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Liberia
Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean to its south and southwest.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
4.5 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 5.4
- Economy 7.0
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 52 (list of 2026.10.02).
- Capital
- Monrovia
- Population
- 5,248,621 inh.
- Area
- 111,369 km²
- Currency
- LRD
- Regime
- republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Joseph Boakai
Parliament
Chambre des représentants
73 seats
Sénat
30 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
5 G$
GDP / capita
915 $
Growth
5.0 %
Inflation
8.3 %
Unemployment
2.9 %
Defense / GDP
0.7 %
Life expectancy
62.3 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.60/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
65/100
Corruption (CPI)
28/100
Press freedom (RSF)
64/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#138
Annual budget
0.0 Md$
Defense effort
0.8 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
1 Md$
Imports
2 Md$
Balance
-1 Md$
Top exports
- 31% Or
- 15% Caoutchouc
Top imports
- 24% Pétrole raffiné
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
35%
-
GBR
38%
-
FRA
41%
-
DEU
41%
-
RUS
47%
-
CHN
62%
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IND
67%
Abstention: 25%
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.51/1
Refugees hosted
1,172
Refugees originating
5,117
National anthem
All Hail, Liberia Hail
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- African Union
- ECOWAS
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 3,643 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 3,795, or ×1.1.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)