Summary
- China → Liberia
- $13.1billion
- Liberia → China
- $106million
- China’s balance
- $13billion
Balance
China’s trade balance with Liberia
Trade between China and Liberia grew 369.9-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). China’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 13.1
- Imports 0.1
- Balance +13
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $36 million | $98 thousand | $35 million |
| 1996 | $114 million | $0 | $114 million |
| 1997 | $73 million | $134 thousand | $73 million |
| 1998 | $28 million | $0 | $28 million |
| 1999 | $12 million | $1 thousand | $12 million |
| 2000 | $126 million | $35 million | $91 million |
| 2001 | $113 million | $29 million | $84 million |
| 2002 | $30 million | $56 million | -$25 million |
| 2003 | $26 million | $42 million | -$16 million |
| 2004 | $182 million | $17 million | $165 million |
| 2005 | $150 million | $14 million | $135 million |
| 2006 | $530 million | $2 million | $528 million |
| 2007 | $803 million | $3 million | $800 million |
| 2008 | $1.1 billion | $6 million | $1.1 billion |
| 2009 | $1.9 billion | $4 million | $1.9 billion |
| 2010 | $4.4 billion | $22 million | $4.4 billion |
| 2011 | $5 billion | $41 million | $4.9 billion |
| 2012 | $3.4 billion | $230 million | $3.2 billion |
| 2013 | $2.3 billion | $164 million | $2.2 billion |
| 2014 | $1.7 billion | $288 million | $1.4 billion |
| 2015 | $1.4 billion | $172 million | $1.2 billion |
| 2016 | $1.6 billion | $48 million | $1.5 billion |
| 2017 | $379 million | $30 million | $348 million |
| 2018 | $1.1 billion | $94 million | $968 million |
| 2019 | $2.6 billion | $126 million | $2.5 billion |
| 2020 | $1.5 billion | $98 million | $1.4 billion |
| 2021 | $3.1 billion | $27 million | $3.1 billion |
| 2022 | $3.7 billion | $17 million | $3.7 billion |
| 2023 | $5.8 billion | $85 million | $5.8 billion |
| 2024 | $13.1 billion | $106 million | $13 billion |
What they sell each other
What China sells to Liberia
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Liberia sells to China
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Shanghai and Monrovia is 10,920 nautical miles (20,223 km) long: ≈ 25.5–32.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: Strait of Malacca and Singapore; and Cape of Good Hope.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
Liberia was China’s 60th largest trading partner (0.2% of its trade), and China was Liberia’s largest (52%).
- Liberia in China’s trade
- 0.2%
- Liberia’s rank among China’s partners
- 60th
- China in Liberia’s trade
- 51.6%
- China’s rank among Liberia’s partners
- 1st
Compare with
Other partners of China
Other partners of Liberia
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.