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Liberia — Trade & Compliance

Liberia's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.

Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.

1
trade agreements
13
cargo treaties
12.12%
MFN applied tariff

Memberships & standing

Income groupLow income
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
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Trade Flow

Top export markets
  1. 1Switzerland36.7%
  2. 2Germany10.1%
  3. 3Malaysia5.6%
  4. 4China4.3%
  5. 5Denmark4.1%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Top import sources
  1. 1China57.0%
  2. 2Rep. of Korea22.8%
  3. 3Japan7.3%
  4. 4Brazil2.0%
  5. 5Germany1.9%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading export goods (HS2)
  1. 1Pearls, precious stones & metals37.8%
  2. 2Ships & boats20.1%
  3. 3Ores, slag, ash12.4%
  4. 4Cocoa9.2%
  5. 5Mineral fuels & oils8.0%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading import goods (HS2)
  1. 1Ships & boats73.2%
  2. 2Mineral fuels & oils13.6%
  3. 3Machinery & mechanical appliances4.6%
  4. 4Iron/steel articles1.6%
  5. 5Electrical machinery0.9%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export markets
  1. 1Switzerland+9.07pp
  2. 2China+3.57pp
  3. 3Norway+2.87pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export markets
  1. 1United Kingdom−4.91pp
  2. 2Poland−4.91pp
  3. 3France−4.70pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export goods
  1. 1Cocoa+6.71pp
  2. 2Pearls, precious stones & metals+6.37pp
  3. 3Mineral fuels & oils+4.03pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export goods
  1. 1Ores, slag, ash−8.11pp
  2. 2Rubber−4.09pp
  3. 3Animal/vegetable fats & oils−3.35pp
CEPII BACI · 2024

Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is inCEPII BACI · 2024

Preferential Trade Agreements

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)1995
CUGoods
World Bank DTA · 1 trade agreements in force

International Cargo Treaties

  • Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
    Party · 1959176 ratifications
  • Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction. New York, 19 June 2023
    Party · 2025148 ratifications
  • Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks. New York, 4 August 1995
    Party · 2005107 ratifications
  • United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Vienna, 11 April 1980
    Party · 200599 ratifications
  • Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Private Road Vehicles. New York, 4 June 1954
    Party · 200590 ratifications
  • Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring. New York, 4 June 1954
    Party · 200587 ratifications
  • Additional Protocol to the Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring, relating to the Importation of Tourist Publicity Documents and Material. New York, 4 June 1954
    Party · 200580 ratifications
  • Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention). Geneva, 14 November 1975
    Party · 200579 ratifications
  • International Convention to Facilitate the Importation of Commercial Samples and Advertising Material. Geneva, 7 November 1952
    Party · 200565 ratifications
  • International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods. Geneva, 21 October 1982
    Party · 200558 ratifications
  • Customs Convention on Containers, 1972. Geneva, 2 December 1972
    Party · 200542 ratifications
  • Convention on the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods. New York, 14 June 1974
    Party · 200536 ratifications
  • Convention on Customs Treatment of Pool Containers used in International Transport. Geneva, 21 January 1994
    Party · 200518 ratifications
UN Treaty Collection · 13 ratified

Fiscal & Tariffs

Currency
LRD
Liberian Dollar
ISO numeric 4302 minor units
ISO 4217
MFN applied tariff
12.12%
simple average (2022)
World Bank WDI

Key commodities

Top agricultural output
Cassava, fresh
607K t
FAOSTAT · 2024
Top mineral output
iron ore
5.1M tonnes (metric)
BGS · 2023
Energy production
Primary energy production
U.S. EIA

Top item per category of 50 commodities trackedfull lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA

All Sources

TradeCountry Trade Facts (CEPII BACI)
etalab-2.0
TradeWorld Bank Deep Trade Agreements (DTA)
cc-by-4.0
Sanctions & complianceUN Treaty Collection — Multilateral Treaties Deposited (MTDSG)
open
fiscalWorld Bank – World Development Indicators (WDI)
cc-by-4.0
fiscalISO 4217 Currency Codes
open
commoditythe British Geological Surveythe British Geological Survey
OGL
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)
commodityFAOSTATFAOSTAT
CC BY 4.0 IGO
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)
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