Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Lebanon
Lebanon: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 33.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Lebanon, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 33.3% for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 22.2% on the previous year and up 11,771.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Lebanon peaked at 33.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2014.
Lebanon ranks 34th of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.9% | — |
| 2001 | 1.5% | -61.9% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +32.8% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -19.6% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +104.1% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | +128.4% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -62.0% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -62.5% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -39.7% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +40.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -73.9% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +1747.3% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 19.4% | +270.3% |
| 2019 | 20.5% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 29.4% | +43.3% |
| 2021 | 27.2% | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 33.3% | +22.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.1% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 0.3% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 27.2% | 33.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 31 Mauritius 35.1% compare
- 32 Russian Federation 34.1% compare
- 32 Russian Federation 34.1% compare
- 35 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 32.9% compare
- 35 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 32.9% compare
- 37 Uruguay 32.1% compare
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 proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Lebanon?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Lebanon was 33.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2014.
- How does Lebanon rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Lebanon ranks 34th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11,771.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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