Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Lebanon
Lebanon: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.278 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Lebanon, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Lebanon stood at 0.278 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 85.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Lebanon peaked at 0.3377 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0387 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1999.
Lebanon ranks 13th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0606 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0522 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0708 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0387 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -45.3% |
| 2000 | 0.043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0474 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3377 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +612.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2803 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2777 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2478 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2335 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2169 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1702 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1672 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.15 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1421 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1419 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1442 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1525 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1584 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1689 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0747 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -55.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1367 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +83.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2582 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +88.9% |
| 2023 | 0.278 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.278 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 17.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.278 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0269 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 10.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit 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 | +612.1% | 0.0474 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3377 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0572 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0387 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0708 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.2096 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3377 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1604 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1419 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1869 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0747 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.278 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 10 Bahamas 0.3501 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.3159 current US$ per US$ of GDP
- 12 Curacao 0.3133 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.2703 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Malta 0.2628 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Belize 0.2554 current 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 spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Lebanon?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Lebanon was 0.278 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3377 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2003.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0387 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999.
- How does Lebanon rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Lebanon ranks 13th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.3%. 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 Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed 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.
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.