General government final consumption expenditure … capita current US in Lebanon
Lebanon: General government final consumption expenditure … capita current US was 219.26 current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per in Lebanon, 1989–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 219.26 current US$ per person for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.0% on the previous year and down 77.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per in Lebanon peaked at 1,407 current US$ per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 95.48 current US$ per person, in 2021.
Lebanon ranks 150th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government final consumption expenditure … capita current US in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 139.35 current US$ per person | — |
| 1990 | 149 current US$ per person | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 179 current US$ per person | +20.1% |
| 1992 | 218.33 current US$ per person | +22.0% |
| 1993 | 248.82 current US$ per person | +14.0% |
| 1994 | 310.51 current US$ per person | +24.8% |
| 1995 | 366.1 current US$ per person | +17.9% |
| 1996 | 487.64 current US$ per person | +33.2% |
| 1997 | 653.29 current US$ per person | +34.0% |
| 1998 | 688.71 current US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 692.46 current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 688.43 current US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 705.56 current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 733.87 current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 738.18 current US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 664.78 current US$ per person | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 669.21 current US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 673.29 current US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 703.42 current US$ per person | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 792.16 current US$ per person | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 915.35 current US$ per person | +15.6% |
| 2010 | 931.87 current US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 984.76 current US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 1,149 current US$ per person | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 1,055 current US$ per person | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 965.84 current US$ per person | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 966.71 current US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,050 current US$ per person | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 1,137 current US$ per person | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 1,407 current US$ per person | +23.8% |
| 2019 | 1,392 current US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 508.28 current US$ per person | -63.5% |
| 2021 | 95.48 current US$ per person | -81.2% |
| 2022 | 132.48 current US$ per person | +38.8% |
| 2023 | 179.76 current US$ per person | +35.7% |
| 2024 | 219.26 current US$ per person | +22.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 219.26 current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 313.92 current US$ per person, 70% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 219.26 current US$ per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 927.15 current US$ per person, 24% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where General government final consumption expenditure … capita current US in Lebanon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -81.2% | 508.28 current US$ per person | 95.48 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 139.35 current US$ per person | 139.35 current US$ per person | 139.35 current US$ per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 399.39 current US$ per person | 149 current US$ per person | 692.46 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 728.42 current US$ per person | 664.78 current US$ per person | 915.35 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,104 current US$ per person | 931.87 current US$ per person | 1,407 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 227.05 current US$ per person | 95.48 current US$ per person | 508.28 current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 147 Cote d'Ivoire 265.63 current US$ per person compare
- 148 Kenya 264.91 current US$ per person compare
- 149 Cameroon 219.88 current US$ per person compare
- 151 Sudan 208.46 current US$ per person compare
- 152 Burkina Faso 204.33 current US$ per person compare
- 153 Comoros 185.2 current US$ per person 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -18.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1.42 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -22.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.03 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0255 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per in Lebanon?
- General government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per in Lebanon was 219.26 current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,407 current US$ per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.48 current US$ per person in 2021.
- How does Lebanon rank for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
- Lebanon ranks 150th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- General government final consumption expenditure Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.