Distillers Country guides / Liberia
Liberia
A one-page guide to Liberia for the spirits trade: the country, its people, its economy and how it drinks.
At a glance
- Capital
- Monrovia
- Official languages
- English
- Currency
- US dollar (USD) and Liberian dollar (LRD)
- Time zone
- UTC+0 (no daylight saving)
- Area
- 111,370 km²
People
- Population
- 5.7 million (2025)
- Population growth
- 2.1% a year
- Living in towns and cities
- 56.1%
- Aged under 15
- 39.1%
- Aged 65 and over
- 3.3%
- Life expectancy
- 62.3 years
Economy
- GDP
- US$5.2 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$910 (2025)
- Economic growth
- 5.1% (2025)
- Inflation
- 8.3% (2025)
Climate
Equatorial and hot year-round in the south, with heavy rain from May to October and a short break in mid-July to August. Dust-laden harmattan winds blow from November to March. Heat and humidity make warehousing and road transport in the wet season difficult.
Alcohol
- Alcohol is
- Legal
- Legal drinking age
- 18 (Penal Law of 1976 s.16, as cited by Wikipedia)
- Alcohol per adult a year
- 1.69 litres of pure alcohol (2024)
Sources: World Bank (population, economy and demographics), WHO Global Health Observatory (alcohol per adult and drinking mix); Wikipedia - Legal drinking age; Wikipedia - Liberia; Liberia Revenue Authority. Figures are the latest each source publishes; the year is shown beside each one.