Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Lebanon
Lebanon: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita was 1,137 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Lebanon, 2002–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Lebanon is 1,137 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Lebanon peaked at 1,279 BoP, current US$ per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 570.05 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2002.
Lebanon ranks 6th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 570.05 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 2003 | 875.86 BoP, current US$ per person | +53.6% |
| 2004 | 1,127 BoP, current US$ per person | +28.7% |
| 2005 | 911.44 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.1% |
| 2006 | 973.03 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 1,037 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 1,173 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 1,279 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 1,263 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 1,240 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 1,170 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 1,149 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 985.23 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 1,023 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 1,096 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 1,053 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 1,075 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1,158 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 1,103 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 1,068 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 1,093 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 1,137 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 1,137 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 91.8 BoP, current US$ per person, 12.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 1,137 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 117.43 BoP, current US$ per person, 9.7× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Lebanon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +53.6% | 570.05 BoP, current US$ per person | 875.86 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 993.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 570.05 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,279 BoP, current US$ per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 1,121 BoP, current US$ per person | 985.23 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,263 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,100 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,068 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,137 BoP, current US$ per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 3 Samoa 1,249 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 4 Jamaica 1,183 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 5 Guatemala 1,166 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 7 Honduras 1,082 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 8 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1,039 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 9 Dominican Republic 1,030 BoP, 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 personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Lebanon?
- Personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Lebanon was 1,137 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,279 BoP, current US$ per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 570.05 BoP, current US$ per person in 2002.
- How does Lebanon rank for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Lebanon ranks 6th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Personal transfers, receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.