Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Lebanon
Lebanon: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP was 0.0682 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Lebanon, 1988–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Lebanon is 0.0682 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 23.7% on the previous year and up 256.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Lebanon peaked at 0.1673 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.011 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
That places Lebanon 32nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.0769 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1989 | 0.0817 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1673 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +104.8% |
| 1991 | 0.048 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -71.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0326 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0261 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.8% |
| 1994 | 0.031 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0166 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -46.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0155 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0166 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0138 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0127 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0187 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +47.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0181 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0173 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0154 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0156 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0135 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0414 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +206.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0294 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0317 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0168 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -47.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0122 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.5% |
| 2011 | 0.011 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0182 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +65.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0154 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0191 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0263 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0288 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0274 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0272 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0293 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0511 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +74.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0679 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0767 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0894 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0682 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.7% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.0682 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0178 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 3.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.0682 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0052 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 13.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Lebanon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +206.9% | 0.0135 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0414 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0793 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0769 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0817 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.038 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0127 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1673 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0218 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0135 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0414 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0215 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.011 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0293 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0707 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0511 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0894 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 29 Sierra Leone 0.0784 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 Lesotho 0.0748 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 Chad 0.0717 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Guinea-Bissau 0.0612 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Niger 0.055 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Eritrea 0.0546 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Lebanon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0413 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1892 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3495 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0181 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3495 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1386 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0543 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9479 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0986 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Lebanon?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Lebanon was 0.0682 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1673 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.011 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does Lebanon rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp?
- Lebanon ranks 32nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 256.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.