Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Tax revenue (% of GDP) was 11.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue in Lebanon, 1997–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue in Lebanon is 11.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 95.9% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Lebanon peaked at 16.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2021.
Lebanon ranks 123rd of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 11.9% | — |
| 1998 | 12.6% | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 13.4% | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 11.9% | -11.0% |
| 2001 | 11.9% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | +21.5% |
| 2003 | 15.4% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 16.5% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 16.4% | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | +13.6% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 15.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | -42.2% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | -36.1% |
| 2024 | 11.1% | +95.9% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 11.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.9%, 80% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 11.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.5%, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Lebanon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +95.9% | 5.7% | 11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.6% | 11.9% | 13.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 11.9% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 13.5% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 5.7% | 11.1% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Lebanon?
- Tax revenue in Lebanon was 11.1% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2021.
- How does Lebanon rank for tax revenue?
- Lebanon ranks 123rd out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. 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 Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.