Country
Liberia LBR
score date 2026-10-10 · 30d +0.3
Seven dimensions
Credibility gap87.7
IMF / national CPI · as of 2026-06-01 · coverage: bronze
Behind the curve—
BIS policy rates + CPI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Communication—
Central-bank statements · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Geopolitical47.5
GDELT · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Growth74.2
World Bank WDI / IMF WEO · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Liquidity44.0
IMF BOP / BIS / FRED · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Governance36.8
World Bank WGI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Liberia sovereign credibility, in brief
Liberia scores 58.5 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band 50–65. That ranks it 7 of 43 in Sub-Saharan Africa, the 86th percentile of the region. The score has risen 0.1 points over the past seven days. CPI 5.0% (implicit target) — credibility under pressure (59/100).
As of 2026-10-10 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8
Peer context
Rank 7/43 in Sub-Saharan Africa · 86th percentile
Region avg 49.3 · best 61.7 · worst 14.1
Ranked either side
- Benin 59.2
- Niger 58.7
- Burkina Faso 58.3
- Cote d'Ivoire 58.3
90-day trend
External pulse
- Port trade momentum, 30d YoY
- +102.2%
- as of 2026-10-11
- Commodity terms-of-trade, 12m change
- -8.1%
- as of 2026-10-11
Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org) · Terms-of-trade: IMF Commodity Terms of Trade
Key indicators
External & activity
| Cpi monthly index | 206.2 | 2026-06-01 | ILO CPI |
| Current account (% GDP) | 2.5% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| FDI inflows (% GDP) | 9.5% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP growth, annual | 5.0% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Nightlights radiance (monthly sum) | 21K | 2025-12-01 | World Bank / NASA Black Marble |
| Nightlights radiance, YoY | 43.4% | 2025-12-01 | derived |
| Remittances (% GDP) | 21.3% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Reserves (months of imports) | 2.0 mo | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate | 2.9% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate (ILO) | 5.9% | 2017-12-31 | ILO |
Structure
| External debt (% GNI) | 50.5% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP per capita (USD) | $915 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Labor force participation | 46.7% | 2017-12-31 | ILO |
| WGI: control of corruption | -1.0 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: government effectiveness | -1.2 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: political stability | -0.1 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: regulatory quality | -0.9 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: rule of law | -0.8 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: voice & accountability | 0.0 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
Nightlights: World Bank / NASA Black Marble VIIRS (CC BY 4.0)
Follow the moves
Every figure above is recomputed daily from public data, with the source and as-of date shown for each one. The weekly briefing says which scores moved, and why.