Social contributions in Lebanon
Lebanon: Social contributions was 0.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Social contributions in Lebanon, 1997–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 0.0% for social contributions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 99.4% on the previous year and down 99.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social contributions in Lebanon peaked at 1.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2024.
That places Lebanon 108th out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Social contributions in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.1% | — |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +81.8% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | +837.8% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | -20.6% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -15.1% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -16.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +70.5% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -24.8% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -16.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +27.8% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +36.2% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -29.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -99.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1.9% | 3 |
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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 social contributions in Lebanon?
- Social contributions in Lebanon was 0.0% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest social contributions recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest social contributions recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- How does Lebanon rank for social contributions?
- Lebanon ranks 108th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is social contributions rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Social contributions (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Social contributions are actual or imputed contributions payable to social insurance schemes to make provisions for social benefits to be paid. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.