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Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Lebanon

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Lebanon in 2024 — 4.9%. Ranked 168 in the world out of 169. Since 1989, the indicator has fallen by 13.2 pp.

2024 4.9% −0.3 pp vs 2023
World rank 168of 169
Period maximum 18.9%1990
Period minimum 2.4%2021

Trend over time

1989–2024 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Lebanon, 1989–20240510152019891993199720012005200920132017202120241989: 18.1%1990: 18.9%1991: 14%1992: 14%1993: 12%1994: 12.6%1995: 12.4%1996: 14.4%1997: 17%1998: 16.7%1999: 16.9%2000: 17.3%2001: 17.6%2002: 17.1%2003: 16.6%2004: 14.4%2005: 14.5%2006: 14.5%2007: 13.7%2008: 13.4%2009: 12.9%2010: 12.2%2011: 12.6%2012: 13.7%2013: 12.9%2014: 12.7%2015: 12.5%2016: 13%2017: 13.2%2018: 15.3%2019: 15.6%2020: 9.1%2021: 2.4%2022: 3.6%2023: 5.2%2024: 4.9%
Change over the period: −13.2 pp Annual average: -0.38 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lebanon

Lebanon 4.9%
World 16.7%
Middle East & North Africa 17.3%
Western Asia computed 19.2%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 11.4%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 4.9 −0.3 pp
2023 5.2 +1.5 pp
2022 3.6 +1.3 pp
2021 2.4 −6.8 pp
2020 9.1 −6.5 pp
2019 15.6 +0.3 pp
2018 15.3 +2.1 pp
2017 13.2 +0.2 pp
2016 13 +0.5 pp
2015 12.5 −0.2 pp
2014 12.7 −0.2 pp
2013 12.9 −0.7 pp
2012 13.7 +1.1 pp
2011 12.6 +0.3 pp
2010 12.2 −0.7 pp
2009 12.9 −0.5 pp
2008 13.4 −0.3 pp
2007 13.7 −0.8 pp
2006 14.5 −0 pp
2005 14.5 +0.1 pp
2004 14.4 −2.2 pp
2003 16.6 −0.5 pp
2002 17.1 −0.5 pp
2001 17.6 +0.3 pp
2000 17.3 +0.3 pp
1999 16.9 +0.2 pp
1998 16.7 −0.3 pp
1997 17 +2.7 pp
1996 14.4 +2 pp
1995 12.4 −0.2 pp
1994 12.6 +0.6 pp
1993 12 −2 pp
1992 14 −0 pp
1991 14 −4.9 pp
1990 18.9 +0.8 pp
1989 18.1 —

Western Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

KW Kuwait 25.8 IL Israel 25.2 IQ Iraq 22.2 SA Saudi Arabia 21.3 OM Oman 18.7 CY Cyprus 18.4 PS Palestine 17.5 TR Türkiye 14.5 AZ Azerbaijan 14.2 BH Bahrain 14.1 GE Georgia 12.9 AM Armenia 10.7 LB Lebanon 4.9
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About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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