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FY 2025 Liberia Country Opinion Survey Report Summary

Core Content

The FY 2025 Liberia Country Opinion Survey (COS) was conducted from January to April 2025, with a total of 665 participants (74% response rate), representing a diverse range of stakeholders in Liberia. The survey aimed to understand how stakeholders perceive the World Bank Group (WBG) in terms of familiarity, trust, effectiveness, and the relevance of its work to Liberia's development.

Main Views and Key Findings

1. Overall Views of the WBG

• Familiarity: Lower than FY21 (mean=5.7 vs. 6.5), but still relatively high among those who collaborate with the WBG (mean=7.0).
• Trust: Consistently high, with the WBG and UN agencies rated as the most trustworthy institutions.
• Relevance: Perceptions of the WBG's relevance to Liberia's development have improved significantly since FY21.
• Effectiveness: The WBG is perceived as effective in achieving development results, with higher ratings compared to other Western and Central African countries and IDA countries surveyed in FY24.

2. Development Priorities

• Top Priorities: Health, energy, agriculture/food security, education/skills development, and jobs.
• Increased Focus: Water/sanitation and energy have become more prominent priorities compared to FY21.
• Stakeholder Recommendations:
  • Expand access to electricity.
  • Strengthen vocational and academic education.
  • Support youth employment.
  • Provide financing, tools, and training to smallholder farmers.
  • Improve anti-corruption and governance reforms.
  • Foster private sector-led job creation and public-private partnerships.

3. Operational Effectiveness

• Improvements:
  • 58% of respondents believed the WBG became better at improving people's lives.
  • 56% saw improvements in the business environment.
• Areas for Improvement:
  • 53% felt it became easier to work with the WBG.
  • 7% noted a decrease in performance.
• Recommendations:
  • Enhance monitoring, evaluation, and oversight mechanisms.
  • Streamline internal processes to reduce bureaucracy.
  • Increase flexibility and adaptability in project design and implementation.
  • Promote transparency and accountability through collaboration with watchdog organizations.

4. WBG Instruments

• Financial Resources: Considered the greatest value by almost two-thirds of respondents (mean=7.1).
• Knowledge Work: Valued highly, with 32% using data resources and 27% using research and analytical reports.
• Impact: 55% of respondents who used WBG knowledge work stated that it directly influenced government policy.
• Areas of Influence: Public financial management, procurement, education, youth empowerment, and infrastructure development.
• Recommendations:
  • Increase financial support in key development areas.
  • Tailor financial instruments to local contexts (grants, loans, budgetary support).
  • Localize knowledge work and make it more accessible to non-specialist audiences.
  • Provide training and capacity building for local professionals and institutions.

5. Engagement and Collaboration

• Positive Perceptions:
  • Highest ratings for collaboration with the national government (mean=7.9) and other donors (mean=7.7).
• Areas for Improvement:
  • Collaboration with the private sector (mean=6.1) and civil society (mean=6.3) remained moderate.
• Recommendations:
  • Strengthen collaboration with local governments, civil society, and the private sector.
  • Increase meaningful inclusion of civil society in policy dialogue and implementation.
  • Support public-private partnerships in critical sectors like infrastructure, healthcare, and agriculture.

6. Communications

• Awareness: Over half (52%) of respondents reported recently seeing or hearing about the WBG, primarily through traditional media and social media.
• Key Topics: Economic updates, forecasts, poverty assessments, and case studies on WBG projects were most commonly recalled.
• Recommended Tools:
  • Impact assessments and evaluations.
  • Information on how to partner with the WBG.
  • Updates on WBG activities.
• Call to Action: Increase public awareness, especially in rural areas.

Key Stakeholder Groups and Their Perceptions

• Government Institutions: Highest familiarity and trust in WBG, with strong use of knowledge work.
• Bilateral/Multilateral Agencies: Also had high familiarity and trust, but the lowest rating for WBG's knowledge work impact (mean=7.0).
• Civil Society: Strong trust in WBG, with emphasis on transparency and accountability.
• Private Sector: Identified access to finance as the main challenge to development, calling for more support for SMEs and private sector-led initiatives.

Conclusion

The survey indicates that the WBG is generally viewed as a trustworthy and relevant institution in Liberia, with a growing perception of effectiveness in development outcomes. Stakeholders emphasized the need for increased financial support, better communication, and stronger local engagement to enhance the WBG's impact. While the WBG has made progress in technical quality and collaboration, there is still room for improvement in areas such as speed of project approval, private sector engagement, and the localization of knowledge and capacity-building efforts.