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2022
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Exports $247MRnk 127 / 219
2022
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Top Product $150MRefined Petroleum
2022
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Exports $89.6MRnk 7 / 86
2022
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Top Product $87.3MRubber
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.47Rnk 10 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.72Rnk 128 / 133
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GDP$25.5TCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH56.7%CURRENT US$
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2022
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 GDP$4BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH43.3%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC $76,399CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH47.5%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC$755CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH17.1%CURRENT US$
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About

United States-Liberia Trade: In 2022, United States exported $247M to Liberia. The main products that United States exported to Liberia were Refined Petroleum ($150M), Cars ($10.2M), and Iron Pipes ($8.49M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Liberia have increased at an annualized rate of 13.8%, from $130M in 2017 to $247M in 2022.

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

Liberia-United States Trade: In 2022, Liberia exported $89.6M to United States. The main products that Liberia exported to United States were Rubber ($87.3M), Gold ($567k), and Palm Oil ($414k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Liberia to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 5.72%,  from $67.8M in 2017 to $89.6M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47), and 2 in total exports ($1.95T). That same year, Liberia ranked 128 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.72), and 144 in total exports ($1.96B).

Company data: In 2023, leading companies such as Continental Tire (1) were at the forefront of exporting goods from Liberia to the United States. Conversely, Unknown (1) were notable for importing products to Liberia from the United States.

Latest Trends

September, 2024

About

Overview In September 2024, United States exported $10.5M and imported $10.6M from Liberia, resulting in a negative trade balance of $109k. Between September 2023 and September 2024 the exports of United States have decreased by $-9.6M (-47.8%) from $20.1M to $10.5M, while imports increased by $6.5M (159%) from $4.07M to $10.6M.

Trade In September 2024, the top exports of United States to Liberia were Refined Petroleum ($8.85M), Plastic Housewares ($884k), Cars ($670k), Commodities not elsewhere specified ($612k), and Used Clothing ($595k). In September 2024 the top imports of United States from Liberia were Rubber ($2.7M), Sculptures ($189k), Machinery Having Individual Functions ($122k), Blank Audio Media ($84.4k), and Palm Oil ($52.4k).

Origins In September 2024 the exports of United States were mainly from Texas ($3.11M), Alabama ($1.32M), Pennsylvania ($1.03M), Indiana ($986k), and Maryland ($748k), while imports destinations were mainly Tennessee ($5.09M), California ($5M), South Carolina ($412k), Pennsylvania ($29.3k), and Minnesota ($18k).

Growth In September 2024, the decrease in United States's year-by-year exports to Liberia was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in Porcelain Tableware ($-302k or -88.6%), Cars ($-222k or -24.9%), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701... ($-58.6k or -28.3%). In September 2024, the increase in United States's year-by-year imports  from Liberia was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Sculptures ($167k or 728%), Palm Oil ($33.2k or 174%), and Blank Audio Media ($32.7k or 63.1%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (September 2023 - September 2024)$-9.6M(-47.8%)
IMPORT GROWTH (September 2023 - September 2024)$6.5M(159%)
MAIN EXPORTER (September 2024)Texas$3.11M

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2022, United States exported $247M to Liberia. The main products exported from United States to Liberia were Refined Petroleum ($150M), Cars ($10.2M), and Iron Pipes ($8.49M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Liberia have increased at an annualized rate of 13.8%, from $130M in 2017 to $247M in 2022.

In 2017, Liberia exported $89.6M to United States. The main products exported from Liberia to United States were Rubber ($87.3M), Gold ($567k), and Palm Oil ($414k). During the last 5 years the exports of Liberia to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 5.72%, from $67.8M in 2022 to $89.6M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
United States
Top DestinationCanada$308B
Liberia
Top DestinationSwitzerland$544M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from United States than Liberia included Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and China ($151B).

In 2022, no countries were registered that imported more from Liberia than from United States.

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

Comparative Advantage United States - Liberia

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

During 2022, United States had a large net trade with Liberia in the exports of Mineral Products ($150M), Metals ($16.3M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($15.9M).

During 2017, Liberia had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Plastics and Rubbers ($87.3M), Precious Metals ($901k), and Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($452k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United States Liberia+$60.5MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Liberia United States+$6.14MRubber

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 States and Liberia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of United States 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 States.

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

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