Liberia

Liberia

Lifts moratorium on investment incentives

05 Jun 2024

On 5 June 2024, the Government of Liberia lifted a moratorium on the incentive regime, granting tax incentives to several sectors, including: tourism, manufacturing, energy, hospitals and medical clinics, housing (low and medium income), transport infrastructure, information technology, banking in non-banking areas, poultry, horticulture, exportation of sea products, agriculture (food crop cultivation and processing, including cocoa and coffee), small and medium-scale rubber and oil palm cultivation and processing.

To qualify for these incentives, investments must meet certain capital requirements, including a minimum investment of $500,000. For establishing a hospital or health clinic, the minimum capital requirement is $50,000.

The incentives provided include duty exemptions on the importation of machinery, equipment, and capital spare parts, as well as tax holidays and preferential tariffs for electricity when available.