France (FRA) and Liberia (LBR) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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France-Liberia Trade: In 2023, France exported $22.1M to Liberia. The main products that France exported to Liberia were Refined Petroleum ($11M), Delivery Trucks ($914k), and Cars ($547k). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Liberia have increased at an annualized rate of 8.79%, from $14.5M in 2018 to $22.1M in 2023.

In 2023, France did not export any services to Liberia.

Liberia-France Trade: In 2023, Liberia exported $197M to France. The main products that Liberia exported to France were Iron Ore ($116M), Petroleum Gas ($78.5M), and Rubber ($946k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Liberia to France have increased at an annualized rate of 28.3%, from $56.7M in 2018 to $197M in 2023.

In 2023, Liberia did not export any services to France.

Comparison: In 2023, France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.34), and 7 in total exports ($635B). That same year, Liberia ranked 126 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.44), and 142 in total exports ($2.36B).

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In 2023, France exported $22.1M to Liberia. The main products exported from France to Liberia were Refined Petroleum ($11M), Delivery Trucks ($914k), and Cars ($547k). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Liberia have increased at an annualized rate of 8.79%, from $14.5M in 2018 to $22.1M in 2023.

In 2018, Liberia exported $197M to France. The main products exported from Liberia to France were Iron Ore ($116M), Petroleum Gas ($78.5M), and Rubber ($946k). During the last 5 years the exports of Liberia to France have increased at an annualized rate of 28.3%, from $56.7M in 2023 to $197M in 2018.

Exports from France () to Liberia () (2023)

Exports from Liberia () to France () (2023)

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Trade between France () and Liberia ()

France Exports

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France
Top DestinationGermany$72.8B

Liberia
Top DestinationSwitzerland$708M

This map shows whether countries import more from France or Liberia. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from France and Liberia or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, countries that imported more from France than Liberia included Germany ($72.8B), Italy ($56.3B), and United States ($51.2B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Liberia than France included North Korea ($38.5k).

Difference in imports from Liberia () and France () (2023)

Comparative Advantage France - Liberia

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This chart compares trade between France and Liberia by product, considering products traded by both, France and Liberia.

During 2023, France had a large net trade with Liberia in the exports of Mineral Products ($11M), Machines ($3.39M), and Chemical Products ($1.87M).

During 2018, Liberia had a large net trade with France in the exports of Mineral Products ($195M), Plastics and Rubbers ($971k), and Wood Products ($712k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential France Liberia+$5.19MRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential Liberia France+$2.22MRubber

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Competitive Landscape

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of France and Liberia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of France indicates it has a comparative advantage over Liberia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Liberia indicates it has a comparative advantage over France.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from France () to Liberia () (2023)

Exports from Liberia () to France () (2023)

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Trade between France () and Liberia ()

France Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Liberia () and France () (2023)

Comparative Advantage France - Liberia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of France () and Liberia () (2023)

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