Natural resource rents in Lebanon

Lebanon: Natural resource rents was 0.0028 in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
0.0028
Change on year
up 23.5%
World rank
181st
of 211 countries
All-time high
0.0414
in 1989
All-time low
0.0011
in 2018
Years of data
34
1988–2021

Natural resource rents in Lebanon, 1988–2021

00.010.020.030.041988200420211988: 0.0321989: 0.0411990: 0.0361991: 0.0211992: 0.0161993: 0.0081994: 0.0081995: 0.011996: 0.0091997: 0.0081998: 0.0091999: 0.0012000: 0.0022001: 0.0022002: 0.0012003: 0.0022004: 0.0012005: 0.0012006: 0.0022007: 0.0012008: 0.0022009: 0.0022010: 0.0022011: 0.0022012: 0.0022013: 0.0022014: 0.0022015: 0.0022016: 0.0012017: 0.0022018: 0.0012019: 0.0012020: 0.0022021: 0.003

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Lebanon recorded 0.0028 for natural resource rents in 2021.

That represents a change of up 23.5% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, natural resource rents in Lebanon peaked at 0.0414 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0011, in 2018.

Lebanon ranks 181st of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Natural resource rents in Lebanon, year by year

Annual values for Natural resource rents in Lebanon, 1988 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1988 0.0317 —
1989 0.0414 +30.4%
1990 0.036 -12.9%
1991 0.0207 -42.5%
1992 0.0157 -24.4%
1993 0.0081 -48.5%
1994 0.008 -0.5%
1995 0.0099 +23.2%
1996 0.0089 -10.3%
1997 0.0075 -15.0%
1998 0.0091 +21.1%
1999 0.0015 -83.9%
2000 0.0016 +9.2%
2001 0.0015 -4.5%
2002 0.0014 -10.6%
2003 0.0016 +16.8%
2004 0.0015 -9.1%
2005 0.0014 -5.5%
2006 0.0016 +18.0%
2007 0.0014 -15.1%
2008 0.0019 +37.6%
2009 0.0019 +0.7%
2010 0.0019 -1.5%
2011 0.0019 +2.9%
2012 0.0019 -1.6%
2013 0.0016 -18.3%
2014 0.0023 +47.5%
2015 0.0023 -0.2%
2016 0.0014 -40.0%
2017 0.002 +45.4%
2018 0.0011 -46.5%
2019 0.0013 +23.0%
2020 0.0022 +70.3%
2021 0.0028 +23.5%

Lebanon compared with similar countries

  • Lebanon's 0.0028 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.4, 0% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Lebanon's 0.0028 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.14, 0% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0365 0.0317 0.0414 2
1990s 0.0125 0.0015 0.036 10
2000s 0.0016 0.0014 0.0019 10
2010s 0.0018 0.0011 0.0023 10
2020s 0.0025 0.0022 0.0028 2

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 178 Maldives 0.0037 compare
  2. 179 French Polynesia 0.0036 compare
  3. 180 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0033 compare
  4. 182 Mauritius 0.0027 compare
  5. 183 Aruba 0.0021 compare
  6. 184 Liechtenstein 0.0015 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is natural resource rents in Lebanon?
Natural resource rents in Lebanon was 0.0028 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest natural resource rents recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 0.0414 in 1989.
What is the lowest natural resource rents recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 in 2018.
How does Lebanon rank for natural resource rents?
Lebanon ranks 181st out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
Is natural resource rents rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lebanon data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Natural resource rents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Natural resource rents
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
211 places, 9,209 data points, 1970–2021
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