Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$ in Lebanon

Lebanon: Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$ was 2,390 million USD in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,390 million USD
Change on year
up 43.5%
World rank
136th
of 173 countries
All-time high
17,327 million USD
in 2018
All-time low
1,665 million USD
in 2022
Years of data
23
2001–2023

Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$ in Lebanon, 2001–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k2001201220232001: 5.5k million USD2002: 6.0k million USD2003: 6.8k million USD2004: 6.5k million USD2005: 6.3k million USD2006: 7.6k million USD2007: 8.4k million USD2008: 9.5k million USD2009: 10.8k million USD2010: 10.6k million USD2011: 11.3k million USD2012: 12.6k million USD2013: 13.4k million USD2014: 13.6k million USD2015: 13.2k million USD2016: 14.1k million USD2017: 14.9k million USD2018: 17.3k million USD2019: 16.4k million USD2020: 4.3k million USD2021: 1.8k million USD2022: 1.7k million USD2023: 2.4k million USD

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.

Analysis

In 2023, total expenditure (central government) — value us$ in Lebanon stood at 2,390 million USD.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.5% on the previous year and down 82.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total expenditure (central government) — value us$ in Lebanon peaked at 17,327 million USD in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,665 million USD, in 2022.

That places Lebanon 136th out of 173 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$ in Lebanon, year by year

Annual values for Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$ in Lebanon, 2001 to 2023.
Year million USD Change
2001 5,481 million USD
2002 6,007 million USD +9.6%
2003 6,761 million USD +12.6%
2004 6,458 million USD -4.5%
2005 6,258 million USD -3.1%
2006 7,615 million USD +21.7%
2007 8,358 million USD +9.8%
2008 9,486 million USD +13.5%
2009 10,755 million USD +13.4%
2010 10,625 million USD -1.2%
2011 11,305 million USD +6.4%
2012 12,573 million USD +11.2%
2013 13,392 million USD +6.5%
2014 13,554 million USD +1.2%
2015 13,241 million USD -2.3%
2016 14,113 million USD +6.6%
2017 14,887 million USD +5.5%
2018 17,327 million USD +16.4%
2019 16,423 million USD -5.2%
2020 4,332 million USD -73.6%
2021 1,795 million USD -58.6%
2022 1,665 million USD -7.2%
2023 2,390 million USD +43.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7,464 million USD 5,481 million USD 10,755 million USD 9
2010s 13,744 million USD 10,625 million USD 17,327 million USD 10
2020s 2,546 million USD 1,665 million USD 4,332 million USD 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is total expenditure (central government) — value us$ in Lebanon?
Total expenditure (central government) — value us$ in Lebanon was 2,390 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest total expenditure (central government) — value us$ recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 17,327 million USD in 2018.
What is the lowest total expenditure (central government) — value us$ recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 1,665 million USD in 2022.
How does Lebanon rank for total expenditure (central government) — value us$?
Lebanon ranks 136th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
Is total expenditure (central government) — value us$ rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is down 82.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lebanon data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$
Unit
million USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
188 places, 3,857 data points, 2001–2024
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The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.