Liberia, July 3 -- The Bertelsmann Stiftung's Transformation Index (BTI) 2026 has delivered one of its strongest assessments yet of Liberia's democratic governance, painting a picture of a country that has preserved electoral democracy but continues to struggle with entrenched corruption, weak state institutions, widespread poverty, and fragile rule of law despite successive political transitions.

The report, which assessed Liberia's transformation toward democracy, market economy, and governance quality during the period from February 1, 2023, through January 31, 2025, concludes that while Liberia has successfully maintained constitutional order through another peaceful transfer of power, the country's institutions remain too weak to d...