Liberia External Debt 1970-2024
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
- Liberia external debt for 2022 was $1,904,054,488, a 3% increase from 2021.
- Liberia external debt for 2021 was $1,848,648,347, a 26.45% increase from 2020.
- Liberia external debt for 2020 was $1,461,907,336, a 15.41% increase from 2019.
- Liberia external debt for 2019 was $1,266,753,402, a 9.43% increase from 2018.
| Liberia External Debt - Historical Data |
| Year |
Current US $ |
Annual % Change |
| 2022 |
$1,904,054,488 |
3.00% |
| 2021 |
$1,848,648,347 |
26.45% |
| 2020 |
$1,461,907,336 |
15.41% |
| 2019 |
$1,266,753,402 |
9.43% |
| 2018 |
$1,157,572,897 |
3.53% |
| 2017 |
$1,118,118,392 |
17.66% |
| 2016 |
$950,332,610 |
13.48% |
| 2015 |
$837,435,459 |
22.89% |
| 2014 |
$681,478,405 |
28.39% |
| 2013 |
$530,778,150 |
8.96% |
| 2012 |
$487,153,089 |
8.63% |
| 2011 |
$448,440,323 |
7.06% |
| 2010 |
$418,851,731 |
-77.36% |
| 2009 |
$1,850,279,323 |
-41.46% |
| 2008 |
$3,160,827,104 |
-16.34% |
| 2007 |
$3,777,967,270 |
-9.87% |
| 2006 |
$4,191,788,049 |
6.11% |
| 2005 |
$3,950,580,337 |
2.28% |
| 2004 |
$3,862,478,050 |
6.32% |
| 2003 |
$3,632,799,616 |
10.29% |
| 2002 |
$3,293,838,967 |
8.49% |
| 2001 |
$3,035,970,627 |
7.04% |
| 2000 |
$2,836,274,327 |
9.57% |
| 1999 |
$2,588,479,115 |
1.07% |
| 1998 |
$2,561,185,368 |
6.44% |
| 1997 |
$2,406,199,569 |
-0.73% |
| 1996 |
$2,423,875,945 |
-2.62% |
| 1995 |
$2,489,150,433 |
5.14% |
| 1994 |
$2,367,418,669 |
5.81% |
| 1993 |
$2,237,489,927 |
2.79% |
| 1992 |
$2,176,746,977 |
-0.48% |
| 1991 |
$2,187,238,147 |
6.07% |
| 1990 |
$2,062,086,288 |
9.84% |
| 1989 |
$1,877,358,632 |
3.32% |
| 1988 |
$1,817,042,772 |
-1.63% |
| 1987 |
$1,847,224,452 |
19.19% |
| 1986 |
$1,549,811,064 |
23.96% |
| 1985 |
$1,250,201,170 |
15.75% |
| 1984 |
$1,080,098,563 |
7.31% |
| 1983 |
$1,006,557,609 |
11.52% |
| 1982 |
$902,588,450 |
10.96% |
| 1981 |
$813,444,164 |
18.63% |
| 1980 |
$685,684,430 |
14.95% |
| 1979 |
$596,483,370 |
34.63% |
| 1978 |
$443,069,267 |
51.68% |
| 1977 |
$292,114,656 |
40.08% |
| 1976 |
$208,531,899 |
16.70% |
| 1975 |
$178,684,389 |
10.32% |
| 1974 |
$161,975,660 |
1.77% |
| 1973 |
$159,153,116 |
-0.14% |
| 1972 |
$159,380,854 |
-1.69% |
| 1971 |
$162,113,449 |
-0.09% |
| 1970 |
$162,259,999 |
-0.09% |
