World Bank Income Classification:Low Income
The World Bank classifies economies for analytical purposes into four income groups: low, lower-middle, upper-middle, and high income. For this purpose it uses gross national income (GNI) per capita data in U.S. dollars, converted from local currency using the World Bank Atlas method, which is applied to smooth exchange rate fluctuations.
Least Developed Country:Yes
Since 1971, the United Nations has recognized LDCs as a category of States that are deemed highly disadvantaged in their development process, for structural, historical and also geographical reasons. Three criteria are used: per capita income, human assets, and economic vulnerability.
Gender Inequality Index:0.575
GII is a composite metric of gender inequality using three dimensions: reproductive health, empowerment and the labour market. A low GII value indicates low inequality between women and men, and vice-versa.
Gender Development Index:0.723
GDI measures gender inequalities in achievement in three basic dimensions of human development: health, education, and command over economic resources.
Population:209,497,025
Source of population data: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2022). World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision
Male:19,976,265 (9.5%)
Female:189,520,760 (90.5%)
By 2024, people in Liberia especially the vulnerable and disadvantaged, benefit from strengthened institutions that are more effective, accountable, transparent, inclusive and gender-responsive in the delivery of essential services at the national and sub-national levels.
By 2024, people in Liberia especially the vulnerable and disadvantaged, benefit from strengthened institutions that are more effective, accountable, transparent, inclusive and gender-responsive in the delivery of essential services at the national and sub-national levels.
Number of MACs with systems to track public allocations and expenditures for gender equality.
- SDG Indicator 1.1.1
Number of legal and policy frameworks that promote gender balance in decision making institutions and processes (CO)
Level of influence of civil society organizations working on gender equality and women's empowerment, including womens organizations, in key normative, policy and peace processes (CO, RO, HQ)
SP 2.4.1: Number of gender equality reforms developed and/or being implemented by electoral stakeholders with UN-Women's technical support
SP 2.4.2 : Number of women leaders, candidates and aspirants with strengthened capacities to engage in political life, with UN-Women's support
SP 2.4.3: Number of gender equality initiatives developed and/or being implemented by parliamentary bodies (Legislative Parliamentary Committees/ Women Caucus/ Speaker of Parliament's Office/Secretariat of the Parliament), with UN-Women's support
SP 2.4.4: Number of initiatives developed and/or being implemented to monitor violence against women in politics, with UN-Women's support
SP 2.5.1a: Number of high-quality national gender equality action plans developed, costed and/or being implemented with UN-Women's support
SP 2.5.2: Number of finance ministries with capacities to integrate gender-responsive budgeting (GRB) in public finance management systems with UN-Women's support
SP 2.5.3: Number of national AIDS coordinating bodies and/or relevant sectoral ministries that have strengthened capacity to integrate gender-responsive actions into national HIV strategies, with UN-Women's support
SP 2.5.4a: Number of national women's machineries and women's organizations with capacities to advocate for gender-responsive budgets with UN-Women's support
SP 2.5.4b: Number of national women's machineries and women's organizations with capacities to advocate for gender-responsive budgets with UN-Women's support
SP 2.5.1b: Number of high-quality national gender equality action plans developed, costed and/or being implemented with UN-Women's support
Number of gender-responsive policies, plans, budgets developed and implemented in MACs
Number of counties in which gender sensitive local government programs are implemented
Number of gender-responsive legislative and policy frameworks and Gender Units set up at the national and local levels
Number of Government institutions with capacity to integrate GRB into the PFM system
Number of partners that have increased capacities to promote/influence gender responsive legislation (CO)
Number of institutions that have increased capacities to design and implement institutional reforms/strategies/policies that promote gender equality and womens empowerment (CO)
Number of national partners with capacities to apply Gender Responsive Budgeting tools in the budget cycle (CO)
Number of Legislative committees with strengthened capacities to draft gender-responsive laws and policies and advocate for gender-responsive budgets
Number of Legislators with enhanced knowledge on GRB to increase allocation for gender equality initiatives.
Number of gender equality initiatives developed and/or being implemented by parliamentary bodies (Legislative Parliamentary Committees/ Womens Caucus/ Speaker of Parliaments Office/Secretariat of the Parliament), with UN Womens support
Number of tailored knowledge products made available by UN-Women to the Commission on the Status of Women and the Security Council to strengthen the development of gender-responsive intergovernmental outcomes (Desk Review)
Number of partners that have increased capacities to promote/influence gender responsive legislation (CO)
Number of multi-stakeholder dialogue processes to promote engagement of governments with civil society and other partners to advance gender equality and women's empowerment (CO, RO, HQ)
Number of national partners with capacities to apply Gender Responsive Budgeting tools in the budget cycle (CO)
Number of womens rights institutions with capacities to advocate for gender-responsive budgets with UN-Women's support
Number of womens rights advocates and other CSOs with the capacity to monitor annual allocation and expenditures to promote gender equality
Number of gender budget watch dog reports developed by CSOs and womens rights institutions
Number of partners that have increased capacities to promote/influence gender responsive legislation (CO)
Number of gender equality reforms developed and/or being implemented by electoral stakeholders with UN Womens technical support
Number of political parties that have drafted rules, policies, and guidelines to promote womens participation
Number of multi-stakeholder dialogue processes to promote engagement of governments with civil society and other partners to advance gender equality and women's empowerment (CO, RO, HQ)
Number of initiatives developed and implemented to prevent, monitor and mitigate violence against women in politics (VAWP) and in public life (including gender equality advocates in civil society organizations working on gender equality and women's empowerment, especially womens organizations) (CO, RO, HQ)
Number of women leaders, elected women, candidates and aspirants with strengthened capacities to engage in political life
Number of Women leaders engaged in peer-to-peer exchanges and mentoring young women aspirants
Number of women and girls, including women and girls living with and/or affected by HIV, with increased capacities to participate in public life and exercise leadership (CO, RO, HQ)
Number of CSOs, women networks, the Media institutions, journalists, men, and boys that have increased understanding of gender equality and womens right to political participation
Number of national dialogues and advocacy initiatives on womens political participation supported.
Number of media companies and journalists with increased capacity on gender responsive media coverage
Number of male political leaders publicly committed to taking action through different initiatives to promote womens political participation.
Number of civil society organizations working on gender equality and women's empowerment, especially womens organizations, that have strengthened capacity to exercise their leadership role towards the achievement of gender equality and womens empowerment (CO, RO, HQ)