Lebanon: Services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Lebanon's services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) fell US$365.69 on 2022 (from US$22,046 to US$21,681).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +US$109.87 and a typical year strayed about US$1,359 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$4,070 in 2004 and the biggest yearly fall was US$3,140 in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$402.53 a year. A straight line explains 47% 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

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What this measures

Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. The core indicator has been divided by the number of workers in the economy to derive a measure of labor productivity. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Limitations: For comparability of individual sectors labor productivity is estimated according to national accounts conventions. However, there are still significant limitations on the availability of reliable data. Information on consistent series of output is not easily available, especially in low- and middle-income countries, because the definition, coverage, and methodology are not always consistent across countries. For more details, see Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) [NV.AGR.TOTL.KD], Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) [NV.IND.TOTL.KD], and Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) [NV.SRV.TOTL.KD].

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 33 values

Services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — US$2,796 (2024)
• Algeria — US$17,929 (2025)
• Bahrain — US$44,329 (2025)
• Djibouti — US$16,748 (2025)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$15,352 (2025)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — US$19,317 (2025)
• Iraq — US$17,041 (2025)
• Israel — US$75,521 (2024)
• Jordan — US$13,684 (2025)
• Kuwait

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)

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Questions people ask

What is Lebanon's services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$)?

US$21,681 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1991?

It is up 31.63% from US$16,471 in 1991 (0.86% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$29,606 in 2010 and the lowest US$16,471 in 1991.

Is the latest change in services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) unusual for Lebanon?

In 2023, Lebanon's services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) fell US$365.69 on 2022 (from US$22,046 to US$21,681). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +US$109.87 and a typical year strayed about US$1,359 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NV.SRV.EMPL.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB); ILOSTAT database, International Labour Organization (ILO) 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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