Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Liberia
Liberia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 7.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Liberia, 2008–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Liberia is 7.4%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Liberia peaked at 8.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2012.
That places Liberia 158th out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6.5% | — |
| 2012 | 5.2% | -19.7% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +19.6% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 5.2% | 8.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 1 |
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More education data for Liberia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 151.16 % change on previous year (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5,838 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 31,372 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 16,718 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 27,165 (2012)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 7.4% in 2021, 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 8.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2012.
- How does Liberia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Liberia ranks 158th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. 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, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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