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Liberia vs Kenya

Liberia and Kenya side by side across 202 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$5.64B vs $147.27BLiberia vs Kenya
GDP per Capita$964 vs $2,714Liberia vs Kenya
Population5.73M vs 57.53MLiberia vs Kenya

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Indicator Liberia KenyaPeriod
GDPEconomy$5.64B$147.27B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$964$2,7142026
Inflation RateEconomy5.7%6.4%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy—8.8%2026-06-09
Official Exchange RateEconomy201.17 LCU/USD129.27 LCU/USD2025/2026
Budget BalanceEconomy-1.6%-6.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy2.9%5.4%2025
Public DebtEconomy53.8%71.6%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy—$-8.15B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy5.1%4.5%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$830$2,2002025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$1,840$6,9102025
GDP (PPP)Economy$11.35B$403.64B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy32.7%23.2%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy24.5%16.3%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy2.3%7.1%2011/2025 ⚠
Services (% of GDP)Economy40%55.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy—17%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$1.02B$5B2024
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy21.3%4.2%2024
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy50.5%35%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$338.8M$12.39B2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy14.8%31.8%2022/2023
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy—14.1%2023
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy76.6%67.4%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy72%63%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy35.338.52016/2022 ⚠
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy33.6%45.5%2016/2022 ⚠
Account OwnershipEconomy52.2%90.1%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy39.9%27.8%2017/2022 ⚠
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy0.7%1%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy—37.5%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy4.5%3.5%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$123M$1.76B2009/2019 ⚠
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy—2.05M2019
Current Account BalanceEconomy-12%-4.1%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$746.79M$1.5B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy14.2%1.2%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy—17.5%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy—23.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy8.8%16.7%2017/2022 ⚠
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy29.336.92024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy21.9%1.2%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy5.4%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy13.9%2.5%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$102$472023
Lending Interest RateEconomy13.3%16.6%2017/2024 ⚠
Real Interest RateEconomy16.3%13%2017/2024 ⚠
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy—15.6%2024
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$339$1,7902021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy41.1%45.8%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy8.3%12.5%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy50.5%41.7%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy76.9%63.8%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy—76.9%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy7.2%7.1%2016/2022 ⚠
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy34.52023/2024
ATMs per 100,000Economy3.86.42023/2024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy2.8%2.6%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy3.1%4.8%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy55%65.5%2016/2022 ⚠
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy88.3%90.1%2016/2022 ⚠
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade—$21.43B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade—$29.58B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8110.662024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.4380.2032024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade6.616.52021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade1.8%1.6%2023/2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade9.9%30.7%2023/2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade24.5%49.2%2023/2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade0.6%3.2%2023/2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade—15.8%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade—21.8%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.510.6282023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.6460.5262023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3260.4562023
PopulationDemographics5.73M57.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.1%1.9%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics62.3 years63.8 years2024
Median AgeDemographics19 years20.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics3.863.172024
Rural PopulationDemographics43.9%67.8%2025
Population Under 15Demographics39.1%36.3%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics56.1%32.2%2025
Population DensityDemographics60.8/km²101/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics29.926.62026
Death RateDemographics7.927.132026
Net Migration RateDemographics-0.18-0.592026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics63.6 years66.1 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics61 years61.6 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3.1%2.9%2025
Infant MortalityHealth63.234.22024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.9%3%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health13%4.4%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.180.292022/2023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth49572023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth15.328.22021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth22%18%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth63.2%24.2%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth—35.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth627.7378.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth72.939.92023
Neonatal MortalityHealth29.621.52023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth2072072024
Measles ImmunizationHealth82%80%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth83%88%2025
Basic SanitationHealth—5.1%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth9.2%3.1%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health1.591.332021/2019
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth24.9%62.5%2020/2022
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth84.4%70.2%2020/2016
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health1.012.272022/2023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth124.754.52024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$104$852023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth35%37.8%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth5.2%9.6%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth97.8%92.8%2020
Child StuntingChild Welfare26.9%17.9%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare3.4%4.5%2019/2022
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare66.3%76%2020/2022
Child MarriageChild Welfare24.9%12.5%2020/2022
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare4.4%3.4%2019/2022
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education2.3%4%2023/2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation10.8%10.4%2012/2024 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation59.4%82.2%2010/2000 ⚠
Youth Literacy RateEducation75.1%93.2%2013/2014
Primary Completion RateEducation30.5%90.8%2019/2024 ⚠
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation27.4%86.6%2019/2024 ⚠
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation61.7%94.3%2022/2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation55.6%95.6%2022/2006 ⚠
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation53.7%62.4%2022/2023
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation19.4%65%2019/2024 ⚠
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation62.3%100%2022/2023
Secondary EnrollmentEducation37.7%84.3%2020/2023
UndernourishmentFood Security35.5%36.8%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security—2.75M2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture20%49.5%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture102.7112.42022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture606.96K t1.21M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture653.22 t49.5K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture30K t—2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture—243K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture—65.76K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture—4.02M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture322.4K t282.15K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture—312.2K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture—1,666 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture1,112 kg/ha6,553 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture—3,044 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture43.3K head22.4M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance3.14.92012/2022 ⚠
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance27322024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.5970.5632025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.4170.4462025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.8770.5642025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-1.05-0.82024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-1.25-0.32024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.87-0.462024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.23-1.362024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.84-0.332024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.11-0.352024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian1.17K617.13K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian002025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian725218.65K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian09.8K2025
Internet UsersTechnology32.2%35%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology32.1126.52022/2024
4G CoverageTechnology80%97.3%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.332022/2024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology12.6%4.1%2025
3G CoverageTechnology85.4%98%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology146.8%12.3%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology7.9%1.3%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology—0.8%2024
Electricity AccessInfrastructure34.9%77%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure32K5.14M1992/2023 ⚠
Slum PopulationInfrastructure60.5%40.5%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy98.8 MW3K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy3.7 MW551.1 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy—436.1 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy94.9 MW892.7 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy92.8%67.7%2022/2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy0.8%31.6%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy—195 kWh2024
Power Transmission LossesEnergy—25.8%2024
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy10.7 MW87.3 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy9.2%67.1%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy1.8%4.6%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%16.4%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy52.6%20.9%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy45.6%10%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy0.6 TWh16 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy316 gCO₂/kWh95 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy534 kWh1,608 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.15 t0.38 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate57.4%78.1%2021
Forest AreaClimate78.1%6.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate1.2%11.8%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate0.1%19.5%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate17.9 µg/m³20.3 µg/m³2023

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Does Liberia or Kenya have the larger economy?

Kenya has the larger economy: $5.64B for Liberia versus $147.27B for Kenya (GDP, current US$).

How do Liberia and Kenya compare across indicators?

This page compares Liberia and Kenya on 202 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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