Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU) in Liberia
Liberia: Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU) was -3.39 billion current LCU in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Overall budget balance, including grants in Liberia, 2001–2008
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2008, overall budget balance, including grants in Liberia stood at -3.39 billion current LCU. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 595.3% on the previous year and down 1,686.9% over ten years.
That places Liberia 20th out of 51 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.
Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU) in Liberia, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -189.47 million current LCU | — |
| 2002 | -359.52 million current LCU | +89.7% |
| 2003 | 140.89 million current LCU | -139.2% |
| 2004 | -218.62 million current LCU | -255.2% |
| 2005 | 438.90 million current LCU | -300.8% |
| 2006 | 1.08 billion current LCU | +147.1% |
| 2007 | 683.50 million current LCU | -37.0% |
| 2008 | -3.39 billion current LCU | -595.3% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's -3.39 billion current LCU is above the median for low income countries, which is -26.39 billion current LCU, 13% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Liberia's -3.39 billion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -21.76 billion current LCU, 16% of the median. (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 overall budget balance, including grants in Liberia?
- Overall budget balance, including grants in Liberia was -3.39 billion current LCU in 2008, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 billion current LCU in 2006.
- What is the lowest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.39 billion current LCU in 2008.
- How does Liberia rank for overall budget balance, including grants?
- Liberia ranks 20th out of 51 countries with data for 2008.
- Is overall budget balance, including grants rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,686.9%. 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 Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue and official grants received, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.