Iraq vs Lebanon: GDP per capita growth
GDP per capita growth over time
- Iraq
- Lebanon
How they compare
Iraq currently reports -4.2% against -7.6% in Lebanon, a difference of 3.4%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 211th and Lebanon ranks 212th of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Lebanon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -5.7% | -43.6% | 37.9% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 11.2% | 11.2% | 0.0% | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 3.5% | 1.2% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 2.7% | -0.3% | 3.0% | Iraq |
| 2020s | -2.9% | -7.5% | 4.6% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita growth, Iraq or Lebanon?
- Iraq, at -4.2% against -7.6% in Lebanon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita growth between Iraq and Lebanon?
- 3.4%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Lebanon?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Lebanon rank globally for gdp per capita growth?
- Iraq ranks 211th and Lebanon ranks 212th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.