Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in Lebanon

Lebanon: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP was 0.2747 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.2747 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 32.1%
World rank
5th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.2747 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
All-time low
0.1271 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2018
Years of data
20
2002–2021

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in Lebanon, 2002–2021

00.10.20.32002201120212002: 0.133 current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.236 current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.264 current US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.229 current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.236 current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.232 current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.247 current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.214 current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.18 current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.172 current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.152 current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.161 current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.15 current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.15 current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.149 current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.133 current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.127 current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.143 current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.208 current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.275 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in Lebanon is 0.2747 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.1% on the previous year and up 59.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in Lebanon peaked at 0.2747 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1271 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2018.

Lebanon ranks 5th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in Lebanon, year by year

Annual values for Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in Lebanon, 2002 to 2021.
Year current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
2002 0.1329 current US$ per US$ of GDP
2003 0.2362 current US$ per US$ of GDP +77.8%
2004 0.2642 current US$ per US$ of GDP +11.9%
2005 0.2291 current US$ per US$ of GDP -13.3%
2006 0.2362 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.1%
2007 0.2324 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.6%
2008 0.2466 current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.1%
2009 0.2135 current US$ per US$ of GDP -13.4%
2010 0.1798 current US$ per US$ of GDP -15.8%
2011 0.1723 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.2%
2012 0.1516 current US$ per US$ of GDP -12.0%
2013 0.1614 current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.5%
2014 0.1495 current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.4%
2015 0.1498 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.2%
2016 0.1487 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.8%
2017 0.1332 current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.4%
2018 0.1271 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.6%
2019 0.1428 current US$ per US$ of GDP +12.4%
2020 0.2079 current US$ per US$ of GDP +45.6%
2021 0.2747 current US$ per US$ of GDP +32.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2239 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1329 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2642 current US$ per US$ of GDP 8
2010s 0.1516 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1271 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1798 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.2413 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2079 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2747 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 2 Tajikistan 0.3269 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 3 Kyrgyzstan 0.3256 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 4 Samoa 0.2889 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 6 Gambia 0.2716 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 7 El Salvador 0.2625 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 8 Honduras 0.2559 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in Lebanon?
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in Lebanon was 0.2747 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 0.2747 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
What is the lowest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1271 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018.
How does Lebanon rank for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp?
Lebanon ranks 5th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is up 59.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lebanon data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 6,489 data points, 1970–2021
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Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.