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GOAL 1: No Poverty in Liberia

Liberia: GOAL 1: No Poverty was 0.6 5 year moving average in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.6 5 year moving average
Change on year
down 20.0%
World rank
100th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1 5 year moving average
in 2020
All-time low
0.167 5 year moving average
in 2005
Years of data
20
2004–2023

GOAL 1: No Poverty in Liberia, 2004–2023

0.20.40.60.812004201320232004: 0.25 5 year moving average2005: 0.167 5 year moving average2006: 0.167 5 year moving average2007: 0.667 5 year moving average2008: 0.667 5 year moving average2009: 0.667 5 year moving average2010: 0.667 5 year moving average2011: 0.667 5 year moving average2012: 0.167 5 year moving average2013: 0.167 5 year moving average2014: 0.833 5 year moving average2015: 0.714 5 year moving average2016: 0.714 5 year moving average2017: 0.714 5 year moving average2018: 0.714 5 year moving average2019: 0.714 5 year moving average2020: 1 5 year moving average2021: 0.714 5 year moving average2022: 0.75 5 year moving average2023: 0.6 5 year moving average

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.

Analysis

The most recent figure for goal 1: no poverty in Liberia is 0.6 5 year moving average, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 20.0% on the previous year and up 259.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goal 1: no poverty in Liberia peaked at 1 5 year moving average in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.167 5 year moving average, in 2005.

Liberia ranks 100th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

GOAL 1: No Poverty in Liberia, year by year

Year 5 year moving average Change
2004 0.25 5 year moving average —
2005 0.167 5 year moving average -33.2%
2006 0.167 5 year moving average +0.0%
2007 0.667 5 year moving average +299.4%
2008 0.667 5 year moving average +0.0%
2009 0.667 5 year moving average +0.0%
2010 0.667 5 year moving average +0.0%
2011 0.667 5 year moving average +0.0%
2012 0.167 5 year moving average -75.0%
2013 0.167 5 year moving average +0.0%
2014 0.833 5 year moving average +398.8%
2015 0.714 5 year moving average -14.3%
2016 0.714 5 year moving average +0.0%
2017 0.714 5 year moving average +0.0%
2018 0.714 5 year moving average +0.0%
2019 0.714 5 year moving average +0.0%
2020 1 5 year moving average +40.1%
2021 0.714 5 year moving average -28.6%
2022 0.75 5 year moving average +5.0%
2023 0.6 5 year moving average -20.0%

Liberia compared with similar countries

  • Liberia's 0.6 5 year moving average is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6 5 year moving average, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Liberia's 0.6 5 year moving average is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6 5 year moving average, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4308 5 year moving average 0.167 5 year moving average 0.667 5 year moving average 6
2010s 0.6071 5 year moving average 0.167 5 year moving average 0.833 5 year moving average 10
2020s 0.766 5 year moving average 0.6 5 year moving average 1 5 year moving average 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is goal 1: no poverty in Liberia?
Goal 1: no poverty in Liberia was 0.6 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest goal 1: no poverty recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 1 5 year moving average in 2020.
What is the lowest goal 1: no poverty recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.167 5 year moving average in 2005.
How does Liberia rank for goal 1: no poverty?
Liberia ranks 100th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is goal 1: no poverty rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is up 259.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Liberia data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 1: No Poverty (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
GOAL 1: No Poverty (5 year moving average)
Unit
5 year moving average
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
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