Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Liberia
Liberia: Taxes as a % of price: value added tax was 9.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
9.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
132nd
of 189 countries
All-time high
9.1%
in 2018
All-time low
6.5%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Liberia, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Liberia is 9.1%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Liberia peaked at 9.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2008.
Liberia ranks 132nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6.5% | — |
| 2010 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | +39.0% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 9.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 13.0%, 70% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 9.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 70% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 6.5% | 9.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 129 Cuba 10.0% compare
- 130 Lebanon 9.9% compare
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- 132 Cambodia 9.1% compare
- 132 Korea 9.1% compare
- 132 Paraguay 9.1% compare
- 132 Bahrain 9.1% compare
- 132 Mongolia 9.1% compare
- 132 Papua New Guinea 9.1% compare
- 132 Japan 9.1% compare
- 132 Australia 9.1% compare
- 132 Solomon Islands 9.1% compare
- 132 Comoros 9.1% compare
- 132 Lao People's Democratic Republic 9.1% compare
- 132 Bahamas 9.1% compare
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: value added tax in Liberia?
- Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Liberia was 9.1% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2008.
- How does Liberia rank for taxes as a % of price: value added tax?
- Liberia ranks 132nd out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: value added tax rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. 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: value added tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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