Liberia

Sub-Saharan Africa · Monrovia

Rank #156 of 173

23.6Strength score

Photos

Flickr - The U.S. Army - Armed Forces of Liberia Training Command visit Fort Benning — Flickr - The U.S. Army - Armed Forces of Liberia Training Command visit Fort BenningThe U.S. Army · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

US Navy 060117-N-8637R-002 The newly elected president of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, tours the U.S. Navy's Sixth Fleet command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) — US Navy 060117-N-8637R-002 The newly elected president of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, tours the U.S. Navy's Sixth Fleet command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20)U.S. Navy photo · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

A US Air Force (USAF) C-20 Gulfstream III aircraft from the 76th Airlift Squadron (AS), 398th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), lands at Freetown International Airport in Lungi, Sierra Leone, during Joint Task Force (JTF) Liberia — A US Air Force (USAF) C-20 Gulfstream III aircraft from the 76th Airlift Squadron (AS), 398th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), lands at Freetown International Airport in Lungi, Sierra Leone, during Joint Task Force (JTF) LiberiaDepartment of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Equipment figures for this country are not added yet. The score uses budget and personnel only.

Strength by area

Finance64
Air power—
Manpower51
Land forces—
Naval power—
Nuclear—

Finance

Defence budget: $44M #153
Budget as % of GDP: 0.85% #135
Spending per person: $8 #155
GDP: $5.2B #158
Population: 5,731,206 #115

Manpower

Active personnel: 2,000 (World Bank figure) #160
Reserve personnel: —
Paramilitary: —
Total personnel: 2,000 #160

Land forces

Tanks: —
Armoured vehicles: —
Self-propelled artillery: —
Towed artillery: —
Rocket launchers (MLRS): —

Air power

Total aircraft: —
Fighter jets: —
Attack aircraft & bombers: —
Transport aircraft: —
Helicopters: —
Attack helicopters: —

Naval power

Total naval vessels: —
Aircraft carriers: —
Helicopter carriers: —
Submarines: —
Destroyers: —
Frigates: —
Corvettes: —
Patrol vessels: —

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads: —

Compare with…

Others in the region

37Nigeria60.1 VS
45South Africa57.5 VS
47Ethiopia51.5 VS
64Angola30.9 VS
66Congo, Dem. Rep.30.8 VS
82Sudan29.8 VS
83Uganda29.8 VS
87Eritrea29.5 VS

Source

Budget, GDP, population and personnel: World Bank open data (SIPRI / IISS based). (Defence budget: 2025)