Lebanon's compensation of employees (current LCU) was 87.05 trillion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 2,001% from 4.14 trillion in 2014 (35.59% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 87.05 trillion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 5.61 trillion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 4.14 trillion | 2014 |
| Highest | 87.05 trillion | 2024 |
| Lowest | 1.76 trillion | 2001 |
| Average since 2015 | 15.4 trillion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 1.94 trillion |
What the numbers say
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 27.3% in 2009 and the biggest yearly fall was 8.4% in 1998. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 7.33 trillion a year. A straight line explains 55% of the movement over 8 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Lebanon had the 2nd highest value of the 89 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Lebanon in the 2024 ranking
- Korea, Rep. — 2nd of 89: 62.92 trillion
- Colombia — 3rd of 89: 59.35 trillion
- Paraguay — 4th of 89: 26.49 trillion
What this measures
Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an enterprise to an employee in return for work done by the latter during the accounting period. 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.
Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
All 26 values
| Year | Compensation of employees (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 87,051,471,661,000 |
| 2023 | no data |
| 2022 | no data |
| 2021 | 5,497,863,053,000 |
| 2020 | 5,579,110,290,000 |
| 2019 | 5,611,921,549,000 |
| 2018 | 5,598,096,089,000 |
| 2017 | 5,052,334,949,000 |
| 2016 | 4,463,958,243,000 |
| 2015 | 4,307,428,009,000 |
Compensation of employees (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — 171.17 billion (2017)
- Bahrain — 1.39 billion (2020)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 200.93 billion (2015)
- Israel — 191.07 billion (2024)
- Jordan — 4.75 billion (2023)
- Malta — 2.17 billion (2024)
- Morocco — 164.63 billion (2024)
- Saudi Arabia — 562.26 billion (2024)
- United Arab Emirates — 23.97 billion (2024)
More public sector data for Lebanon
- Military expenditure (current USD) — 828.3 million (2025)
- Military expenditure (current LCU) — 74.02 trillion (2025)
- Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 2.51% (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 9 million (2024)
- Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) — 16.63% (2025)
- Armed forces personnel, total — 80,000 (2020)
- Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) — 4.1% (2020)
- Net acquisition of financial assets (current LCU) — 28.69 trillion (2024)
- Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP) — 1.23% (2024)
- Net incurrence of liabilities, total (current LCU)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Lebanon's compensation of employees (current LCU)?
- 87.05 trillion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1997?
- It is up 4,392% from 1.94 trillion in 1997 (15.13% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 87.05 trillion in 2024 and the lowest 1.76 trillion in 2001.
- How does Lebanon rank?
- 2nd highest of 89 economies with data for 2024.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.XPN.COMP.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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