Central government expense in Lebanon
Central government expense in Lebanon was equal to 6.3% of GDP in 2021. The value for 2021 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1998.
Lebanon, 2021
6.3%
Change from 2020
−8.6percentage points
World, 2021
31.7%
Position in 2021
124th of 125
Central government expense in Lebanon over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Lebanon | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | – | 28.5% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | 31.7% |
| 2020 | 14.9% | 33.4% |
| 2019 | 29.2% | 26.7% |
| 2018 | 29.3% | 26.1% |
| 2017 | 26.0% | 26.3% |
| 2016 | 25.8% | 26.6% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | 26.8% |
| 2014 | 25.9% | 26.8% |
| 2013 | 26.7% | 27.1% |
| 2012 | 26.8% | 27.4% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | 27.5% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | 28.4% |
| 2009 | 28.8% | 28.4% |
| 2008 | 30.5% | 25.9% |
| 2007 | 31.6% | 24.8% |
| 2006 | 31.7% | 24.9% |
| 2005 | 26.8% | 25.1% |
| 2004 | 26.8% | 24.8% |
| 2003 | 30.5% | 25.2% |
| 2002 | 28.4% | 24.9% |
| 2001 | 29.0% | 24.7% |
| 2000 | 30.5% | 23.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −8.6 percentage points from 14.9% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 26.4%, the figure has changed by −20.1 percentage points.
- Among the 125 countries with data for 2021, Lebanon has the 124th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2021 was 31.7%.