Primary government expenditures as a proportion … Public Expenditure in Lebanon
Lebanon: Primary government expenditures as a proportion … Public Expenditure was 95.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Lebanon, 2007–2020
Source: Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Lebanon is 95.3%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Lebanon peaked at 99.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 82.0%, in 2010.
Lebanon ranks 111th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Primary government expenditures as a proportion … Public Expenditure in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 85.1% | — |
| 2008 | 95.7% | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 99.4% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 82.0% | -17.6% |
| 2011 | 86.2% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 88.8% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 94.5% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 84.1% | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 97.8% | +16.2% |
| 2019 | 97.1% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 95.3% | -1.9% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 95.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 96.7%, 98% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 95.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 97.3%, 98% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.4% | 85.1% | 99.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 82.0% | 97.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 95.3% | 95.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More public sector data for Lebanon
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Lebanon?
- Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Lebanon was 95.3% in 2020, according to Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.0% in 2010.
- How does Lebanon rank for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved?
- Lebanon ranks 111th out of 165 countries with data for 2020.
- Is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB), published as part of Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget measures the extent to which aggregate budget expenditure outturn reflects the amount originally approved, as defined in government budget documentation and fiscal reports. The coverage is budgetary central government (BCG) and the time period covered is the last three completed fiscal years.