Liberia: What's in the U.S.$1.538 Billion 2027 Budget?

What the report says

Liberia’s President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has sent a proposed US$1.538 billion national budget for fiscal year 2027 to the 55th Legislature, according to The New Dawn via AllAfrica. The draft plan was formally presented on Friday, November 6, 2026, by Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan to House Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon in Monrovia.

The government says the spending proposal is meant to support its ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development and to direct more money toward healthcare, education, infrastructure, youth empowerment, gender and social protection, women’s empowerment, and public sector compensation. Boakai described the budget theme as focused on achieving greater impact through continued implementation of that development agenda.

The article says the proposed budget is about US$327 million, or 27 percent, larger than the 2026 national budget of US$1.211 billion. It also notes that domestic revenue collections had surpassed US$1 billion by September 2026, which the president presented as evidence of stronger revenue mobilization. The budget now moves to lawmakers for review and possible amendment before passage.

The report does not provide ministry-by-ministry figures or detailed project allocations. In general, national budgets are important because they show how a government plans to balance spending priorities, revenue expectations, and development goals for the coming fiscal year.