ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Lebanon

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan. Lower middle income. Capital: Beirut. Population 5,849,421 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
10,607 13,930 17,253 1995 2024 10,469
GDP growth (%)
−20.7 −5.1 10.6 1995 2024 −7.1
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
0.8 108.8 216.8 2009 2025 14.6
Life expectancy at birth (years)
72.5 75.3 78.2 1995 2024 77.9

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 10,469 2024 −5,190 −4,737 133 of 199
GDP growth% −7.1% 2024 −0.2 pp −9.6 pp 208 of 209
GDP per person growth% −7.6% 2024 −3.7 pp −0.3 pp 207 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 3,560 2024 −5,070 −3,880 146 of 201
Trade% of GDP 82.2% 2024 +19.3 pp +2.4 pp 92 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 6.8% 2024 +3.1 pp +0.8 pp 30 of 195
Central government debt% of GDP 128.6% 1999 * – – –

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 14.6% 2025 −70.3 pp +18.3 pp 13 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 11.0% 2023 +0.2 pp +2.5 pp 34 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 5,849,421 2025 +147,023 −623,048 115 of 217
Population growth% annual 0.7% 2025 +2.4 pp −1.2 pp 117 of 217
Urban population% of total 91.0% 2025 +1.2 pp +2.3 pp 31 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 77.9 2024 −0.3 −0.2 72 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 15.3 2024 +2.7 +4.1 82 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 5.6% 2023 −2.5 pp −1.5 pp 115 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Adult literacy rate% of people aged 15+ 92.0% 2019 * – +0.8 pp –
Government spending on education% of GDP 1.2% 2024 −1.3 pp −1.2 pp 166 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 80.6% 2024 −0.8 pp +7.6 pp 101 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 100.0% 2024 0.0 pp +0.3 pp 53 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 35.5 2022 – +3.7 38 of 85
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 5.8% 2022 – +5.7 pp 19 of 85

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 6.8% 2021 +2.8 pp +0.6 pp 161 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 14,075 −1.7 6,095 15,000 2,078 −3.7% 22% 35%
GDP growth −3.3% −0.5 4.3% 3.2% 7.1 – – –
GDP per person growth −3.4% −0.6 2.7% 1.9% 7.0 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 6,702 −1.7 2,750 5,475 1,870 −7.1% 10% 26%
Trade 76.7% +0.3 69.0% 83.8% 19.3 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 4.2% +2.3 1.9% 2.0% 1.1 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 68.6% −0.6 3.6% 1.8% 84.6 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 10.6% +0.3 5.1% 9.0% 1.6 – – –
Population 5,947,883 −0.4 12,348,573 11,520,684 277,044 −1.0% 200% 246%
Population growth −0.9% +0.9 1.7% 1.6% 1.8 – – –
Urban population 89.6% +1.9 50.9% 79.5% 0.7 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 77.5 +0.3 67.9 76.7 1.5 – – –
Infant mortality 12.6 +2.2 28.7 12.0 1.2 – – –
Health spending 7.1% −1.1 4.5% 5.6% 1.4 – – –
Government spending on education 2.1% −1.8 4.0% 4.5% 0.5 – – –
Internet users 79.2% +0.4 57.9% 86.6% 3.6 – – –
Access to electricity 99.9% +0.9 88.7% 100.0% 0.1 – – –
Renewable energy 5.0% +1.9 42.5% 3.7% 0.9 – – –

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