Monrovia, Liberia | January 13, 2026, Naymote Partners for Democratic Development has released the President Meter Report 2025, presenting the first independent, evidence-based assessment of the Government of Liberia’s implementation of the ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development (AAID) during its first year, from January to December 2025. Link to the report https://tinyurl.com/5n6bhe3f
The report tracks 378 interventions across 52 core programs and 6 strategic pillars, offering a comprehensive snapshot of progress, gaps, and systemic challenges in delivering Liberia’s national development blueprint launched by President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., on January 15, 2025.
According to the findings, only three interventions (0.8%) were fully completed within the first twelve months. While 165 interventions (43.7%) show some level of progress, 76 interventions (20.1%) have not started, and 134 interventions (35.4%) could not be assessed due to insufficient publicly available data. Overall, the report finds that 55.5% of AAID interventions are either inactive or lack adequate information for verification, raising concerns about pace, coordination, and transparency.
The assessment highlights mixed performance across the six pillars. Governance and Anti-Corruption (56.9% activation rate), Environmental Sustainability (56.7% activation rate), and Infrastructure Development (55.3% activation rate) recorded relatively higher activation rates, driven largely by digital governance reforms, donor-supported climate initiatives, and visible infrastructure projects. However, Human Capital Development (36.7% activation rate) and Economic Transformation (35% activation rate) emerged as the weakest-performing pillars, constrained by underfunding, weak inter-ministerial coordination, and limited reporting.
The report also draws attention to persistent service delivery challenges at the county level. Assessments of County Service Centers reveal that over 60% of core government services remain unavailable outside Monrovia, reinforcing concerns that decentralization continues to lag behind policy commitments.
Despite these challenges, the report documents areas of notable progress, including the establishment of the War and Economic Crimes Court office, rollout of biometric ID registration reaching over 710,000 citizens, pilot implementation of e-procurement systems, legislative reforms, and targeted investments in agriculture, energy, and tourism. These gains, the report notes, demonstrate that results are achievable when political will, resources, and institutional capacity align.
Commenting on the findings, Naymote emphasized that the current pace of implementation is insufficient to meet the AAID’s 2029 targets. At the present rate, completion would need to accelerate more than twenty-fold to stay on track. The report therefore calls for urgent reforms, including the establishment of a dedicated AAID coordination secretariat, mandatory quarterly public reporting by all implementing institutions, strengthened budget execution, and deeper decentralization of authority and resources.
The President Meter Report 2025 was produced under Naymote’s Democracy Advancement Program with support from the Embassy of Sweden and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). The views expressed in the report are those of Naymote and do not necessarily reflect the positions of its partners.
As part of its commitment to accountability and citizen engagement, Naymote announced that it will continue to monitor the AAID implementation quarterly through 2029, publishing findings publicly and engaging government, civil society, the media, and citizens to promote results-driven governance.
