Geographical location :
A country in West Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone to the northwest, Guinea to the north, Côte d’Ivoire to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the southwest.
(i.e. 5,612,812)
nominal, current US$
Note. (constant 2015 US$): ~ USD 846.28
Why we consider Liberia a “failed / fragile state”.
Liberia exhibits many hallmarks of chronic state fragility: pervasive corruption, weak public services, and dependence on external aid. In the BTI 2024 report, Liberia is described as among the ten poorest countries globally, suffering from rampant corruption and lack of public goods.
After the Ebola epidemic and global shocks, growth has been volatile, and state capacity remains shallow.
Spatial governance is uneven: many rural and remote areas are effectively outside strong state control, and in informal mining zones, state presence is minimal.
Political elites frequently leverage state institutions for private gain; property rights and judicial enforcement are weak, and the justice system is dysfunctional.
