Liechtenstein — Country Profile

Liechtenstein is in Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland. It covers 160 sq km. 12 July 1806 (independence from the Holy Roman Empire); 24 August 1866 (independence from the German Confederation). Terrain: mostly mountainous (Alps) with Rhine Valley in western third. Climate: continental; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow or rain; cool to moderately warm, cloudy, humid summers.

Liechtenstein’s GDP is $7.172 billion (2024 est.) in purchasing-power-parity terms. At official exchange rates it stands at $8.395 billion (2024 est.). See where Liechtenstein ranks among all 195 countries by GDP.

POWER --/100 — The Magna Power score is our 0–100 composite of structural national power — nine components, 135 indicators. It is the Bureau's own assessment, not a mirror of World Bank or CIA figures.

Momentum 0 — Quarterly momentum: the Bureau's read on the country's trajectory over the last quarter, from −10 (deteriorating fast) to +10 (accelerating).

A quiet quarter: no major shocks, no breakthroughs. The country's trajectory is set by structural forces larger than any single season.

The honest reading is steadiness — neither crisis nor windfall — with the long currents of demography, trade and institutions deciding more than any three months.

• What our model rewards: GDP per capita of $210,600 (PPP) — prosperity far above the world average; inflation tamed at 2.8%
• What drags it down: few natural resources to fall back on

Energy is the physical base of economic power — what a country can generate, move and burn decides what it can build, sell and defend.

Our World in Data does not publish a primary-energy series for Liechtenstein.

Sources: CIA World Factbook, Energy section.

Trade shows what the world buys from a country and what the country must buy from the world — the balance between the two is a direct measure of economic leverage.

The CIA World Factbook does not publish import figures for Liechtenstein.

Source: CIA World Factbook, Economy section.

Brigitte Haas — Prime Minister. Prince HANS-ADAM II (since 13 November 1989, assumed executive powers on 26 August 1984)

Liechtenstein maintains 5 embassies and 0 consulates abroad, hosts 0 foreign diplomatic missions, holds permanent missions to UN New York, UN Geneva, EU Brussels, OSCE Vienna, CoE Strasbourg. The breadth of a diplomatic network is a direct measure of diplomatic power — it shows how far a country’s influence, alliances and interests reach.

Source: Abroad/hosted: Consular Affairs Center, Jan 2026 of-country (5 embassies abroad), Zenodo https://zenodo.org/records/18109976/ ; Wikipedia 'List of diplomatic missions in Liechtenstein' (no resident embassy or career consulate; 111 ambassadors accredited, resident in Bern/Vienna/Berlin, as of May 2026) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_in_Liechtenstein ; Clingendael paper on Liechtenstein's multilateral missions (Brussels EEA/EU, Vienna OSCE, Strasbourg CoE, Geneva, New York) https://www.clingendael.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/20110200_cdsp_paper_kstringer.pdf . Multilateral rosters as for AUT.

Transport networks are economic power made physical — ports, runways, railways and pipelines decide what a country can move, sell and defend.

Sources: OurAirports public-domain extract (2026-10-02); per-entry Wikipedia links included; CIA World Factbook via cia_factbook snapshot (2026-09-28); theodora.com CIA mirror (CIA World Factbook Transportation section), scraped 2026-10-02

POWER --/100 Ranked #-- of 195 countries in the Magna Country Rankings. Full ranking breakdown for Liechtenstein.

Historical timeline of Liechtenstein

This profile covers the population, economy, natural resources, leaders, and history of Liechtenstein — with the Bureau’s live national-power score of --/100, ranking #-- of 195 countries.