Share of GDP from agriculture in Liberia
Liberia: Share of GDP from agriculture was 32.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of GDP from agriculture in Liberia, 2000–2025
Source: National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of gdp from agriculture in Liberia is 32.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp from agriculture in Liberia peaked at 79.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 32.7%, in 2025.
Liberia ranks 11th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of GDP from agriculture in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.1% | — |
| 2001 | 76.5% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 79.0% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 72.2% | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 65.0% | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 63.8% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 65.6% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 65.2% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 58.0% | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 35.9% | -38.1% |
| 2011 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 35.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 35.5% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 36.4% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 39.3% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 37.4% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 36.2% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 34.6% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 33.8% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 32.7% | -3.5% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 32.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 29.4%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 32.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.8%, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of GDP from agriculture in Liberia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -38.1% | 58.0% | 35.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.8% | 58.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.9% | 35.5% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.7% | 32.7% | 39.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More agriculture & rural data for Liberia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3265 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 298.89 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8615 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4392 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 63.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2023)
- Rural population 43.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp from agriculture in Liberia?
- Share of gdp from agriculture in Liberia was 32.7% in 2025, according to National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp from agriculture recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of gdp from agriculture recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7% in 2025.
- How does Liberia rank for share of gdp from agriculture?
- Liberia ranks 11th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of gdp from agriculture rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP from agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is measured as the value added from agriculture, forestry and fishing products as a share of gross domestic product (GDP).