Goods and services expense in Lebanon
Lebanon: Goods and services expense was 4.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Goods and services expense in Lebanon, 1998–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 4.0% for goods and services expense in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.5% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Lebanon peaked at 11.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2000.
That places Lebanon 149th out of 154 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Goods and services expense in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.1% | — |
| 1999 | 8.6% | -22.8% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | -69.8% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | +18.5% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | +22.2% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -17.2% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +38.5% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -21.5% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | +38.2% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -17.0% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | +37.8% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.8% | 8.6% | 11.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.0% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.0% | 4.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More public sector data for Lebanon
- Arms imports 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -35.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 109.45 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0245 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 122.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 635.47 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,369 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods and services expense in Lebanon?
- Goods and services expense in Lebanon was 4.0% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2000.
- How does Lebanon rank for goods and services expense?
- Lebanon ranks 149th out of 154 countries with data for 2021.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.