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Liberia VAT / GST

Source-cited draft: vat / gst for Liberia (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.

Applicable period 2025Source-cited draft· Last updated Jun 25, 2026

Source-cited draft.Written from sources but not reviewed by a licensed practitioner, so it may be incomplete or wrong. General reference only; don't file or take a position on it without professional review.

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Key figures — Liberia, 2025

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Consumption tax type

GST (single-stage), not a credit-invoice VAT; VAT replacement announced for around 1 Jan 2027 ((approx — confirm timing))Liberia Revenue Code — https://www.vatcalc.com/liberia/liberia-looks-to-implement-vat/

GST general rate

12Liberia Revenue Code — https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/republic-of-liberia/corporate/other-taxes

GST on listed goods (Revenue Code base rate)

7Liberia Revenue Code

GST on listed services (Revenue Code base rate)

10Liberia Revenue Code

GST on communication/telecom services

15Liberia Revenue Code — https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/republic-of-liberia/corporate/other-taxes

GST registration threshold

5,000,000Liberia Revenue Code

GST filing frequency

Monthly return, due by the 21st day of the following month ((approx — confirm exact date))Liberia Revenue Code

Input tax credit / reverse charge

As a single-stage GST, there is generally no full input-tax-credit chain as under a VAT; broad reverse-charge mechanics do not apply the way they do under EU-style VATLiberia Revenue Code

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Goods and Services Tax (GST)

Liberia operates a Goods and Services Tax (GST), a single-stage tax levied largely at the manufacturing/import stage and on listed services, rather than a multi-stage credit VAT. A move to a full VAT has been announced (targeted for around 2027 — confirm), which would replace GST.

  • Consumption tax type — GST (single-stage), not a credit-invoice VAT; VAT replacement announced for around 1 Jan 2027 ((approx — confirm timing)) (Liberia Revenue Code — https://www.vatcalc.com/liberia/liberia-looks-to-implement-vat/)
  • GST general rate — 12 percent (general rate, increased from 10%) (Liberia Revenue Code — https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/republic-of-liberia/corporate/other-taxes)
  • GST on listed goods (Revenue Code base rate) — 7 percent (on certain manufactured/imported goods listed in the Revenue Code (verify against current LRA notice — superseded by the general-rate increase) ((approx — confirm current rate))) (Liberia Revenue Code)
  • GST on listed services (Revenue Code base rate) — 10 percent (on listed services in the Revenue Code (verify against current LRA notice) ((approx — confirm current rate))) (Liberia Revenue Code)
  • GST on communication/telecom services — 15 percent (Liberia Revenue Code — https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/republic-of-liberia/corporate/other-taxes)
  • GST registration threshold — 5,000,000 LRD (Annual turnover of taxable goods manufacture or taxable services exceeding this amount ((approx — confirm))) (Liberia Revenue Code)
  • GST filing frequency — Monthly return, due by the 21st day of the following month ((approx — confirm exact date)) (Liberia Revenue Code)
  • Input tax credit / reverse charge — As a single-stage GST, there is generally no full input-tax-credit chain as under a VAT; broad reverse-charge mechanics do not apply the way they do under EU-style VAT (Liberia Revenue Code)

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