Tax revenue in Lebanon

Central government tax revenue in Lebanon was equal to 11.1% of GDP in 2024.

Measure: Tax revenue as a share of GDP (central government) Unit: % of GDP Data: 1997 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Lebanon, 2024 11.1% % of GDP
Change from 2021 +5.5percentage points 2021: 5.7%
World, 2024 13.9% Official aggregate

Tax revenue 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.

Tax revenue as a share of GDP (central government) (% of GDP), 2000 to 2024
Period LebanonWorld
2024 11.1% 13.9%
2023 – 13.9%
2022 – 14.5%
2021 5.7% 14.3%
2020 8.9% 13.7%
2019 15.4% 13.8%
2018 15.3% 13.9%
2017 15.4% 14.2%
2016 13.5% 13.9%
2015 13.5% 14.0%
2014 14.1% 14.0%
2013 14.1% 14.0%
2012 15.2% 13.8%
2011 16.4% 13.7%
2010 16.8% 13.3%
2009 16.9% 13.1%
2008 16.4% 14.3%
2007 14.9% 14.8%
2006 15.0% 14.5%
2005 15.2% 14.1%
2004 16.5% 14.5%
2003 15.4% 14.4%
2002 14.4% 14.6%
2001 11.9% –
2000 11.9% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 5.7% in 2021, a change of +5.5 percentage points.
  • Since 2012, when it was 15.2%, the figure has changed by −4.1 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 13.9%.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1997 to 2024 for Lebanon
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics