Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Liberia's external debt stands at 2.47B as of 2025-12-31, up from 2.26B in 2024. Historical data runs from 1970 to 2025 (56 observations).
In 2025, Liberia's external debt was 2.47B, up from 2.26B in 2024.
In 2024, Liberia's external debt was 2.26B, up from 2.15B in 2023.
In 2023, Liberia's external debt was 2.15B, up from 1.97B in 2022.
In 2022, Liberia's external debt was 1.97B, up from 1.90B in 2021.
In 2021, Liberia's external debt was 1.90B, up from 1.51B in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.47B | +204.24M |
| 2024 | 2.26B | +110.63M |
| 2023 | 2.15B | +183.12M |
| 2022 | 1.97B | +74.08M |
| 2021 | 1.90B | +386.22M |
| 2020 | 1.51B | +219.76M |
| 2019 | 1.29B | +124.37M |
| 2018 | 1.17B | +39.44M |
| 2017 | 1.13B | +169.00M |
| 2016 | 957.70M | +113.01M |
| 2015 | 844.69M | +163.02M |
| 2014 | 681.67M | +150.60M |
| 2013 | 531.08M | +43.92M |
| 2012 | 487.15M | +38.64M |
| 2011 | 448.52M | +29.66M |
| 2010 | 418.85M | -1.43B |
| 2009 | 1.85B | -1.31B |
| 2008 | 3.16B | -617.14M |
| 2007 | 3.78B | -413.82M |
| 2006 | 4.19B | +241.21M |
| 2005 | 3.95B | +88.10M |
| 2004 | 3.86B | +229.68M |
| 2003 | 3.63B | +338.96M |
| 2002 | 3.29B | +257.87M |
| 2001 | 3.04B | +199.70M |
| 2000 | 2.84B | +247.80M |
| 1999 | 2.59B | +27.29M |
| 1998 | 2.56B | +154.99M |
| 1997 | 2.41B | -17.68M |
| 1996 | 2.42B | -65.27M |
| 1995 | 2.49B | +121.73M |
| 1994 | 2.37B | +129.93M |
| 1993 | 2.24B | +60.74M |
| 1992 | 2.18B | -10.49M |
| 1991 | 2.19B | +125.15M |
| 1990 | 2.06B | +184.73M |
| 1989 | 1.88B | +60.32M |
| 1988 | 1.82B | -30.18M |
| 1987 | 1.85B | +297.41M |
| 1986 | 1.55B | +299.61M |
| 1985 | 1.25B | +170.10M |
| 1984 | 1.08B | +73.54M |
| 1983 | 1.01B | +103.97M |
| 1982 | 902.59M | +89.14M |
| 1981 | 813.44M | +127.76M |
| 1980 | 685.68M | +89.20M |
| 1979 | 596.48M | +153.41M |
| 1978 | 443.07M | +150.95M |
| 1977 | 292.11M | +83.58M |
| 1976 | 208.53M | +29.85M |
| 1975 | 178.68M | +16.71M |
| 1974 | 161.98M | +2.82M |
| 1973 | 159.15M | -227,738 |
| 1972 | 159.38M | -2.73M |
| 1971 | 162.11M | -146,550 |
| 1970 | 162.26M | — |
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Liberia's external debt is 2.47B as of 2025-12-31, compared with 2.26B in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 4.19B (2006); the lowest is 159.15M (1973), across data from 1970 to 2025.
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