World Bank puts Liberia’s 2025 growth at 5.1% as mining expands

Thursday 5th November 2026

By inAfrika Newsroom

Liberia’s economy grew by 5.1% in 2025 as mining expanded, the World Bank said in an economic update launched in Monrovia on 3 November 2026.

Mining output rose 17%, compared with growth of 4.6% in services and 2.6% in agriculture, according to the bank’s announcement of the seventh Liberia Economic Update. Trade, electricity supply and transport supported the services expansion.

The fiscal deficit narrowed to 2.1% of gross domestic product from 2.5% in 2024. Public debt fell to 55.1% of GDP from 56.4%, the report said.

The assessment nevertheless identified limited protection against external shocks. International reserves covered about 1.6 months of imports at the end of 2025.

The report, titled Beyond Growth: Addressing Structural Constraints to Job-Rich Growth in Liberia, also examines state-owned enterprises. It calls for clearer financial reporting and accountability to identify risks these businesses may create for public finances.

The bank attributed the gap between economic growth and broader improvements in living standards to constraints on productive investment and employment. Its recommendations include maintaining macroeconomic stability, strengthening private-sector activity and improving oversight of public enterprises. The figures describe 2025 performance, not growth already achieved in 2026.

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