State Capacity Index in Liberia
Liberia: State Capacity Index was -0.5134 in 2015. ▼ Falling
State Capacity Index in Liberia, 1960–2015
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Liberia recorded -0.5134 for state capacity index in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, state capacity index in Liberia peaked at -0.2122 in 1976 and was at its lowest, -1.45, in 2004.
Liberia ranks 146th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
State Capacity Index in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -1.33 | — |
| 1961 | -1.3 | -2.4% |
| 1962 | -1.18 | -8.9% |
| 1963 | -1.13 | -4.1% |
| 1964 | -1.07 | -5.6% |
| 1965 | -1 | -6.3% |
| 1966 | -1 | +0.1% |
| 1967 | -0.8109 | -19.2% |
| 1968 | -0.8025 | -1.0% |
| 1969 | -0.8039 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | -0.7809 | -2.9% |
| 1971 | -0.7472 | -4.3% |
| 1972 | -0.7981 | +6.8% |
| 1973 | -0.736 | -7.8% |
| 1974 | -0.3407 | -53.7% |
| 1975 | -0.3128 | -8.2% |
| 1976 | -0.2122 | -32.2% |
| 1977 | -0.2388 | +12.5% |
| 1978 | -0.3335 | +39.7% |
| 1979 | -0.3547 | +6.4% |
| 1980 | -0.4892 | +37.9% |
| 1981 | -0.4028 | -17.7% |
| 1982 | -0.3042 | -24.5% |
| 1983 | -0.2663 | -12.5% |
| 1984 | -0.435 | +63.3% |
| 1985 | -0.4512 | +3.7% |
| 1986 | -0.5599 | +24.1% |
| 1987 | -0.6371 | +13.8% |
| 1988 | -0.6699 | +5.1% |
| 1989 | -0.8449 | +26.1% |
| 1990 | -1.15 | +36.3% |
| 1991 | -1.27 | +10.4% |
| 1992 | -1.3 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | -1.28 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | -1.23 | -3.7% |
| 1995 | -1.22 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | -1.2 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | -0.9511 | -20.4% |
| 1998 | -0.9347 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | -0.9869 | +5.6% |
| 2000 | -0.9944 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | -1.07 | +7.6% |
| 2002 | -1.14 | +6.3% |
| 2003 | -1.35 | +19.0% |
| 2004 | -1.45 | +6.9% |
| 2005 | -1.24 | -14.4% |
| 2006 | -1.16 | -6.7% |
| 2007 | -1.1 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | -0.9753 | -11.4% |
| 2009 | -0.8182 | -16.1% |
| 2010 | -0.7521 | -8.1% |
| 2011 | -0.61 | -18.9% |
| 2012 | -0.5701 | -6.5% |
| 2013 | -0.5056 | -11.3% |
| 2014 | -0.5647 | +11.7% |
| 2015 | -0.5134 | -9.1% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's -0.5134 is above the median for low income countries, which is -0.5349, 96% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's -0.5134 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.0931, 5.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.04 | -1.33 | -0.8025 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.4855 | -0.7981 | -0.2122 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.506 | -0.8449 | -0.2663 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.15 | -1.3 | -0.9347 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.13 | -1.45 | -0.8182 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.586 | -0.7521 | -0.5056 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More reference data data for Liberia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2896 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is state capacity index in Liberia?
- State capacity index in Liberia was -0.5134 in 2015, according to Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest state capacity index recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.2122 in 1976.
- What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.45 in 2004.
- How does Liberia rank for state capacity index?
- Liberia ranks 146th out of 166 countries with data for 2015.
- Is state capacity index rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of State Capacity Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measures state capacity by combining 21 different indicators related to three key dimensions: extractive capacity, coercive capacity, and administrative capacity. Higher values indicate greater state capacity.