False! Liberia’s 2017 Domestic Revenue, not $452 million
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Claim: Assistant Minister for Labour and Manpower Development at the Ministry of Labour, Emmanuel K. Barnes-i, has claimed that Liberia’s 2017 Domestic Revenue was $452 million.
Verdict: False! Statistics from the Liberia Revenue Authority 2017/2018 Annual Report show that Liberia’s Domestic Revenue was $427,151.
Full Text
Assistant Minister for Labour and Manpower Development at the Ministry of Labour, Emmanuel K. Barnes-i, has alleged that Liberia’s 2017 Domestic Revenue was $452 million.
The claim was made during a radio appearance on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, on OK FM 99.5.
He made the claim at 1:37 minutes within the show.
The Assistant Minister made the claim while making a comparative analysis of the improvement of Domestic Revenue under Joseph Boakai’s administration.
The Live Radio show generated 572 likes, 1.4k comments, and 30k shares.
DUBAWA decided to conduct a fact-check of the claim as part of its mission to counter misinformation and disinformation in public discourse.
Verification
Our researcher visited the Liberia Revenue Authority’s official website and reviewed its 2017/2018 Annual Report.
The report shows that the Budgeted Domestic Revenue for 2017/2018 was $445,083, while the actual Domestic Revenue was $427,151
Conclusion
Based on the report from the 2017/2018 Annual Report of the Liberia Revenue Authority, the claim made by Assistant Minister Emmanuel Barnes-i is incorrect.
