Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Lebanon
Lebanon: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency was 0.0139 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Lebanon, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Lebanon is 0.0139 units per person, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Lebanon peaked at 0.0139 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1976.
Lebanon ranks 10th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | +8.2% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | +14.9% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | +8.9% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | +11.9% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | -9.8% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | -46.0% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | +97.5% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | +24.1% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +22.9% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | +17.4% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | -26.1% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +112.7% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +181.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 units per person | +343.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 units per person | +184.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0006 units per person | +41.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0011 units per person | +93.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0026 units per person | +137.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0036 units per person | +37.5% |
| 1994 | 0.004 units per person | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0047 units per person | +16.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0053 units per person | +12.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0058 units per person | +10.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0061 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.006 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0058 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0058 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0063 units per person | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0066 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0069 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0069 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.007 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0077 units per person | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0089 units per person | +15.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0107 units per person | +19.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0115 units per person | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0118 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0127 units per person | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0123 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0114 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0116 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0122 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.013 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0138 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0139 units per person | +0.3% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.0139 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 units per person, 92.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.0139 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0001 units per person, 109.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +343.0% | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
| 1988 | +184.8% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0004 units per person |
| 1986 | +181.2% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1992 | +137.8% | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0026 units per person |
| 1985 | +112.7% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1977 | +97.5% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.004 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0073 units per person | 0.0058 units per person | 0.0107 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0124 units per person | 0.0114 units per person | 0.0139 units per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
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), current prices, domestic currency, per in Lebanon?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Lebanon was 0.0139 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0139 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1976.
- How does Lebanon rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Lebanon ranks 10th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. 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 Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- 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.
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Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.