Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Liberia
Liberia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) was 25.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Liberia, 2005–2013
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 25.0% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2013. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 69.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Liberia peaked at 25.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2008.
Liberia ranks 112th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 14.7% | — |
| 2006 | 18.9% | +28.3% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | -25.3% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 25.0% | +81.4% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 25.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 25.1%, 100% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 25.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.5%, 88% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.4% | 13.8% | 18.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More infrastructure data for Liberia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.72 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 32.06 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6,254 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.1164 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0012 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.23 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6,254 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.3206 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Liberia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Liberia was 25.0% in 2013, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2008.
- How does Liberia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Liberia ranks 112th out of 128 countries with data for 2013.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.8%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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