Current budget balance, including grants in Liberia
Liberia: Current budget balance, including grants was -1.44 billion current LCU in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2008)
-1.44 billion current LCU
Change on year
down 178.1%
World rank
41st
of 51 countries
All-time high
2.27 billion current LCU
in 2002
All-time low
-1.44 billion current LCU
in 2008
Years of data
8
2001–2008
Current budget balance, including grants in Liberia, 2001–2008
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current budget balance, including grants in Liberia is -1.44 billion current LCU, measured in 2008. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 178.1% on the previous year and down 203.0% over ten years.
Liberia ranks 41st of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Current budget balance, including grants in Liberia, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.39 billion current LCU | — |
| 2002 | 2.27 billion current LCU | +62.7% |
| 2003 | 1.14 billion current LCU | -49.9% |
| 2004 | 29.15 million current LCU | -97.4% |
| 2005 | 920.55 million current LCU | +3058.0% |
| 2006 | 1.75 billion current LCU | +90.0% |
| 2007 | 1.84 billion current LCU | +5.2% |
| 2008 | -1.44 billion current LCU | -178.1% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's -1.44 billion current LCU is below the median for low income countries, which is 54.90 billion current LCU. (19 countries reporting)
- Liberia's -1.44 billion current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.60 billion current LCU. (46 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Liberia
More science & technology data for Liberia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 32.06 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.3206 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 1.72 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 17.89 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.23 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 31.54 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current budget balance, including grants in Liberia?
- Current budget balance, including grants in Liberia was -1.44 billion current LCU in 2008, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest current budget balance, including grants recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.27 billion current LCU in 2002.
- What is the lowest current budget balance, including grants recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.44 billion current LCU in 2008.
- How does Liberia rank for current budget balance, including grants?
- Liberia ranks 41st out of 51 countries with data for 2008.
- Is current budget balance, including grants rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 203.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The excess of current revenue over current expenditure. data are in current local currencies.