Two-way investment brief
Australia–Liberia
Liberia direct investment in Australia
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Total Liberia investment in Australia
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Australian direct investment in Liberia
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Total Australian investment in Liberia
A$220 m
Trend
Direct investment in both directions
- Liberia in Australia
- Australia in Liberia
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
- Direct investment
- Portfolio investment
- Other investment
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Net transactions during the year; negative = net disinvestment
- Liberia → Australia
- Australia → Liberia
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Trade relationship
Australia–Liberia trade
Investment and trade move together: the partners that invest most in Australia are usually major trading partners too. Goods trade is recorded monthly (latest: July 2026); services annually.
Two-way trade, 2025
A$7 m
Goods exports to Liberia, 2025
A$7 m
Goods imports from Liberia, 2025
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Services trade, 2025
A$0 k
Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)
- Exports to Liberia
- Imports from Liberia
Source: ABS, International Merchandise Trade (MERCH_EXP / MERCH_IMP), summed to calendar years.
Calendar years, A$ (ABS international trade in services by country)
- Exports to Liberia
- Imports from Liberia
Source: ABS, International Trade in Services by Country, calendar years.
Economic outlook
Liberia’s economy
| IMF World Economic Outlook | 2024 | 2025 | 2026forecast | 2027forecast | 2028forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | 4.0% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.4% | 5.6% |
| Inflation | 8.2% | 8.3% | 5.7% | 6.2% | 5.4% |
| Current account, % GDP | −8.1% | −6.3% | −12.0% | −11.1% | −11.5% |
| Fiscal balance, % GDP | −1.8% | −1.4% | −1.6% | −1.1% | −1.4% |
| Government gross debt, % GDP | 56.4% | 54.9% | 53.8% | 53.3% | 50.5% |
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook via the IMF DataMapper API. Years from 2026 are IMF projections; recent years may be estimates and are revised in each WEO round (April and October).
2025 at a glance
- New FDI from Liberia
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- New Australian FDI in Liberia
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- Direct investment income paid to investors
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- Direct investment income earned by Australians
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Liberia globally (World Bank)
- FDI outflows, 2024
- $75 m · 95th
- FDI inflows, 2024
- $472 m
- GDP, 2025
- $5.2 bn
- Region · income
- Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income
Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)
OECD index data loading — see FDI openness
Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ millions, immediate counterparty basis (investment routed via third economies is attributed to the intermediate economy). World Bank WDI (US$). OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index. np = not published for confidentiality; included in totalsPrepared independently by FDIstats from public statistics; not an Australian Government publication and not investment advice. For foreign investment rules, see the Treasury and FIRB.