Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) was 19.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Lebanon, 2006–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Lebanon stood at 19.9%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Lebanon peaked at 22.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 2024.
That places Lebanon 20th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.3% | 20.4% | 22.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 21.0% | 21.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 19.9% | 19.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More reference data data for Lebanon
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.4802 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0413 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0181 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 437.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 36.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 14.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 251.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 26.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3495 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 423.02 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Lebanon?
- Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Lebanon was 19.9% in 2024, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1% (before tax) recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% (before tax) recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 2024.
- How does Lebanon rank for income share of the richest 1% (before tax)?
- Lebanon ranks 20th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is income share of the richest 1% (before tax) rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1% (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of income received by the richest 1%. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.