Primary income payments in Lebanon

Lebanon: Primary income payments was 937.14 million BoP, current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
937.14 million BoP, current US$
Change on year
down 43.0%
World rank
124th
of 199 countries
All-time high
4.84 billion BoP, current US$
in 2003
All-time low
937.14 million BoP, current US$
in 2023
Years of data
22
2002–2023

Primary income payments in Lebanon, 2002–2023

1.0B2.0B3.0B4.0B5.0B2002201220232002: 1.3B BoP, current US$2003: 4.8B BoP, current US$2004: 1.9B BoP, current US$2005: 1.9B BoP, current US$2006: 2.3B BoP, current US$2007: 2.4B BoP, current US$2008: 2.3B BoP, current US$2009: 2.3B BoP, current US$2010: 2.0B BoP, current US$2011: 1.9B BoP, current US$2012: 1.9B BoP, current US$2013: 2.2B BoP, current US$2014: 3.0B BoP, current US$2015: 2.9B BoP, current US$2016: 3.3B BoP, current US$2017: 3.3B BoP, current US$2018: 3.9B BoP, current US$2019: 4.3B BoP, current US$2020: 2.6B BoP, current US$2021: 1.9B BoP, current US$2022: 1.6B BoP, current US$2023: 937.1M BoP, current US$

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

Analysis

In 2023, primary income payments in Lebanon stood at 937.14 million BoP, current US$. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 43.0% on the previous year and down 57.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary income payments in Lebanon peaked at 4.84 billion BoP, current US$ in 2003 and was at its lowest, 937.14 million BoP, current US$, in 2023.

Lebanon ranks 124th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.38 billion BoP, current US$ 1.26 billion BoP, current US$ 4.84 billion BoP, current US$ 8
2010s 2.88 billion BoP, current US$ 1.88 billion BoP, current US$ 4.34 billion BoP, current US$ 10
2020s 1.79 billion BoP, current US$ 937.14 million BoP, current US$ 2.62 billion BoP, current US$ 4

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 121 Moldova 1.07 billion BoP, current US$ compare
  2. 122 Iceland 1.05 billion BoP, current US$ compare
  3. 123 Mali 955.86 million BoP, current US$ compare
  4. 125 Namibia 933.47 million BoP, current US$ compare
  5. 126 Bahamas 921.11 million BoP, current US$ compare
  6. 127 Jamaica 920.14 million BoP, current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary income payments in Lebanon?
Primary income payments in Lebanon was 937.14 million BoP, current US$ in 2023, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest primary income payments recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 4.84 billion BoP, current US$ in 2003.
What is the lowest primary income payments recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 937.14 million BoP, current US$ in 2023.
How does Lebanon rank for primary income payments?
Lebanon ranks 124th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
Is primary income payments rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is down 57.8%. 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 Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary income payments (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
246 places, 9,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income payments refer to employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments).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.