Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Liberia
Liberia: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 35.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
35.0%
Change on year
down 9.7%
World rank
145th
of 189 countries
All-time high
38.8%
in 2020
All-time low
12.0%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Liberia, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Liberia stood at 35.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% on the previous year and up 74.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Liberia peaked at 38.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2008.
Liberia ranks 145th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 12.0% | — |
| 2010 | 19.4% | +61.9% |
| 2012 | 20.1% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 23.0% | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 23.3% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 34.8% | +49.5% |
| 2020 | 38.8% | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 35.0% | -9.7% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 35.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 39.5%, 89% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 35.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.2%, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 19.4% | 34.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 36.9% | 35.0% | 38.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More health data for Liberia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,097 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,457 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.068 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Liberia?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Liberia was 35.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2008.
- How does Liberia rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Liberia ranks 145th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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