Subsidies and other transfers in Lebanon

Lebanon: Subsidies and other transfers was 149.54 trillion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
149.54 trillion current LCU
Change on year
up 1,751.3%
World rank
5th
of 153 countries
All-time high
149.54 trillion current LCU
in 2024
All-time low
957.00 billion current LCU
in 1998
Years of data
26
1997–2024

Subsidies and other transfers in Lebanon, 1997–2024

050.0T100.0T150.0T1997201020241997: 1.1T current LCU1998: 957.0B current LCU1999: 1.1T current LCU2000: 1.6T current LCU2001: 1.5T current LCU2002: 1.6T current LCU2003: 1.9T current LCU2004: 2.2T current LCU2005: 2.9T current LCU2006: 3.4T current LCU2007: 3.5T current LCU2008: 5.0T current LCU2009: 5.6T current LCU2010: 5.1T current LCU2011: 5.6T current LCU2012: 7.5T current LCU2013: 7.8T current LCU2014: 7.1T current LCU2015: 6.4T current LCU2016: 7.1T current LCU2017: 6.7T current LCU2018: 9.1T current LCU2019: 8.7T current LCU2020: 8.0T current LCU2021: 8.1T current LCU2024: 149.5T current LCU

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

Lebanon recorded 149.54 trillion current LCU for subsidies and other transfers in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1,751.3% on the previous year and up 2,004.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Lebanon peaked at 149.54 trillion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 957.00 billion current LCU, in 1998.

Lebanon ranks 5th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.06 trillion current LCU 957.00 billion current LCU 1.14 trillion current LCU 3
2000s 2.91 trillion current LCU 1.48 trillion current LCU 5.56 trillion current LCU 10
2010s 7.11 trillion current LCU 5.06 trillion current LCU 9.15 trillion current LCU 10
2020s 55.21 trillion current LCU 8.01 trillion current LCU 149.54 trillion current LCU 3

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 2 South Korea 484.57 trillion current LCU compare
  2. 3 Colombia 346.34 trillion current LCU compare
  3. 4 Iran 276.80 trillion current LCU compare
  4. 6 Uzbekistan 138.21 trillion current LCU compare
  5. 7 Argentina 67.45 trillion current LCU compare
  6. 8 Russia 28.20 trillion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 153 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is subsidies and other transfers in Lebanon?
Subsidies and other transfers in Lebanon was 149.54 trillion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 149.54 trillion current LCU in 2024.
What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 957.00 billion current LCU in 1998.
How does Lebanon rank for subsidies and other transfers?
Lebanon ranks 5th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is up 2,004.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lebanon data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 3,810 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.