Subsidies in Liberia

Liberia: Subsidies was 1.16 billion GFS, current LCU in 2008. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2008)
1.16 billion GFS, current LCU
Change on year
up 46.4%
World rank
24th
of 47 countries
All-time high
1.16 billion GFS, current LCU
in 2008
All-time low
0 GFS, current LCU
in 2001
Years of data
8
2001–2008

Subsidies in Liberia, 2001–2008

0250.0M500.0M750.0M1.0B1.2B2001200420082001: 0 GFS, current LCU2002: 0 GFS, current LCU2003: 0 GFS, current LCU2004: 0 GFS, current LCU2005: 245.1M GFS, current LCU2006: 440.8M GFS, current LCU2007: 793.8M GFS, current LCU2008: 1.2B GFS, current LCU

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

Analysis

Liberia recorded 1.16 billion GFS, current LCU for subsidies in 2008. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 46.4% on the previous year.

That places Liberia 24th out of 47 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 21 Tunisia 2.21 billion GFS, current LCU compare
  2. 22 Eswatini 2.13 billion GFS, current LCU compare
  3. 23 Mauritius 1.18 billion GFS, current LCU compare
  4. 25 Eritrea 931.00 million GFS, current LCU compare
  5. 26 Sudan 711.79 million GFS, current LCU compare
  6. 27 Ghana 42.19 million GFS, current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 47 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is subsidies in Liberia?
Subsidies in Liberia was 1.16 billion GFS, current LCU in 2008, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest subsidies recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 1.16 billion GFS, current LCU in 2008.
What is the lowest subsidies recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 GFS, current LCU in 2001.
How does Liberia rank for subsidies?
Liberia ranks 24th out of 47 countries with data for 2008.
Where does this Liberia data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Subsidies (GFS, current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Subsidies (GFS, current LCU)
Unit
GFS, current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
47 places, 1,211 data points, 1966–2011
Last refreshed

Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units make to enterprises, resident producers and importers. Subsidies may be designed to influence enterprises level or type of production, or the prices at which the products are sold. (Capital grants are in the national accounts classified as capital transfers.) Subsidies consists of ‘subsidies on products’, subsidies payable per unit of a good or a service, and ‘other subsidies on production’, which cover all other subsidies enterprises receives as a consequence of engaging in production. Data are in current local currency.