Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Lebanon
Lebanon: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 77.46 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Lebanon, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Lebanon stood at 77.46.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and down 63.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Lebanon peaked at 261.39 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 61.44, in 2021.
That places Lebanon 112th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 246.02 | — |
| 2001 | 228.46 | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 211.99 | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 195.96 | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 179.89 | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 164.4 | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 179.4 | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 193.38 | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 207.33 | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 221.46 | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 247.24 | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 257.48 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 219.85 | -14.6% |
| 2013 | 213.15 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 202.71 | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 187.05 | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 204.95 | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 222.13 | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 261.39 | +17.7% |
| 2019 | 245.12 | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 91.99 | -62.5% |
| 2021 | 61.44 | -33.2% |
| 2022 | 74.72 | +21.6% |
| 2023 | 77.46 | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 202.83 | 164.4 | 246.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 226.11 | 187.05 | 261.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.4 | 61.44 | 91.99 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Lebanon
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.24 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,415 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.0331 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 5.78 (2021)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 5.8% (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Lebanon?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Lebanon was 77.46 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 261.39 in 2018.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.44 in 2021.
- How does Lebanon rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
- Lebanon ranks 112th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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