Dated evidence. Local context. Your planning assumptions.
YOUR LIBERIA FIELD GUIDE
Live & Work in Liberia
Find your bearings. Compare everyday costs, explore places to settle and plan your next professional chapter.
Image presentation: TL Graph Team · Photograph: Mark Fischer, 2014 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original photograph · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Archive image, not current conditions.
- Counties monitored
- 15 WFP · Latest months Jun–Aug 2026
- Real GDP growth
- 5.1% World Bank · 2025 output
- Services employment
- 50.5% 2025 · Modelled ILO estimate
- Industry pathways
- 12 Editorial skills & career planning
EXPLORE THE PORTAL
Your next chapter, in focus
01
Cost of living
Build a monthly basket using market evidence and your own quotes.
02
Counties & map
Explore all 15 counties, their setting and practical planning context.
03
Real estate
Compare short stays and long lets. Calculate yields from your assumptions.
04
Careers & enterprise
Discover roles, relevant skills and a 30 / 60 / 90-day pathway.
05
Analytics
See the evidence behind prices, employment and private-sector conditions.
06
Planning guides
Prepare for relocation, family life and getting settled.
THE EVIDENCE AT A GLANCE
Markets & livelihoods
Observed monitored-market summaries · Latest month varies, June–August 2026
Prices, dates & monitored markets
| County | LRD / 25 kg | Observation |
|---|---|---|
| Bong | 2600 | 2026-08-15Gbarnga |
| Montserrado | 2600 | 2026-08-15Duala, Red Light |
| Nimba | 2615.56 | 2026-08-15Bahn, Ganta, Saclepea, Sanniquellie |
Simple mean across monitored retail markets per commodity’s latest month; not representative countywide averages. Not a whole food basket.
% of total employment · Modelled ILO estimates · 2010–2025
Exact employment data
| Year | Agriculture (%) | Industry (%) | Services (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 45.8 | 8.3 | 46 |
| 2011 | 44.6 | 8.3 | 47.1 |
| 2012 | 43.2 | 8.4 | 48.4 |
| 2013 | 41.6 | 8.4 | 50 |
| 2014 | 41.3 | 8.5 | 50.2 |
| 2015 | 41.1 | 8.4 | 50.5 |
| 2016 | 41.3 | 8.2 | 50.5 |
| 2017 | 40.6 | 8.2 | 51.2 |
| 2018 | 40.6 | 8.4 | 51 |
| 2019 | 41.3 | 8.4 | 50.3 |
| 2020 | 43.2 | 8.3 | 48.5 |
| 2021 | 43.8 | 8.1 | 48.1 |
| 2022 | 43.3 | 8.1 | 48.6 |
| 2023 | 42.6 | 8.2 | 49.2 |
| 2024 | 41.9 | 8.3 | 49.8 |
| 2025 | 41.1 | 8.3 | 50.5 |
Broad sectors, not industry-specific job counts or vacancies. Missing years stay gaps.