Real GDP during each president's tenure
Every president since 1991, ranked by how real GDP changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | President | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UP Ellen Johnson Sirleaf | 16 Jan 2006 – 22 Jan 2018 | +82.7% 2005 → 2017 | +5.2%/yr | |
| 2 | NPP Charles Taylor | 2 Aug 1997 – 11 Aug 2003 | +52.1% 1997 → 2003 | +7.2%/yr | |
| 3 | CDC George Weah | 22 Jan 2018 – 22 Jan 2024 | +10.3% 2017 → 2023 | +1.6%/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last count complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that count had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. US$ billion, 2016 prices · Liberia's national accounts (Central Bank of Liberia and LISGIS, compiled in US dollars) via the World Bank (NY.GDP.MKTP.KN, constant 2016 prices), yearly from 1990; the war years are the World Bank's estimates · Liberia data · as of Jun 2026.