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Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports) in Liberia was 16.88 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 53 years was 16.88 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1994.

Definition: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1967	0.36
1968	0.23
1969	0.38
1970	0.51
1971	0.46
1972	0.55
1973	0.40
1974	0.33
1975	0.76
1976	0.14
1977	0.10
1978	0.06
1980	0.14
1981	0.59
1982	0.94
1983	0.13
1984	0.03
1985	0.03
1986	0.15
1987	0.01
1988	0.14
1989	0.15
1990	0.04
1991	0.00
1992	0.01
1993	0.08
1994	0.00
1995	1.79
1996	0.04
1997	0.05
1998	0.07
1999	0.68
2000	0.89
2001	0.89
2002	0.89
2003	0.89
2004	0.89
2005	0.89
2006	0.89
2007	0.89
2008	0.89
2009	0.89
2010	0.89
2011	0.89
2012	0.89
2013	0.89
2014	0.89
2015	0.89
2016	0.89
2017	0.89
2018	0.78
2019	15.88
2020	16.88

Merchandise exports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise exports (current US$) in Liberia was 608,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 868,000,000 in 1990 and a minimum value of 62,000,000 in 1961.

Definition: Merchandise exports show the f.o.b. value of goods provided to the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	83,000,000
1961	62,000,000
1962	68,000,000
1963	81,000,000
1964	126,000,000
1965	135,000,000
1966	150,000,000
1967	159,000,000
1968	169,000,000
1969	196,000,000
1970	214,000,000
1971	222,000,000
1972	244,000,000
1973	324,000,000
1974	400,000,000
1975	394,000,000
1976	460,000,000
1977	447,000,000
1978	504,000,000
1979	537,000,000
1980	600,000,000
1981	529,000,000
1982	477,000,000
1983	428,000,000
1984	452,000,000
1985	436,000,000
1986	408,000,000
1987	382,000,000
1988	396,000,000
1989	460,000,000
1990	868,000,000
1991	311,000,000
1992	590,000,000
1993	440,000,000
1994	353,000,000
1995	820,000,000
1996	630,000,000
1997	430,000,000
1998	425,000,000
1999	469,000,000
2000	329,000,000
2001	128,000,000
2002	176,000,000
2003	109,000,000
2004	104,000,000
2005	131,000,000
2006	158,000,000
2007	200,000,000
2008	242,000,000
2009	149,000,000
2010	222,000,000
2011	367,000,000
2012	460,000,000
2013	559,000,000
2014	444,000,000
2015	283,000,000
2016	279,000,000
2017	358,000,000
2018	548,000,000
2019	543,000,000
2020	608,000,000

Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports) in Liberia was 93.61 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 59 years was 95.84 in 1998, while its lowest value was 12.94 in 1995.

Definition: Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1961	95.48
1966	91.93
1967	87.13
1968	77.32
1969	81.84
1970	85.81
1971	86.71
1972	84.50
1973	81.34
1974	86.15
1975	87.61
1976	89.57
1977	91.05
1978	88.22
1979	85.18
1980	89.83
1981	89.23
1982	88.19
1983	90.07
1984	89.54
1985	89.54
1986	84.68
1987	79.58
1988	87.11
1989	78.36
1990	81.21
1991	64.02
1992	60.67
1993	77.39
1994	30.71
1995	12.94
1996	43.02
1997	85.12
1998	95.84
1999	88.34
2000	95.12
2001	95.22
2002	95.23
2003	95.24
2004	95.24
2005	95.24
2006	95.24
2007	95.24
2008	95.24
2009	95.24
2010	95.24
2011	95.24
2012	95.24
2013	95.24
2014	95.24
2015	95.24
2016	95.24
2017	95.24
2018	91.26
2019	93.75
2020	93.61

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports) in Liberia was 4.48 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 52 years was 13.83 in 1995, while its lowest value was 0.03 in 1969.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1968	0.07
1969	0.03
1970	0.26
1971	0.08
1972	0.12
1973	0.38
1974	0.82
1975	0.65
1976	0.30
1977	0.88
1978	1.29
1980	1.61
1981	2.63
1982	3.57
1983	2.89
1984	2.46
1985	2.46
1986	2.91
1987	1.81
1988	5.18
1989	3.67
1990	1.26
1991	7.08
1992	1.49
1993	10.68
1994	8.31
1995	13.83
1996	9.96
1997	13.47
1998	2.68
1999	9.24
2000	2.10
2001	2.10
2002	2.10
2003	2.10
2004	2.10
2005	2.10
2006	2.10
2007	2.10
2008	2.10
2009	2.10
2010	2.10
2011	2.10
2012	2.10
2013	2.10
2014	2.10
2015	2.10
2016	2.10
2017	2.10
2018	1.14
2019	4.23
2020	4.48

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports) in Liberia was 1.86 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 52 years was 6.17 in 1996, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1976.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1968	0.04
1969	0.00
1970	0.00
1971	0.00
1972	0.01
1975	0.00
1976	0.00
1977	0.00
1980	0.02
1982	0.00
1983	0.27
1986	0.01
1987	0.01
1988	0.02
1989	0.15
1990	0.33
1991	5.06
1992	0.79
1993	5.95
1994	0.91
1995	2.05
1996	6.17
1997	5.63
1998	1.17
1999	1.02
2000	1.32
2001	1.32
2002	1.32
2003	1.33
2004	1.33
2005	1.33
2006	1.33
2007	1.33
2008	1.33
2009	1.33
2010	1.33
2011	1.33
2012	1.33
2013	1.33
2014	1.33
2015	1.33
2016	1.33
2017	1.33
2018	0.94
2019	1.84
2020	1.86

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports) in Liberia was 0.03 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 52 years was 9.13 in 1995, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1968.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1968	0.00
1970	0.07
1974	0.28
1976	0.00
1978	0.16
1980	0.09
1981	0.53
1982	1.43
1983	0.74
1984	0.29
1985	0.29
1986	0.98
1987	0.88
1988	1.99
1989	0.86
1994	6.97
1995	9.13
1996	1.31
1997	6.91
1998	0.36
1999	2.79
2018	0.00
2019	0.03
2020	0.03

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports) in Liberia was 0.10 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 2.51 in 1989, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1968.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1968	0.00
1970	0.14
1971	0.01
1972	0.07
1973	0.34
1974	0.52
1975	0.40
1976	0.29
1977	0.87
1978	1.13
1980	0.94
1981	1.15
1982	0.36
1983	1.13
1984	1.53
1985	1.53
1986	0.64
1987	0.31
1988	1.64
1989	2.51
1990	0.57
1991	2.00
1992	0.68
1993	0.52
1994	0.04
1995	0.35
1996	0.95
1997	0.45
1998	0.35
1999	0.06
2000	0.03
2001	0.03
2002	0.03
2003	0.03
2004	0.03
2005	0.03
2006	0.03
2007	0.03
2008	0.03
2009	0.03
2010	0.03
2011	0.03
2012	0.03
2013	0.03
2014	0.03
2015	0.03
2016	0.03
2017	0.03
2018	0.10

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports) in Liberia was 0.00 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 1.78 in 1995, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2018.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1968	0.02
1969	0.03
1970	0.03
1971	0.07
1972	0.04
1973	0.04
1974	0.03
1975	0.25
1977	0.01
1978	0.01
1980	0.13
1981	0.59
1982	0.94
1983	0.13
1984	0.02
1985	0.02
1986	0.15
1987	0.01
1988	0.14
1989	0.15
1990	0.04
1991	0.00
1992	0.01
1993	0.08
1994	0.00
1995	1.78
1996	0.01
1997	0.05
1998	0.07
1999	0.68
2018	0.00

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports) in Liberia was 2.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 52 years was 4.69 in 1999, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1974.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1968	0.01
1969	0.00
1970	0.02
1971	0.00
1972	0.00
1974	0.00
1977	0.00
1980	0.42
1981	0.37
1982	0.84
1983	0.62
1984	0.62
1985	0.62
1986	1.14
1987	0.60
1988	1.39
1989	0.00
1990	0.33
1991	0.01
1992	0.01
1993	4.14
1994	0.38
1995	0.52
1996	1.53
1997	0.43
1998	0.74
1999	4.69
2000	0.75
2001	0.75
2002	0.75
2003	0.75
2004	0.75
2005	0.75
2006	0.75
2007	0.75
2008	0.75
2009	0.75
2010	0.75
2011	0.75
2012	0.75
2013	0.75
2014	0.75
2015	0.75
2016	0.75
2017	0.75
2018	0.09
2019	2.36
2020	2.60

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports) in Liberia was 1.91 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 59 years was 4.12 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.08 in 1989.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1961	0.48
1967	1.41
1968	1.37
1969	1.06
1970	1.15
1971	1.04
1972	1.41
1973	1.04
1974	1.14
1975	1.23
1976	1.16
1977	0.92
1978	1.36
1980	1.87
1981	2.02
1982	2.03
1983	2.03
1984	2.60
1985	2.60
1986	0.92
1987	0.75
1988	0.95
1989	0.08
1990	0.18
1991	0.34
1992	0.82
1993	0.29
1994	0.70
1995	0.90
1996	0.20
1997	1.41
1998	1.19
1999	2.42
2000	2.65
2001	2.66
2002	2.66
2003	2.66
2004	2.66
2005	2.66
2006	2.66
2007	2.66
2008	2.66
2009	2.66
2010	2.66
2011	2.66
2012	2.66
2013	2.66
2014	2.66
2015	2.66
2016	2.66
2017	2.66
2018	4.12
2019	2.02
2020	1.91

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports) in Liberia was 0.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 59 years was 72.34 in 1995, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2014.

Definition: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of exports by the reporting economy to high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1961	4.04
1966	8.07
1967	11.46
1968	21.24
1969	17.06
1970	12.78
1971	12.17
1972	13.98
1973	17.24
1974	11.88
1975	10.51
1976	8.97
1977	7.15
1978	9.13
1979	14.82
1980	6.69
1981	6.12
1982	6.21
1983	5.00
1984	5.40
1985	5.40
1986	11.49
1987	17.87
1988	6.75
1989	17.89
1990	17.35
1991	28.56
1992	37.03
1993	11.64
1994	60.28
1995	72.34
1996	46.82
1997	0.00
1998	0.29
1999	0.00
2000	0.12
2001	0.02
2002	0.02
2003	0.00
2004	0.00
2005	0.00
2006	0.00
2007	0.00
2008	0.00
2009	0.00
2010	0.00
2011	0.00
2012	0.00
2013	0.00
2014	0.00
2015	0.00
2016	0.00
2017	0.00
2018	3.48
2019	0.00
2020	0.00

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Liberia was 308,759,700 as of 2020. Over the past 59 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 3,031,291,000 in 2007 and 61,900,000 in 1961.

Definition: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current US$.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1961	61,900,000
1966	151,308,000
1967	166,454,000
1968	199,578,000
1969	232,884,000
1970	235,798,000
1971	246,561,000
1972	269,810,000
1973	324,042,000
1974	400,002,000
1975	394,462,000
1976	457,041,000
1977	446,942,000
1978	486,192,000
1979	536,600,000
1980	600,402,000
1981	529,157,000
1982	477,422,000
1983	427,010,000
1984	450,710,000
1985	435,600,000
1986	407,956,000
1987	381,962,000
1988	432,494,000
1989	409,986,000
1990	1,943,185,000
1991	487,539,000
1992	780,505,900
1993	363,460,400
1994	612,407,400
1995	955,396,000
1996	1,029,179,000
1997	804,557,800
1998	912,295,800
1999	564,962,800
2000	963,189,400
2001	1,591,548,000
2002	1,038,763,000
2003	2,414,220,000
2004	2,263,155,000
2005	2,417,595,000
2006	2,519,855,000
2007	3,031,291,000
2008	902,409,100
2009	1,759,557,000
2010	1,300,185,000
2011	1,045,829,000
2012	1,163,441,000
2013	1,584,567,000
2014	1,228,693,000
2015	963,987,100
2016	1,046,381,000
2017	1,446,724,000
2018	476,536,800
2019	322,923,000
2020	308,759,700

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports) in Liberia was 1.91 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 59 years was 4.12 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.08 in 1989.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1961	0.48
1967	1.41
1968	1.37
1969	1.06
1970	1.15
1971	1.04
1972	1.41
1973	1.04
1974	1.14
1975	1.23
1976	1.16
1977	0.92
1978	1.36
1980	1.87
1981	2.02
1982	2.03
1983	2.03
1984	2.60
1985	2.60
1986	0.92
1987	0.75
1988	0.95
1989	0.08
1990	0.18
1991	0.34
1992	0.82
1993	0.29
1994	0.70
1995	0.90
1996	0.20
1997	1.41
1998	1.19
1999	2.42
2000	2.65
2001	2.66
2002	2.66
2003	2.66
2004	2.66
2005	2.66
2006	2.66
2007	2.66
2008	2.66
2009	2.66
2010	2.66
2011	2.66
2012	2.66
2013	2.66
2014	2.66
2015	2.66
2016	2.66
2017	2.66
2018	4.12
2019	2.02
2020	1.91

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exports