Liberia's gni per capita rose from US$100 in 1996 to US$830 in 2025.
Liberia · Income & inequality
Living standards, poverty and distribution.
10 indicators · 7 with data
Income
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)
current international $
177th of 181 · 42nd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Liberia's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $390 in 1996 to intl $1,840 in 2025.
Inequality
Gini index
index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)
47th of 83 · 1st in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Liberia's gini index fell from 36.4 in 2007 to 35.3 in 2016.
Liberia's income share held by highest 10% fell from 28.1 % in 2007 to 27.1 % in 2016.
Liberia's income share held by lowest 20% rose from 6.5 % in 2007 to 7.2 % in 2016.
Poverty
Liberia's extreme poverty fell from 61.1 % in 2007 to 33.6 % in 2016.
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines
% of population
52nd of 57 · 3rd in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Liberia's poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines fell from 54.1 % in 2014 to 50.9 % in 2016.
›No data available (3)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Liberia.