Lebanon vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP

Lebanon
1.34 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.9901 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lebanon rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
5th

Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Lebanon
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
00.511.5196519952025

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 1.34 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9901 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.3499 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lebanon ahead.

Lebanon ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 188 countries.

Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 1.16 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9207 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2361 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2000s 0.9961 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8885 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1077 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2010s 1.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8278 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2144 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2020s 1.3 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8702 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4299 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher final consumption expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, Lebanon or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Lebanon, at 1.34 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9901 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in final consumption expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Lebanon and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.3499 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Lebanon and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for final consumption expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Lebanon ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
231 places, 11,115 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Final consumption expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.