Central government expense in Liberia

Central government expense in Liberia was equal to 34.4% of GDP in 1982.

Measure: Central government expense as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 1982 to 1982 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Liberia is for 1982. Most countries have figures for 2021.
Liberia, 1982 34.4% % of GDP
World, 2022 28.5% Official aggregate Not the same period as Liberia (1982).

Central government expense in Liberia over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Central government expense as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2000 to 2022
Period LiberiaWorld
2022 – 28.5%
2021 – 31.7%
2020 – 33.4%
2019 – 26.7%
2018 – 26.1%
2017 – 26.3%
2016 – 26.6%
2015 – 26.8%
2014 – 26.8%
2013 – 27.1%
2012 – 27.4%
2011 – 27.5%
2010 – 28.4%
2009 – 28.4%
2008 – 25.9%
2007 – 24.8%
2006 – 24.9%
2005 – 25.1%
2004 – 24.8%
2003 – 25.2%
2002 – 24.9%
2001 – 24.7%
2000 – 23.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
GC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1982 to 1982 for Liberia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics