Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 19.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Lebanon, 2006–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Lebanon is 19.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Lebanon peaked at 22.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 2024.
Lebanon ranks 20th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 20.4% | — |
| 2007 | 22.1% | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 20.6% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 21.0% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 21.5% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 21.9% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 21.1% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 21.4% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 19.9% | -7.1% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 19.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.2%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 19.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17.8%, 1.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.3% | 20.4% | 22.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 21.0% | 21.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 19.9% | 19.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
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 income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Lebanon?
- Income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Lebanon was 19.9% in 2024, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 2024.
- How does Lebanon rank for income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Lebanon ranks 20th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.