GDP per capita growth in Lebanon
Lebanon: GDP per capita growth was -7.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Lebanon, 1989–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp per capita growth in Lebanon is -7.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 503.6% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Lebanon peaked at 46.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -43.6%, in 1989.
Lebanon ranks 210th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per capita growth in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | -43.6% | — |
| 1990 | 24.1% | -155.2% |
| 1991 | 46.4% | +92.9% |
| 1992 | 14.0% | -69.9% |
| 1993 | 8.6% | -38.3% |
| 1994 | 6.2% | -28.4% |
| 1995 | 4.5% | -26.5% |
| 1996 | 9.2% | +103.5% |
| 1997 | -0.8% | -108.2% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | -345.9% |
| 1999 | -2.3% | -221.3% |
| 2000 | -0.4% | -82.6% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -643.0% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +174.1% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -77.7% |
| 2006 | -0.2% | -114.6% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | -4576.7% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | +20.4% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | -20.9% |
| 2011 | -0.2% | -103.1% |
| 2012 | -0.2% | -20.2% |
| 2013 | -5.4% | +3005.6% |
| 2014 | -7.3% | +35.7% |
| 2015 | -1.5% | -79.5% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -366.2% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -72.0% |
| 2019 | -3.9% | -486.6% |
| 2020 | -20.1% | +420.1% |
| 2021 | -7.3% | -63.9% |
| 2022 | -1.1% | -85.1% |
| 2023 | -1.3% | +16.8% |
| 2024 | -7.6% | +503.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -43.6% | -43.6% | -43.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 11.2% | -2.3% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | -0.4% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3% | -7.3% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | -7.5% | -20.1% | -1.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 207 Haiti -3.8% compare
- 208 Syria -3.9% compare
- 209 Iraq -4.2% compare
- 211 Equatorial Guinea -8.1% compare
- 212 South Sudan -9.8% compare
- 213 New Caledonia -14.3% compare
More economy & growth data for Lebanon
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.87 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -0 Percent per annum (2022)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 435,209 constant LCU per person (2021)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 63.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.0263 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 117.82 current US$ per person (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 70.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 2,357 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 10.55 million current LCU per person (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) -5.85 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Lebanon?
- Gdp per capita growth in Lebanon was -7.6% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 46.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was -43.6% in 1989.
- How does Lebanon rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Lebanon ranks 210th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.