Personal transfers, receipts in Lebanon

Lebanon: Personal transfers, receipts was 6.56 billion BoP, current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
6.56 billion BoP, current US$
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
21st
of 176 countries
All-time high
6.93 billion BoP, current US$
in 2016
All-time low
2.54 billion BoP, current US$
in 2002
Years of data
22
2002–2023

Personal transfers, receipts in Lebanon, 2002–2023

02.0B4.0B6.0B2002201220232002: 2.5B BoP, current US$2003: 4.0B BoP, current US$2004: 5.2B BoP, current US$2005: 4.3B BoP, current US$2006: 4.6B BoP, current US$2007: 5.0B BoP, current US$2008: 5.8B BoP, current US$2009: 6.4B BoP, current US$2010: 6.4B BoP, current US$2011: 6.3B BoP, current US$2012: 6.1B BoP, current US$2013: 6.6B BoP, current US$2014: 6.3B BoP, current US$2015: 6.6B BoP, current US$2016: 6.9B BoP, current US$2017: 6.5B BoP, current US$2018: 6.4B BoP, current US$2019: 6.7B BoP, current US$2020: 6.3B BoP, current US$2021: 6.1B BoP, current US$2022: 6.3B BoP, current US$2023: 6.6B BoP, current US$

Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in BoP, current US$.

Analysis

In 2023, personal transfers, receipts in Lebanon stood at 6.56 billion BoP, current US$.

The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, personal transfers, receipts in Lebanon peaked at 6.93 billion BoP, current US$ in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.54 billion BoP, current US$, in 2002.

Lebanon ranks 21st of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.72 billion BoP, current US$ 2.54 billion BoP, current US$ 6.38 billion BoP, current US$ 8
2010s 6.48 billion BoP, current US$ 6.13 billion BoP, current US$ 6.93 billion BoP, current US$ 10
2020s 6.31 billion BoP, current US$ 6.11 billion BoP, current US$ 6.56 billion BoP, current US$ 4

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 18 Ecuador 7.73 billion BoP, current US$ compare
  2. 19 Ethiopia 7.14 billion BoP, current US$ compare
  3. 20 Sri Lanka 6.58 billion BoP, current US$ compare
  4. 22 South Korea 6.29 billion BoP, current US$ compare
  5. 23 China 6.20 billion BoP, current US$ compare
  6. 24 Serbia 6.05 billion BoP, current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is personal transfers, receipts in Lebanon?
Personal transfers, receipts in Lebanon was 6.56 billion BoP, current US$ in 2023, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest personal transfers, receipts recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 6.93 billion BoP, current US$ in 2016.
What is the lowest personal transfers, receipts recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 2.54 billion BoP, current US$ in 2002.
How does Lebanon rank for personal transfers, receipts?
Lebanon ranks 21st out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
Is personal transfers, receipts rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lebanon data come from?
The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
219 places, 6,238 data points, 1968–2025
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Personal transfers are current transfers, in cash or in kind, received by resident households from non-resident households. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.