Lebanon's GNI per capita (current LCU) was 396.23 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 3,411% from 11.29 million in 2014 (42.74% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 396.23 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 13.51 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 11.29 million | 2014 |
| Highest | 396.23 million | 2024 |
| Lowest | 480,166 | 1989 |
| Average since 2015 | 91.35 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 480,166 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Lebanon's GNI per capita (current LCU) rose 101.07 million on 2023 (from 295.16 million to 396.23 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +9.72 million and a typical year strayed about 37.35 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 200.09 million in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 961,274 in 2014. 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 36.07 million a year. A straight line explains 62% of the movement over 10 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 1st highest value of the 16 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
- New Caledonia — 2nd of 16: 3.33 million
- French Polynesia — 3rd of 16: 2.75 million
- Macao SAR, China — 4th of 16: 571,780
What this measures
Gross national income is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.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.
All 36 values
| Year | GNI per capita (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 396,230,060 |
| 2023 | 295,156,069 |
| 2022 | 95,065,033 |
| 2021 | 43,662,462 |
| 2020 | 19,853,455 |
| 2019 | 13,505,262 |
| 2018 | 13,550,344 |
| 2017 | 12,925,678 |
| 2016 | 11,999,214 |
| 2015 | 11,510,584 |
| 2014 |
GNI per capita (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — 29,716 (2024)
- Algeria — 781,300 (2025)
- Bahrain — 10,614 (2025)
- Djibouti — 711,081 (2025)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 146,574 (2025)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 2.91 billion (2025)
- Iraq — 7.04 million (2025)
- Israel — 205,337 (2025)
- Jordan — 3,738 (2025)
- Kuwait — 12,148 (2024)
- Libya — 35,504 (2025)
- Malta
More economic policy & debt data for Lebanon
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$33.3 billion (2024)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$9.24 billion (2024)
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$1.42 billion (2023)
- Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$) — US$330.71 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) — US$1.43 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$1.75 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$1.75 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$1.75 billion (2023)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Lebanon's GNI per capita (current LCU)?
- 396.23 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1989?
- It is up 82,419% from 480,166 in 1989 (21.15% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 396.23 million in 2024 and the lowest 480,166 in 1989.
- How does Lebanon rank?
- 1st highest of 16 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in GNI per capita (current LCU) unusual for Lebanon?
- In 2024, Lebanon's GNI per capita (current LCU) rose 101.07 million on 2023 (from 295.16 million to 396.23 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +9.72 million and a typical year strayed about 37.35 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GNP.PCAP.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) 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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