World Bank · Economy
Liberia: External debt stocks, total
2.23Bcurrent USD · 2024+227.8% since 2014
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Annual figures for Liberia from 1970 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (current USD) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,234,742,478.9 | |
| 2023 | 2,105,650,856.5 | |
| 2022 | 1,921,937,046.9 | |
| 2021 | 1,848,155,520.1 | |
| 2020 | 1,459,851,173.9 | |
| 2019 | 1,266,409,762.3 | |
| 2018 | 1,157,314,862.2 | |
| 2017 | 1,118,118,332.9 | |
| 2016 | 949,982,627.2 | |
| 2015 | 837,371,678.4 | |
| 2014 | 681,673,142.7 | |
| 2013 | 531,077,326.6 | |
| 2012 | 487,153,043.1 | |
| 2011 | 448,515,402.8 | |
| 2010 | 418,851,731 | |
| 2009 | 1,850,279,323.4 | |
| 2008 | 3,160,827,104.1 | |
| 2007 | 3,777,967,270.2 | |
| 2006 | 4,191,788,049.1 | |
| 2005 | 3,950,580,336.9 | |
| 2004 | 3,862,478,049.5 | |
| 2003 | 3,632,799,616.2 | |
| 2002 | 3,293,838,967 | |
| 2001 | 3,035,970,627.4 | |
| 2000 | 2,836,274,327.3 | |
| 1999 | 2,588,479,114.5 | |
| 1998 | 2,561,185,367.6 | |
| 1997 | 2,406,199,569.2 | |
| 1996 | 2,423,875,945.1 | |
| 1995 | 2,489,150,432.9 | |
| 1994 | 2,367,418,669.1 | |
| 1993 | 2,237,489,926.6 | |
| 1992 | 2,176,746,977.1 | |
| 1991 | 2,187,238,147 | |
| 1990 | 2,062,086,288.1 | |
| 1989 | 1,877,358,632.2 | |
| 1988 | 1,817,042,772.2 | |
| 1987 | 1,847,224,451.6 | |
| 1986 | 1,549,811,064.4 | |
| 1985 | 1,250,201,170 | |
| 1984 | 1,080,098,563.2 | |
| 1983 | 1,006,557,608.5 | |
| 1982 | 902,588,449.9 | |
| 1981 | 813,444,164 | |
| 1980 | 685,684,429.8 | |
| 1979 | 596,483,370.2 | |
| 1978 | 443,069,267.3 | |
| 1977 | 292,114,656.3 | |
| 1976 | 208,531,898.6 | |
| 1975 | 178,684,388.9 | |
| 1974 | 161,975,660.1 | |
| 1973 | 159,153,116.1 | |
| 1972 | 159,380,853.7 | |
| 1971 | 162,113,449 | |
| 1970 | 162,259,998.9 |
Source
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World Bank (2026). External debt stocks, total. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-external-debt-stocks-total (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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