Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita in Lebanon
Lebanon: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita was 1,111 current US$ per person in 2021. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita in Lebanon, 2002–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2021, personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita in Lebanon stood at 1,111 current US$ per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita in Lebanon peaked at 1,514 current US$ per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 570.06 current US$ per person, in 2002.
Lebanon ranks 14th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 570.06 current US$ per person | — |
| 2003 | 1,048 current US$ per person | +83.9% |
| 2004 | 1,216 current US$ per person | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 1,054 current US$ per person | -13.3% |
| 2006 | 1,095 current US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 1,191 current US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 1,458 current US$ per person | +22.4% |
| 2009 | 1,514 current US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 1,371 current US$ per person | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 1,350 current US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 1,274 current US$ per person | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 1,317 current US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 1,133 current US$ per person | -14.0% |
| 2015 | 1,156 current US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 1,203 current US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 1,146 current US$ per person | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 1,166 current US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1,272 current US$ per person | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 1,156 current US$ per person | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 1,111 current US$ per person | -3.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +83.9% | 570.06 current US$ per person | 1,048 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,143 current US$ per person | 570.06 current US$ per person | 1,514 current US$ per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 1,239 current US$ per person | 1,133 current US$ per person | 1,371 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,134 current US$ per person | 1,111 current US$ per person | 1,156 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 11 El Salvador 1,218 current US$ per person compare
- 12 Samoa 1,162 current US$ per person compare
- 13 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1,118 current US$ per person compare
- 15 Dominican Republic 965.77 current US$ per person compare
- 16 Curacao 921.86 current US$ per person compare
- 17 Guatemala 875.5 current US$ per person 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 personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita in Lebanon?
- Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita in Lebanon was 1,111 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,514 current US$ per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 570.06 current US$ per person in 2002.
- How does Lebanon rank for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita?
- Lebanon ranks 14th out of 193 countries with data for 2021.
- Is personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Personal remittances and foreign aid received ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Personal remittances and foreign aid received World Bank based on International Monetary Fund balance of payments data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.