General government final consumption expenditure in Lebanon
Lebanon: General government final consumption expenditure was 4.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
General government final consumption expenditure in Lebanon, 1989–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 4.9% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2024.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Lebanon peaked at 18.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2021.
That places Lebanon 184th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 18.1% | — |
| 1990 | 18.9% | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 14.0% | -25.8% |
| 1992 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 12.0% | -14.5% |
| 1994 | 12.6% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 12.4% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 14.4% | +16.2% |
| 1997 | 17.0% | +18.6% |
| 1998 | 16.7% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 16.9% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 17.3% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 17.6% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 17.1% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 16.6% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | -13.1% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 13.7% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 13.4% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 12.2% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | +16.1% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | -41.5% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -74.2% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | +53.6% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | +42.6% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.1% | 18.1% | 18.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 14.9% | 12.0% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 12.9% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 12.2% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 2.4% | 9.1% | 5 |
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- 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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 28.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 115,681 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 517.47 million current LCU per person (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) -4.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1.43 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6,387 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 22.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.34 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Lebanon?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Lebanon was 4.9% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2021.
- How does Lebanon rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Lebanon ranks 184th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.