Lebanon — GDP per capita (PPP)
GDP per Capita (PPP) for Lebanon, 1990–2024.
GDP per capita (PPP) for Lebanon was 11,917 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 21,985 in 2018. The lowest was 2,990 in 1990 (about 4.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 4.15% per year.
Lebanon ranks 136 of 201 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 68%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 18,586, so Lebanon sits below it. It peaked in 2018 and has fallen 46% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 26%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 16 of 22 economies; Morocco (11,112) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 51% in 1991. That is 28% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1990 level: doubled by 1994. Doubling roughly every 17 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 114th of 186 in 1990 → 79th of 194 in 2000 → 83rd of 200 in 2010 → 91st of 198 in 2020 → 127th of 195 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11,917.45 | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 12,585.2 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 12,290.89 | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 11,599.78 | -28.7% |
| 2020 | 16,259.71 | -25.1% |
| 2019 | 21,710.46 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 21,985.49 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 20,963.82 | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 18,940.59 | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 17,045.9 | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 16,139.86 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 16,315.61 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 16,121.34 | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 14,974.55 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 14,703.62 | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 13,586.14 | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 12,415.94 | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 11,355.66 | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 10,312.35 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 10,019.99 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 9,609.01 | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 8,914.48 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 8,586.24 | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 8,289.38 | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 7,937.96 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 7,792.66 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 7,861.23 | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 7,631.99 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 7,559.76 | +11.2% |
| 1995 | 6,795.68 | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 6,366.91 | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 5,870.79 | +11.2% |
| 1992 | 5,278.71 | +16.6% |
| 1991 | 4,527.26 | +51.4% |
| 1990 | 2,990.34 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Lebanon’s GDP per capita (PPP) in 1991?
4,527.26 (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Lebanon’s GDP per capita (PPP) figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — current international $ — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Lebanon’s GDP per capita (PPP) growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +298.5% in total — about 4.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 11,917.45; 2023: 12,585.2; 2022: 12,290.89; 2021: 11,599.78; 2020: 16,259.71. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD — GDP per Capita (PPP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.