Government expenditure (% of GDP) - Liberia
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
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
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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 |
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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