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Liberia: budget and public finances

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This dossier follows Liberia’s budget proposals, expected revenue and parliamentary choices. It distinguishes proposed amounts, available financing and expenditure actually executed.

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Liberian Capitol in Monrovia, March 2012. File photograph; does not depict the budget handover. David Stanley, CC BY 2.0, unmodified.
Liberian Capitol in Monrovia, March 2012. File photograph; does not depict the budget handover. David Stanley, CC BY 2.0, unmodified. — David Stanley / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ ; 12 mars 2012 ; sans modification.

Where things stand

On 6 November 2026, the government submitted a roughly $1.54 billion draft budget for 2027. Adoption and the revenue breakdown remain under legislative consideration.

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Liberia submits roughly $1.54 billion draft budget for 2027

Liberia’s government submitted a roughly $1.54 billion draft budget for 2027 on 6 November 2026. Finance Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan delivered it to House Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon, local media report.

Liberian Capitol in Monrovia, March 2012. File photograph; does not depict the budget handover. David Stanley, CC BY 2.0, unmodified.
Liberian Capitol in Monrovia, March 2012. File photograph; does not depict the budget handover. David Stanley, CC BY 2.0, unmodified. — David Stanley / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ ; 12 mars 2012 ; sans modification.

FrontPageAfrica specifies a $1.538 billion spending envelope. Liberia News Network reports the presentation of a revenue projection rounded to $1.54 billion. These figures describe a proposed framework: lawmakers still need to examine and vote on it.

FrontPageAfrica says proposals include $135.8 million for health and $163.5 million for education, alongside measures on public pay and pensions. These are requested allocations, rather than expenditure already executed for 2027.

Financing remains central to scrutiny: the summary described by the newspaper does not fully detail the shares of taxes, aid and borrowing. The final budget size and allocation will depend on legislative decisions.

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