Lebanon — GDP (PPP)
GDP (PPP) for Lebanon, 1990–2024.
GDP (PPP) for Lebanon was 69.19 billion in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 131.56 billion in 2018. The lowest was 10.75 billion in 1990 (about 6.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 5.63% per year.
Lebanon ranks 120 of 201 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 60%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 274.73 billion, so Lebanon sits below it. It peaked in 2018 and has fallen 47% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 32%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 19 of 22 economies; Malta (41.86 billion) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 55% in 1991. That is 30% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1990 level: doubled by 1993; grown tenfold by 2015. Doubling roughly every 13 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 114th of 186 in 1990 → 88th of 194 in 2000 → 86th of 200 in 2010 → 95th of 198 in 2020 → 112th of 195 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 69,192,263,555.98 | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 72,660,549,003.24 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 70,604,897,092.51 | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 66,328,931,529.51 | -28.5% |
| 2020 | 92,719,310,020.9 | -26.3% |
| 2019 | 125,803,329,502.35 | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 131,563,779,278.95 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 129,139,845,044.67 | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 119,762,487,637.99 | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 110,329,048,228.76 | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 102,439,561,735.38 | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 93,707,683,516.72 | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 84,407,152,005.06 | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 76,310,623,816.18 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 74,125,159,474.51 | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 67,825,932,483.5 | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 61,152,899,772.26 | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 55,008,171,419.86 | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 48,995,393,157.13 | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 46,804,414,732.56 | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 44,194,530,903.24 | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 40,342,563,132.74 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 38,324,718,400.14 | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 36,489,188,155.81 | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 34,366,112,722.69 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 33,159,932,511.2 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 32,869,994,198.04 | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 31,355,287,003.71 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 30,501,961,986.33 | +13.3% |
| 1995 | 26,915,874,161.27 | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 24,765,996,545.29 | +10.4% |
| 1993 | 22,430,224,368.74 | +13.4% |
| 1992 | 19,781,278,547.86 | +19.1% |
| 1991 | 16,610,108,796.79 | +54.5% |
| 1990 | 10,750,781,535.14 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Lebanon’s GDP (PPP) in 1991?
16,610,108,796.79 (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Lebanon’s GDP (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 (PPP) growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +543.6% in total — about 5.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.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: 69,192,263,555.98; 2023: 72,660,549,003.24; 2022: 70,604,897,092.51; 2021: 66,328,931,529.51; 2020: 92,719,310,020.9. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD — GDP (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.