Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in Lebanon
Lebanon: Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square was 0.0098 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power in Lebanon, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2019, gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Lebanon stood at 0.0098 units per square kilometre.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Lebanon peaked at 0.0106 units per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 units per square kilometre, in 1976.
Lebanon ranks 22nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | -30.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | -57.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | +83.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | -36.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1984 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | +44.5% |
| 1985 | 0.005 units per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | -42.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | +38.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.005 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0064 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0101 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0104 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0104 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.0098 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0003 units per square kilometre, 31.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.0098 units per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0009 units per square kilometre, 10.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +83.3% | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | 0.0032 units per square kilometre |
| 1976 | -57.0% | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | 0.0018 units per square kilometre |
| 1989 | -42.5% | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | 0.0022 units per square kilometre |
| 1984 | +44.5% | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | 0.004 units per square kilometre |
| 1982 | -36.8% | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | 0.0023 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0101 units per square kilometre | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 19 United Kingdom 0.0128 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Germany 0.0128 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Puerto Rico 0.0124 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 United Arab Emirates 0.0091 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Italy 0.0086 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Nauru 0.0085 units per square kilometre 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 gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Lebanon?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Lebanon was 0.0098 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0106 units per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 units per square kilometre in 1976.
- How does Lebanon rank for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power?
- Lebanon ranks 22nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.