Liberia passes 10 of 20 MCC indicators
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on The Liberian Investigator
Liberia passed 10 of the 20 available indicators in the Millennium Challenge Corporation's 2027 scorecard, while failing 10 others, notably employment, access to credit and regulatory quality. The country nevertheless meets the programme's three overarching requirements, according to the US report cited by The Liberian Investigator.
Liberia passed 10 of the 20 indicators in the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) 2027 scorecard, while meeting its three overarching requirements, reports Liberian media outlet The Liberian Investigator.
The country notably fails on employment opportunity, where it has the lowest relative ranking on the scorecard (5%, with a score of 0.139 against a median of 0.455), access to credit (0.471 against 0.507), trade policy (56.4 against 63.3) and regulatory quality (-0.06 against a median of zero). It passes access to international markets with a score of 0.907 against a median of 0.480, as well as land rights and market competitiveness. Inflation falls below the maximum threshold of 15.0, at 8.3.
Under “Investing in People”, Liberia fails on natural resource protection (24.0 against 39.9) and the primary school completion rate for girls (59.0 against 72.4), but passes on health expenditure (1.30 against 0.93). The MCC assesses the country with a population of 5,731,000 and a gross national income per capita of $830, against a threshold of $2,225.
This scorecard is part of preparations for Liberia's second agreement with the MCC, with discussions focusing on electricity and mining reform.
