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%)
The capacity of the GoL, gender equality advocates and other national stakeholders strengthened to assess progress and accelerate the implementation of continental and global normative and policy frameworks
There are governance deficits in Liberia which severely hamper delivery of public services. Persistent corruption and lack of accountability triggers low public confidence in the legitimacy of national governance. The quality and coverage of public services, especially on civil registry and vital statistics has not improved and in some areas economic conditions are deteriorating. The civil service continues to have huge challenges that are associated with weak payroll compliance, relatively low salaries, poor alignment between skills and functions. A Liberia government document noted key challenges of the civil service as belonging to three broad categories: i) Not regulated, ii) Low performance and wages; Mismatch between positions grade and remuneration and also lack of job descriptions
The capacity of the GoL, gender equality advocates and other national stakeholders strengthened to assess progress and accelerate the implementation of continental and global normative and policy frameworks
Complementary indicators are identified as those in the results framework that are not repeated verbatim in the results framework of another United Nations entity, but are related or provide different but complementary lenses or insights into the same issue, high-level result and/or area of complementary work, such as a Sustainable Development Goal target.
Complementary
Targeted Ministries Agencies and Commissions have strengthened capacity to implement, monitor, report on CEDAW concluding observations, Commission on the Status of Women agreed conclusions and Beijing Platform for action
UN Women reports on this indicator in a global scope, signified by "(Desk Review)" at the end of the indicator statement (see the Our Global Results page for the global result)
CSOs, Networks and Youth Groups have strengthened capacity to advocate and monitor the implementation of CEDAW concluding observations, Universal Periodic review recommendations, Commission on the Status of Women agreed conclusions and Beijing Platform for action.
UN Women reports on this indicator in a global scope, signified by "(Desk Review)" at the end of the indicator statement (see the Our Global Results page for the global result)
The capacity of the GoL, gender equality advocates and other national stakeholders strengthened to assess progress and accelerate the implementation of continental and global normative and policy frameworks
As a result of srengthened capacity to GoL representatives to report on and implement continental and global normative and policy frameworks, the GoL through the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection led the development of the 2020-2021 STATE PARTY REPORT On the African Union Continental Result Framework (CRF) on Women, Peace and Security (WPS). This is the first time the Ministry has led the task of developing this report as the previous report was technically supported by UN Women and a technical consultant.This report, as requested by the Office of the AU Special Envoy on WPS, is Liberia’s second and combined report covering the period January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2021 and it catalogues progress that have been made by the government ministries and agencies and civil society organizations that implemented the NAP WPS during the period under review.Disclaimer and notes
References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).