Lebanon vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP

Lebanon
1.36 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lebanon rank
14th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
11th

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

  • Lebanon
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
00.511.5196019922025

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 1.36 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.3 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.

Lebanon ranks 14th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 11th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1990s 1.47 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4565 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2000s 1.22 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9231 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2010s 1.27 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9975 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2758 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2020s 1.34 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3246 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, Lebanon or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Lebanon, at 1.36 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Lebanon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
0.3 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Lebanon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Lebanon ranks 14th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 11th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross national 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
229 places, 10,825 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross national 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.