Wealth share of the richest 1% in Lebanon
Lebanon: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 35.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Lebanon, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 35.2% for wealth share of the richest 1% in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Lebanon peaked at 36.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2006.
Lebanon ranks 24th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 29.4% | — |
| 1981 | 29.5% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 29.4% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 29.4% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 29.4% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 29.5% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 29.4% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 29.4% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 29.4% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 29.4% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 29.4% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 29.4% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 29.4% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 29.4% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 29.4% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 29.5% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 29.4% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 29.5% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 29.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 29.4% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 29.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 29.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 29.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 29.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 29.4% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 29.0% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 33.8% | +16.6% |
| 2008 | 34.5% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 32.5% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 33.7% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 34.5% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 36.5% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 35.9% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 34.1% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 33.6% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 32.8% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 32.0% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 31.6% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 31.1% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 30.6% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 30.2% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 31.6% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 35.6% | +12.8% |
| 2024 | 35.2% | -1.2% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 35.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.2%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 35.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 28.6%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.4% | 29.4% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.4% | 29.4% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.6% | 29.0% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 31.1% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.6% | 30.2% | 35.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
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 wealth share of the richest 1% in Lebanon?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Lebanon was 35.2% in 2024, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2006.
- How does Lebanon rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Lebanon ranks 24th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Wealth share of the richest 1%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Wealth is defined as the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.