Current expenditure, total in Liberia

Liberia: Current expenditure, total was 16.10 billion current LCU in 2008. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2008)
16.10 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 91.8%
World rank
41st
of 51 countries
All-time high
16.10 billion current LCU
in 2008
All-time low
1.19 billion current LCU
in 2003
Years of data
8
2001–2008

Current expenditure, total in Liberia, 2001–2008

05.0B10.0B15.0B2001200420082001: 2.0B current LCU2002: 1.3B current LCU2003: 1.2B current LCU2004: 1.3B current LCU2005: 3.8B current LCU2006: 5.0B current LCU2007: 8.4B current LCU2008: 16.1B current LCU

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

The most recent figure for current expenditure, total in Liberia is 16.10 billion current LCU, measured in 2008. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 91.8% on the previous year and up 714.4% over ten years.

That places Liberia 41st out of 51 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 38 Namibia 23.42 billion current LCU compare
  2. 39 Sudan 22.07 billion current LCU compare
  3. 40 Guinea-Bissau 19.80 billion current LCU compare
  4. 42 Ghana 14.56 billion current LCU compare
  5. 43 Tunisia 13.25 billion current LCU compare
  6. 44 Lesotho 8.64 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is current expenditure, total in Liberia?
Current expenditure, total in Liberia was 16.10 billion current LCU in 2008, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest current expenditure, total recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 16.10 billion current LCU in 2008.
What is the lowest current expenditure, total recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.19 billion current LCU in 2003.
How does Liberia rank for current expenditure, total?
Liberia ranks 41st out of 51 countries with data for 2008.
Is current expenditure, total rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is up 714.4%. 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 expenditure, total (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Current expenditure, total (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,441 data points, 1965–2011
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Total current expenditure includes requited payments other than for capital assets or for goods or services to be used in the production of capital assets, and unrequited payments for purposes other than permitting the recipients to acquire capital assets, compensating the recipients for damage or destruction of capital assets, or increasing the financial capital of the recipients. Data are shown for central government only. Data are in current local currency.