Subsidies and other transfers in Lebanon
Lebanon: Subsidies and other transfers was 47.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Subsidies and other transfers in Lebanon, 1998–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for subsidies and other transfers in Lebanon is 47.2%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Lebanon peaked at 47.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 1998.
Lebanon ranks 51st of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Subsidies and other transfers in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 14.0% | — |
| 1999 | 14.8% | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 20.5% | +38.3% |
| 2001 | 19.2% | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 19.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 20.7% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 25.6% | +23.9% |
| 2005 | 32.8% | +28.0% |
| 2006 | 32.3% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 29.9% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 37.1% | +24.2% |
| 2009 | 36.2% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 33.8% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 35.0% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 42.1% | +20.5% |
| 2013 | 41.4% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 37.8% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 37.2% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 35.6% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 32.2% | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 37.7% | +16.9% |
| 2019 | 37.3% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 45.9% | +23.1% |
| 2021 | 47.2% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.4% | 14.0% | 14.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.4% | 19.2% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.0% | 32.2% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.5% | 45.9% | 47.2% | 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 subsidies and other transfers in Lebanon?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Lebanon was 47.2% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 47.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 1998.
- How does Lebanon rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Lebanon ranks 51st out of 152 countries with data for 2021.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. 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 Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.