Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Liberia
Liberia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 1.6% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Liberia, 2005–2013
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2013, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Liberia stood at 1.6%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 244.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Liberia peaked at 1.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2005.
Liberia ranks 117th of 127 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.5% | — |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +100.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -25.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +169.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 114 Marshall Islands 2.3% compare
- 115 Burkina Faso 2.3%
- 116 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1.9% compare
- 118 Papua New Guinea 1.2% compare
- 119 Solomon Islands 1.1%
- 120 Qatar 0.7% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Liberia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.95 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,068 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -4.74 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.48 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Liberia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Liberia was 1.6% in 2013, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2005.
- How does Liberia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Liberia ranks 117th out of 127 countries with data for 2013.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 244.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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