Liberia’s economy: growth, inflation, debt and interest rates
The latest checked official figures on Liberia’s economy: prices, growth, public debt and the cost of borrowing.
Updated November 5, 2026
This page gathers the latest figures on this topic, each checked against its official source, and every Alama Report story on it. It is updated as new data comes out.
Latest figures
- Consumer price inflation, on a year earlier
- 4.6% · August 2026
+0.5 pts from July 2026
Source: CBL Monthly Economic Review, August 2026 (cover dated 8 August 2026; posted November 2, 2026) - Core inflation, on a year earlier
- 3.5% · August 2026
+0.6 pts from July 2026
Source: CBL Monthly Economic Review, August 2026 (cover dated 8 August 2026; posted November 2, 2026) - Real GDP growth, 2025
- 5.1% · 2025
Source: IMF Press Release 26/309 - Public debt, share of GDP
- 43.3% · Q3 2026
Source: CBL MPC Communiqué No. 28 - Central Bank of Liberia policy rate
- 16.0% · October 2026
unchanged from July 2026
Source: CBL MPC Communiqué No. 28 - Liberian dollars per US dollar (end of month)
- 181.35 Liberian dollars per US dollar · July 2026
−0.3% from June 2026
Source: CBL Monthly Economic Review, July 2026 - Gross international reserves
- $972.0mn · End-August 2026
+0.8% from July 2026
Source: CBL Monthly Economic Review, August 2026 (cover dated 8 August 2026; posted November 2, 2026) - Personal remittance inflows, monthly
- $92.2mn · July 2026
−1.7% from June 2026
Source: CBL Monthly Economic Review, July 2026
Figures checked against their source.
Our stories on this topic
- Liberia's inflation reaches 4.6% in August, first rise since April · November 5, 2026
- Liberia foreign reserves rise 42% to $972mn · November 5, 2026
- Liberia inflation eases to 4.1% despite higher food costs · October 29, 2026
- Liberia bank lending contracts 4.2% in July as bad loans decline · October 29, 2026