Liberia: Boakai Submits U.S.$1.538b Fy2027 Draft Budget

What the report says

Liberia’s Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan has formally presented President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s proposed US$1.538 billion Fiscal Year 2027 national budget to the 55th National Legislature, according to Liberian Observer. The draft plan was delivered on November 6, 2026, to House Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon and is now headed for legislative review before it can become law.

The budget message frames the proposal as part of the administration’s “people-centered” development agenda, with higher spending planned for health, education, gender and social protection, youth programs, public worker pay and infrastructure. Boakai also said domestic revenue collections passed US$1 billion by September 2026, which he described as an important sign of stronger revenue mobilization and greater ability to fund national priorities.

Key allocations highlighted in the article include US$135.8 million for health and US$163.5 million for education. The plan also sets out salary adjustments for teachers and other public workers, funding for police and drug enforcement personnel, support for social security arrears, and new spending on youth training, women’s enterprises, school feeding and children’s services. The article says the government wants these measures to improve public services, ease compensation pressures and widen access to social support.

More broadly, the proposal reflects a common budget challenge in Liberia: balancing immediate social needs with long-term investment in institutions and infrastructure. As reported by Liberian Observer, the next step is scrutiny by lawmakers, who will decide whether and how to approve the spending plan.