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Exports $27.4MRnk 151 / 224
2022
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Top Product $12.3MIron Railway Products
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Exports $148MRnk 4 / 86
2022
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Top Product $109MSpecial Purpose Ships
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.42Rnk 12 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.72Rnk 128 / 133
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GDP$3.07TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH13.5%CURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH43.3%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $45,850CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH7.92%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$755CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH17.1%CURRENT US$
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About

United Kingdom-Liberia Trade: In 2022, United Kingdom exported $27.4M to Liberia. The main products that United Kingdom exported to Liberia were Iron Railway Products ($12.3M), Poultry Meat ($2.65M), and Raw Lead ($1.58M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Kingdom to Liberia have increased at an annualized rate of 7.86%, from $18.8M in 2017 to $27.4M in 2022.

In 2022, United Kingdom did not export any services to Liberia.

Liberia-United Kingdom Trade: In 2022, Liberia exported $148M to United Kingdom. The main products that Liberia exported to United Kingdom were Special Purpose Ships ($109M), Iron Ore ($38.6M), and Electric Batteries ($71.8k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Liberia to United Kingdom have increased at an annualized rate of 169%,  from $1.06M in 2017 to $148M in 2022.

In 2022, Liberia did not export any services to United Kingdom.

Comparison: In 2022,  United Kingdom ranked 12 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.42), and 14 in total exports ($469B). That same year, Liberia ranked 128 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.72), and 144 in total exports ($1.96B).

Latest Trends

August, 2024

About

Overview In August 2024, United Kingdom exported £9.69M and imported £263k from Liberia, resulting in a positive trade balance of £9.43M. Between August 2023 and August 2024 the exports of United Kingdom have increased by £8.84M (1.03k%) from £859k to £9.69M, while imports decreased by £-224k (-46%) from £488k to £263k.

Trade In August 2024, the top exports of United Kingdom to Liberia were Refined Petroleum (£16.2M), Iron Railway Products (£1.44M), Poultry Meat (£183k), Excavation Machinery (£155k), and Edible Offal (£41.5k). In August 2024 the top imports of United Kingdom from Liberia were Iron Ore (£3M), Cheese (£158k), Plastic Lids (£153k), Aluminium Structures (£136k), and Tropical Fruits (£95k).

Origins In August 2024 the exports of United Kingdom were mainly from London Gateway (£9.15M), Felixstowe (£334k), London Heathrow Airport (£104k), London (£72.6k), and Dover Eurotunnel (£17.2k), while imports destinations were mainly Southampton (£121k), Felixstowe (£114k), and East Midlands Airport (£21.9k).

Growth In August 2024, the increase in United Kingdom's year-by-year exports to Liberia was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Excavation Machinery (£124k or 394%) and Poultry Meat (£18k or 10.9%). In August 2024, the decrease in United Kingdom's year-by-year imports  from Liberia was explained primarily by an decrease in product imports  in Commodities not elsewhere specified (£-2.74k or -57.6%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)£8.84M(1.03k%)
IMPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)£-224k(-46%)
MAIN EXPORTER (August 2024)London Gateway£9.15M

This section shows exports and imports data at subnational level for United Kingdom. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap or any product to explore the exports or imports behavior of United Kingdom over time.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2022, United Kingdom exported $27.4M to Liberia. The main products exported from United Kingdom to Liberia were Iron Railway Products ($12.3M), Poultry Meat ($2.65M), and Raw Lead ($1.58M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Kingdom to Liberia have increased at an annualized rate of 7.86%, from $18.8M in 2017 to $27.4M in 2022.

In 2017, Liberia exported $148M to United Kingdom. The main products exported from Liberia to United Kingdom were Special Purpose Ships ($109M), Iron Ore ($38.6M), and Electric Batteries ($71.8k). During the last 5 years the exports of Liberia to United Kingdom have increased at an annualized rate of 169%, from $1.06M in 2022 to $148M in 2017.

Exports from United Kingdom (Flag) to Liberia (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Liberia (Flag) to United Kingdom (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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

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Difference in imports from Liberia (Flag) and United Kingdom (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage United Kingdom - Liberia

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

During 2022, United Kingdom had a large net trade with Liberia in the exports of Metals ($14.3M), Machines ($3.94M), and Animal Products ($3.27M).

During 2017, Liberia had a large net trade with United Kingdom in the exports of Transportation ($109M), Mineral Products ($38.6M), and Machines ($163k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United Kingdom Liberia+$542kTelephones
Top Product Potential Liberia United Kingdom+$5.56MIron Ore

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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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

Product Space of United Kingdom (Flag) and Liberia (Flag) (2022)

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