Economy · Inflation
Headline and core CPI, food and fuel prices, and how cost-of-living pressure is moving.
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CBL Statistical Data · Harmonized CPI
Consumer Price Index for Liberia (LBR_CPI_0), sourced from the Central Bank of Liberia DataWarehousePro. Monthly series.
Chart showing Liberia harmonized CPI over the past 24 months. Year-on-year change: +4.07%.
Source: Central Bank of Liberia DataWarehousePro · Updated nightly
banking
Broad money reached L$299,356.37 million in March 2026, up 10.66% year-on-year, according to CBL data. But the composition is diverging: narrow money grew 7.86% in a single month while quasi money contracted 6.51%, signaling a liquidity preference shift with direct implications for bank lending and credit availability.
investing
The gap between what banks charge borrowers and what they pay savers widened to 11.17 percentage points in February 2026, according to CBL data. With inflation at 4.50%, every Liberian-dollar savings account is losing purchasing power — and depositors are responding by pulling money out.
business
The imported fuel price index rose 12.38% in March 2026 to its highest level in two years while the headline consumer price index climbed just 0.62%, according to LISGIS. For keke operators, market traders, and delivery businesses, the gap between official inflation and daily operating costs is the widest it has been in at least two years.
