Production, refining and reserves
| Commodity | Metric | Value | World rank · share | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barite | Mine production 2019 | 12,000 t barite | — | USGS Minerals Yearbook 2022, The Mineral Industry of Liberia, table 1 (advance data release) |
| Iron ore | Mine production 2022 | 5 million t iron ore (gross weight) | — | USGS Minerals Yearbook 2022, The Mineral Industry of Liberia, table 1 (advance data release) |
Policies and export measures
Policy tracker →No policies recorded yet.
Trade in critical minerals
Exports 2024$23 m
- Titanium (ilmenite)*$9 mto China 100%
- Aluminium$7 mto India 87%, Thailand 11%, Saudi Arabia 2% · 1 more
- Copper$5 mto South Korea 44%, India 35%, Japan 16% · 3 more
- Zirconium (zircon)$1 mto China 100%
- Tantalum*$749 kto China 100%
- Manganese$129 kto Türkiye 100%
- Lithium*$37 kto China 92%, India 8%, South Africa 0% · 1 more
- Zinc$15 kto Indonesia 100%
and 2 more commodities
Imports 2024$4 m
- Potash$3 mfrom Malaysia 52%, Germany 32%, Côte d'Ivoire 16% · 1 more
- Manganese$405 kfrom India 99%, Côte d'Ivoire 0%, Brazil 0%
- Rare earths$251 kfrom India 98%, China 1%, Türkiye 1% · 2 more
- Copper$95 kfrom Greece 51%, China 27%, Tunisia 15% · 2 more
- Phosphate rock$89 kfrom Egypt 86%, Côte d'Ivoire 14%, Brazil 0% · 2 more
- Aluminium$53 kfrom Türkiye 80%, India 20%
- Boron*$22 kfrom Brazil 88%, Türkiye 12%, India 0%
- Zinc$5 kfrom Greece 100%
and 4 more commodities
Trade values in current US dollars (ores, concentrates, intermediates, chemicals and refined metal), not prices. * Includes HS codes that also cover other products. Source: CEPII BACI (HS22), Etalab Open Licence 2.0 — details.
Fiscal regime for mining
No fiscal terms recorded for Liberia yet.
Mines and facilities (0)
No mines or facilities recorded yet.
Latest news
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