Lebanon vs Somalia: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Lebanon
121,361 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Somalia
51,045 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lebanon rank
2nd
Somalia rank
3rd

Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Lebanon
  • Somalia
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k196019922025

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 121,361 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 51,045 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Somalia, a difference of 70,316 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 2.4 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Somalia ahead.

Lebanon ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 3rd of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Somalia Difference Ahead
1990s 1,161 current LCU per US$ of GDP 2,157 current LCU per US$ of GDP 996.29 current LCU per US$ of GDP Somalia
2010s 1,927 current LCU per US$ of GDP 32,409 current LCU per US$ of GDP 30,482 current LCU per US$ of GDP Somalia
2020s 60,615 current LCU per US$ of GDP 41,735 current LCU per US$ of GDP 18,881 current LCU per US$ of GDP Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Lebanon or Somalia?
Lebanon, at 121,361 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 51,045 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Lebanon and Somalia?
70,316 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Somalia?
14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Lebanon and Somalia rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Lebanon ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 3rd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 8,523 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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