Government expenditure (% of GDP) - Liberia

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Value & RankThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Liberia is 15.5 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 98.
Liberia compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Liberia is similar to that of Kosovo, United States, Grenada, Argentina, Latvia, Papua New Guinea, Comoros, Kuwait, Turkey, Mozambique with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 15.7, 15.7, 15.7, 15.6, 15.5, 15.3, 15.3, 15.2, 15.1, 15.0 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103.Last 10 years averageLiberia had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 12.0 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Liberia during the Great RecessionLiberia's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 68.5% during the Great RecessionLiberia since the end of the Great RecessionLiberia's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 1.83% since the end of the Great RecessionLiberia during the Second Liberian Civil WarLiberia's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 80.1% during the Second Liberian Civil WarLiberia since the end of the Second Liberian Civil WarLiberia's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 253% since the end of the Second Liberian Civil War

Year	Government expenditure (% of GDP) (% of GDP) - Liberia
2000	7.53
2001	6.81
2002	3.59
2003	4.38
2004	11.06
2005	11.36
2006	9.35
2007	13.61
2008	18.33
2009	15.76
2010	14.24
2011	15.27
2012	15.47

Country Name	Global Rank	Government expenditure (% of GDP) (% of GDP)
Kosovo	93	15.7
United States	94	15.7
Grenada	95	15.7
Argentina	96	15.6
Latvia	97	15.5
Liberia	98	15.5
Papua New Guinea	99	15.3
Comoros	100	15.3
Kuwait	101	15.2
Turkey	102	15.1
Mozambique	103	15.0

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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators