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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.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (current USD)Note
20242,234,742,478.9
20232,105,650,856.5
20221,921,937,046.9
20211,848,155,520.1
20201,459,851,173.9
20191,266,409,762.3
20181,157,314,862.2
20171,118,118,332.9
2016949,982,627.2
2015837,371,678.4
2014681,673,142.7
2013531,077,326.6
2012487,153,043.1
2011448,515,402.8
2010418,851,731
20091,850,279,323.4
20083,160,827,104.1
20073,777,967,270.2
20064,191,788,049.1
20053,950,580,336.9
20043,862,478,049.5
20033,632,799,616.2
20023,293,838,967
20013,035,970,627.4
20002,836,274,327.3
19992,588,479,114.5
19982,561,185,367.6
19972,406,199,569.2
19962,423,875,945.1
19952,489,150,432.9
19942,367,418,669.1
19932,237,489,926.6
19922,176,746,977.1
19912,187,238,147
19902,062,086,288.1
19891,877,358,632.2
19881,817,042,772.2
19871,847,224,451.6
19861,549,811,064.4
19851,250,201,170
19841,080,098,563.2
19831,006,557,608.5
1982902,588,449.9
1981813,444,164
1980685,684,429.8
1979596,483,370.2
1978443,069,267.3
1977292,114,656.3
1976208,531,898.6
1975178,684,388.9
1974161,975,660.1
1973159,153,116.1
1972159,380,853.7
1971162,113,449
1970162,259,998.9

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