Liberia (LBR) and Ethiopia (ETH) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Liberia-Ethiopia Trade: In 2023, Liberia exported $139 to Ethiopia. The main products that Liberia exported to Ethiopia were Plastic Pipes ($139). Over the past 7 years the exports of Liberia to Ethiopia have decreased at an annualized rate of 63.6%, from $165k in 2016 to $139 in 2023.

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

Ethiopia-Liberia Trade: In 2023, Ethiopia exported $94.5k to Liberia. The main products that Ethiopia exported to Liberia were N/A. Over the past 7 years the exports of Ethiopia to Liberia have increased at an annualized rate of 13.1%, from $51.2k in 2016 to $94.5k in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023, Liberia ranked 126 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.44), and 142 in total exports ($2.36B). That same year, Ethiopia ranked 101 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.84), and 137 in total exports ($3.97B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Liberia exported $139 to Ethiopia. The main products exported from Liberia to Ethiopia were Plastic Pipes ($139). During the last 7 years the exports of Liberia to Ethiopia have decreased at an annualized rate of 63.6%, from $165k in 2016 to $139 in 2023.

In 2016, Ethiopia exported $94.5k to Liberia. There were not main exports from Ethiopia to Liberia in 2016. During the last 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to Liberia have increased at an annualized rate of 13.1%, from $51.2k in 2021 to $94.5k in 2016.

Exports from Liberia () to Ethiopia () (2023)

Exports from Ethiopia () to Liberia () (2023)

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Trade between Liberia () and Ethiopia ()

Ethiopia Exports

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Market Competitiveness

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Exports

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Year

Liberia
Top DestinationSwitzerland$708M

Ethiopia
Top DestinationUnited States$487M

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Liberia than Ethiopia included Switzerland ($708M), United Kingdom ($306M), and France ($197M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Ethiopia than Liberia included United States ($487M), China ($402M), and Saudi Arabia ($304M).

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

Comparative Advantage Liberia - Ethiopia

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

During 2023, Liberia had a large net trade with Ethiopia in the exports of Plastics and Rubbers ($139).

During 2016, Ethiopia had a large net trade with Liberia in the exports of .

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Liberia Ethiopia+$3.16kRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential Ethiopia Liberia+$1.21kNon-Knit Men's Suits

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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Liberia () to Ethiopia () (2023)

Exports from Ethiopia () to Liberia () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Liberia () and Ethiopia ()

Ethiopia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Liberia - Ethiopia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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