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Government debt — Liberia

Government debt in Liberia in 2031 — 43.1%. Ranked 75 in the world out of 184. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 425 pp.

2031 43.1% −2.8 pp vs 2030
World rank 75of 184
Period maximum 600.1%2003
Period minimum 20.5%2012

Trend over time

2000–2031 · % of GDP

Government debt — Liberia, 2000–203102004006008002000200420082012201620202024202820312000: 468.1%2001: 465.2%2002: 463.6%2003: 600.1%2004: 543.4%2005: 488.5%2006: 450.9%2007: 366.8%2008: 235.3%2009: 132.2%2010: 25.4%2011: 22.5%2012: 20.5%2013: 20.6%2014: 24.3%2015: 24.4%2016: 28%2017: 31.8%2018: 36.2%2019: 48.1%2020: 58.5%2021: 53.5%2022: 54.4%2023: 57.2%2024: 56.4%2025: 54.9%2026: 53.8%2027: 53.3%2028: 50.5%2029: 48.7%2030: 45.9%2031: 43.1%
Change over the period: −425 pp Annual average: -13.71 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Liberia

Liberia 43.1%
World computed 102.5%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 54.1%
Western Africa computed 41.7%
Low-income countries computed 45.5%
Government debt — Liberia, by year Liberia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 43.1 −2.8 pp
2030 45.9 −2.8 pp
2029 48.7 −1.8 pp
2028 50.5 −2.8 pp
2027 53.3 −0.5 pp
2026 53.8 −1.1 pp
2025 54.9 −1.5 pp
2024 56.4 −0.8 pp
2023 57.2 +2.8 pp
2022 54.4 +0.9 pp
2021 53.5 −5 pp
2020 58.5 +10.4 pp
2019 48.1 +11.9 pp
2018 36.2 +4.4 pp
2017 31.8 +3.8 pp
2016 28 +3.6 pp
2015 24.4 +0.1 pp
2014 24.3 +3.7 pp
2013 20.6 +0.1 pp
2012 20.5 −2 pp
2011 22.5 −2.9 pp
2010 25.4 −106.8 pp
2009 132.2 −103.1 pp
2008 235.3 −131.5 pp
2007 366.8 −84.1 pp
2006 450.9 −37.6 pp
2005 488.5 −54.9 pp
2004 543.4 −56.7 pp
2003 600.1 +136.5 pp
2002 463.6 −1.6 pp
2001 465.2 −2.9 pp
2000 468.1 —

Western Africa, 2031

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GN Guinea 28.9 NG Nigeria 30.1 SL Sierra Leone 31.8 ML Mali 37.9 MR Mauritania 40.8 GH Ghana 42.3 LR Liberia 43.1 GM Gambia 44.3 NE Niger 44.3 BF Burkina Faso 46.4 CI Côte d'Ivoire 48.6 BJ Benin 50.3 TG Togo 56.7 GW Guinea-Bissau 65.2 CV Cabo Verde 71.4 SN Senegal 121.4
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About the indicator

Gross general government debt as a percent of GDP from the IMF World Economic Outlook database: all liabilities that require future payments of interest and/or principal. It covers the central government, regional and local budgets and extrabudgetary funds where the data allow. The threshold of 60% of GDP is used in the EU Maastricht criteria as a benchmark of sustainability.

Important: The coverage of the government sector differs between countries; when levels are compared, it matters whether regional budgets are included.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.

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