0.02
2015 0.02
2016 0.02
2017 0.02
2018 0.07
2019 0.00
2020 0.00

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Liberia was $1,571,995,000 as of 2020. Over the past 54 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $6,056,179,000 in 1994 and $108,565,000 in 1968.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1966 $112,500,000
1967 $144,762,000
1968 $108,565,000
1969 $114,655,000
1970 $149,699,000
1971 $162,424,000
1972 $178,681,000
1973 $193,465,000
1974 $288,421,000
1975 $331,209,000
1976 $399,219,000
1977 $461,282,000
1978 $478,456,000
1979 $507,149,000
1980 $534,891,000
1981 $477,402,000
1982 $428,303,000
1983 $411,596,000
1984 $363,184,000
1985 $284,400,000
1986 $258,725,000
1987 $307,740,000
1988 $290,717,000
1989 $322,988,000
1990 $4,258,639,000
1991 $5,036,407,000
1992 $5,767,101,000
1993 $5,170,538,000
1994 $6,056,179,000
1995 $5,682,960,000
1996 $3,819,897,000
1997 $3,783,080,000
1998 $5,980,361,000
1999 $3,596,791,000
2000 $4,117,960,000
2001 $3,309,297,000
2002 $1,847,093,000
2003 $1,687,491,000
2004 $1,691,452,000
2005 $1,411,408,000
2006 $1,427,567,000
2007 $2,671,499,000
2008 $3,311,178,000
2009 $2,292,645,000
2010 $2,611,311,000
2011 $2,639,342,000
2012 $2,059,041,000
2013 $2,104,223,000
2014 $2,272,996,000
2015 $2,444,724,000
2016 $1,941,328,000
2017 $1,978,316,000
2018 $1,156,561,000
2019 $1,888,414,000
2020 $1,571,995,000

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in Liberia was 9.19 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 53 years was 14.96 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.15 in 1989.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1967 1.07
1968 1.69
1969 1.74
1970 1.91
1971 1.89
1972 1.61
1973 2.00
1974 1.85
1975 1.12
1976 1.22
1977 2.87
1978 3.49
1979 2.50
1980 1.85
1981 2.06
1982 2.16
1983 3.76
1984 12.17
1985 12.17
1986 0.76
1987 0.67
1988 0.41
1989 0.15
1990 0.65
1991 0.42
1992 0.54
1993 0.23
1994 0.20
1995 0.57
1996 0.85
1997 1.08
1998 0.70
1999 4.61
2000 14.95
2001 14.96
2002 14.96
2003 14.95
2004 14.95
2005 14.96
2006 14.96
2007 14.96
2008 14.96
2009 14.96
2010 14.96
2011 14.96
2012 14.96
2013 14.96
2014 14.96
2015 14.96
2016 14.96
2017 14.96
2018 14.26
2019 9.19
2020 9.19

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports