Expenditure in Agricultural R&D as Share of Agricultural Value Added in Liberia
Liberia: Expenditure in Agricultural R&D as Share of Agricultural Value Added was 0.16 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Expenditure in Agricultural R&D as Share of Agricultural Value Added in Liberia, 2009–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added in Liberia is 0.16 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added in Liberia peaked at 0.38 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.16 %, in 2021.
That places Liberia 69th out of 82 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Expenditure in Agricultural R&D as Share of Agricultural Value Added in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.22 % | — |
| 2010 | 0.38 % | +72.7% |
| 2011 | 0.35 % | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 0.28 % | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 0.24 % | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 0.22 % | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.21 % | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2 % | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.22 % | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 0.21 % | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.22 % | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.19 % | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 0.16 % | -15.8% |
| 2022 | 0.16 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.16 % | +0.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.16 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.24 %, 67% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.16 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.31 %, 52% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Expenditure in Agricultural R&D as Share of Agricultural Value Added 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 | +72.7% | 0.22 % | 0.38 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.22 % | 0.22 % | 0.22 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.253 % | 0.2 % | 0.38 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1675 % | 0.16 % | 0.19 % | 4 |
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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.7% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added in Liberia?
- Expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added in Liberia was 0.16 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.38 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.16 % in 2021.
- How does Liberia rank for expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added?
- Liberia ranks 69th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Expenditure in Agricultural R&D as Share of Agricultural Value Added (Standard Local Currency) — Government, Higher Education and Private Non-profit (Agricultural Science and Technology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset contains a set of financial indicators describing national expenditures on agricultural research and development (R&D). The indicators are derived primarily from responses to the financial resources section of the ASTI questionnaire, complemented with selected external macroeconomic indicators required to ensure comparability across countries and over time.The dataset includes both directly reported financial aggregates and derived indicators, reflecting different dimensions of agricultural R&D investment. Reported expenditure data are collected in current local currency units (LCU) and refer to total institutional expenditures, as provided by national respondents. Coverage of the private for-profit sector remains limited and is therefore excluded from the dataset. To support temporal analysis and international comparability, expenditure indicators are also expressed in constant local currency units, using country-specific GDP deflators sourced from FAOSTAT. In addition, selected indicators relate agricultural R&D expenditures to key structural variables, such as agricultural value added, allowing for meaningful cross-country comparisons of research intensity and resource allocation.