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+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” (2022 est.) less than 1
+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.total.text β€” 15,000 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadcast media.text β€” 8 private and 1 state-owned TV station; satellite TV service available; 1 state-owned radio station; about 20 independent radio stations broadcasting in Monrovia, with about 80 more local stations operating in other are…
+ Added Communications.Internet country code.text β€” .lr
+ Added Communications.Internet users.percent of population.text β€” 24% (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” (2022 est.) less than 1
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.total subscriptions.text β€” 6,000 (2021 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 32 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.total subscriptions.text β€” 1.72 million (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.note β€” note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.text β€” cassava, sugarcane, rice, oil palm fruit, bananas, rubber, vegetables, plantains, taro, maize (2023)
+ Added Economy.Budget.expenditures.text β€” $6 million (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Budget.revenues.text β€” $5 million (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2020.text β€” -$274.971 million (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2021.text β€” -$101.746 million (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2022.text β€” $64.806 million (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.note β€” note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Debt - external.Debt - external 2023.text β€” $1.335 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Debt - external.note β€” note: present value of external debt in current US dollars
+ Added Economy.Economic overview.text β€” low-income West African economy; food scarcity, especially in rural areas; high poverty and inflation; bad recession prior to COVID-19 due to Ebola crisis; growing government debt; longest continuously operated rubber p…
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Currency.text β€” Liberian dollars (LRD) per US dollar -
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2019.text β€” 186.43 (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2020.text β€” 191.518 (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2021.text β€” 166.154 (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2022.text β€” 152.934 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2023.text β€” 174.956 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.note β€” note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.text β€” gold, ships, iron ore, rubber, refined petroleum (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.note β€” note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.text β€” Switzerland 30%, UK 13%, France 8%, Germany 7%, Lebanon 4% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2020.text β€” $731.658 million (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2021.text β€” $1.041 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2022.text β€” $1.22 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.note β€” note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).note β€” note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).text β€” $4.75 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.agriculture.text β€” 33.6% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.industry.text β€” 23.3% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.services.text β€” 42.1% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2016.text β€” 35.3 (2016 est.)
+ Added Economy.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income.note β€” note: index (0-100) of income distribution; higher values represent greater inequality
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.highest 10%.text β€” 27.1% (2016 est.)
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.lowest 10%.text β€” 2.9% (2016 est.)
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.note β€” note: % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.note β€” note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.text β€” ships, refined petroleum, rice, trucks, centrifuges (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.note β€” note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.text β€” China 48%, Japan 21%, Germany 8%, Brazil 3%, Cote d'Ivoire 3% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2020.text β€” $1.371 billion (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2021.text β€” $1.739 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2022.text β€” $1.961 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.note β€” note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.note β€” note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.text β€” 6.1% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Industries.text β€” mining (iron ore and gold), rubber processing, palm oil processing, diamonds
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2021.text β€” 7.8% (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022.text β€” 7.6% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023.text β€” 10.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).note β€” note: annual % change based on consumer prices
+ Added Economy.Labor force.note β€” note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work
+ Added Economy.Labor force.text β€” 2.607 million (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Population below poverty line.note β€” note: % of population with income below national poverty line
+ Added Economy.Population below poverty line.text β€” 50.9% (2016 est.)
+ Added Economy.Public debt.Public debt 2016.text β€” 28.3% of GDP (2016 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022.text β€” $8.484 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023.text β€” $8.882 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024.text β€” $9.308 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2022.text β€” 4.8% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2023.text β€” 4.7% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2024.text β€” 4.8% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.note β€” note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2022.text β€” $1,600 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2023.text β€” $1,600 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2024.text β€” $1,700 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2021.text β€” 15.1% of GDP (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2022.text β€” 17.2% of GDP (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2023.text β€” 18.2% of GDP (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.note β€” note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2020.text β€” $340.966 million (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021.text β€” $700.829 million (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022.text β€” $599.66 million (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.note β€” note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2022.text β€” 3% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2023.text β€” 3% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2024.text β€” 2.9% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.note β€” note: % of labor force seeking employment
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).female.text β€” 2% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).male.text β€” 2.2% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).note β€” note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).total.text β€” 2.1% (2024 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.imports.text β€” 75,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - rural areas.text β€” 14.9%
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - total population.text β€” 31.8% (2022 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - urban areas.text β€” 53.7%
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.biomass and waste.text β€” 0.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.fossil fuels.text β€” 66.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.hydroelectricity.text β€” 32.4% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.solar.text β€” 1.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.consumption.text β€” 215.96 million kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.installed generating capacity.text β€” 199,000 kW (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.transmission/distribution losses.text β€” 179.222 million kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Energy consumption per capita.Total energy consumption per capita 2023.text β€” 1.822 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Petroleum.refined petroleum consumption.text β€” 5,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.from coal and metallurgical coke.text β€” 4 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.from petroleum and other liquids.text β€” 671,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.total emissions.text β€” 671,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Climate.text β€” tropical; hot, humid; dry winters with hot days and cool to cold nights; wet, cloudy summers with frequent heavy showers
+ Added Environment.Environmental issues.text β€” tropical rainforest deforestation; soil erosion; loss of biodiversity; hunting of endangered species for bushmeat; pollution of coastal waters from oil residue and raw sewage; pollution of rivers from industrial run-off…
+ Added Environment.International environmental agreements.party to.text β€” Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone…
+ Added Environment.International environmental agreements.signed, but not ratified.text β€” Environmental Modification, Marine Life Conservation
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land.text β€” 20% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text β€” arable land: 5.2% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text β€” permanent crops: 2.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent pasture.text β€” permanent pasture: 12.7% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.forest.text β€” 66.5% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.other.text β€” 13.5% (2023 est.)
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