Liberia
Military share of state spending in Liberia
Military share of state spending in Liberia: 2.9% of government spending in 2004 and 3.9% of government spending in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 3.9% of government spending
- Since 2004
- +1 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 107 of 150
- counting from the highest
% of government spending · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- The highest was 6.6% of government spending in 2005, the lowest 1.1% of government spending in 2008.
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Liberia |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 2.9 |
| 2023 | 5.2 |
| 2022 | 4.9 |
| 2021 | 2.8 |
| 2020 | 1.2 |
| 2019 | 1.3 |
| 2018 | 1.2 |
| 2017 | 1.1 |
| 2016 | 1.3 |
| 2015 | 1.3 |
| 2014 | 1.4 |
| 2013 | 1.8 |
| 2012 | 1.8 |
| 2011 | 1.9 |
| 2010 | 1.7 |
| 2009 | 1.7 |
| 2008 | 1.1 |
| 2007 | 1.5 |
| 2006 | 3.2 |
| 2005 | 6.6 |
| 2004 | 2.9 |
Good to know
- The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Ranks count the 150 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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