Lebanon's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) was -23.97 trillion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 2,654% from -870.29 billion in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | -23.97 trillion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | -1.94 trillion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | -870.29 billion | 2014 |
| Highest | 1.12 trillion | 2007 |
| Lowest | -27.18 trillion | 2022 |
| Average since 2015 | -10.23 trillion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 342.72 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Lebanon's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) fell 4.74 trillion on 2023 (from -19.23 trillion to -23.97 trillion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −650.8 billion and a typical year strayed about 3.97 trillion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 7.96 trillion in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 18.51 trillion in 2021. 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 downward, about 3.23 trillion a year. A straight line explains 74% 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 40th highest value of the 39 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
What this measures
Net primary income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). 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 | Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | -23,965,415,000,000 |
| 2023 | -19,226,330,280,000 |
| 2022 | -27,182,013,150,000 |
| 2021 | -22,248,688,500,000 |
| 2020 | -3,742,029,200,000 |
| 2019 | -1,938,148,800,000 |
| 2018 | -1,677,169,125,000 |
| 2017 | -315,399,150,000 |
| 2016 | -1,232,818,425,000 |
| 2015 | -766,578,825,000 |
Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — 5.41 billion (2024)
- Algeria — -713.79 billion (2025)
- Bahrain — -1.43 billion (2025)
- Djibouti — 20.1 billion (2025)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — -786.8 billion (2025)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — -588.87 trillion (2025)
- Iraq — 1.73 trillion (2024)
- Israel — -28.31 billion (2025)
- Jordan — -676.1 million (2025)
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 net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU)?
- -23.97 trillion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1989?
- It is down 7,093% from 342.72 billion in 1989. The highest value was 1.12 trillion in 2007 and the lowest -27.18 trillion in 2022.
- How does Lebanon rank?
- 40th highest of 39 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) unusual for Lebanon?
- In 2024, Lebanon's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) fell 4.74 trillion on 2023 (from -19.23 trillion to -23.97 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −650.8 billion and a typical year strayed about 3.97 trillion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GSR.NFCY.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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