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GDP growth in Lebanon

Is that economy growing or stalling?

Lebanon's gdp growth is -7.08 % — #127 of 127 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2024.

-7.08%

Checked 8 Sept 2026Period 2024

Source: World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt)

GDP growth in Lebanon over time

10.23 %-5.58 %-21.40 %10.23 % · 2009-21.40 % · 20202000: 1.34 %2001: 3.84 %2002: 3.42 %2003: 3.23 %2004: 6.68 %2005: 2.69 %2006: 1.55 %2007: 9.31 %2008: 9.07 %2009: 10.23 %2010: 7.98 %2011: 0.87 %2012: 2.56 %2013: 3.83 %2014: 2.48 %2015: 0.46 %2016: 1.55 %2017: 0.90 %2018: -1.88 %2019: -6.91 %2020: -21.40 %2021: -7.00 %2022: -0.62 %2023: -0.76 %2024: -7.08 %200020122024-7.08 %
25 official observations, 2000 → 2024. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#127 of 127
higher is better
Ranked behind
0 %
0 of 127 countries
Latest move
▼ 6.32 pp
since 2023
Below its peak
17.31 pp
peak 10.23 % in 2009
Full series
▼ 8.42 pp
since 2000

In Asia: #36 of 36vs median 2.90 %: −9.98 pp (worse)

Among 127 countries

4 of 127 countries between -2.71 % and -2.14 %2 of 127 countries between -2.14 % and -1.56 %1 of 127 countries between -1.56 % and -0.99 %3 of 127 countries between -0.99 % and -0.41 %12 of 127 countries between 0.16 % and 0.74 %11 of 127 countries between 0.74 % and 1.31 %12 of 127 countries between 1.31 % and 1.89 %9 of 127 countries between 1.89 % and 2.47 %14 of 127 countries between 2.47 % and 3.04 %13 of 127 countries between 3.04 % and 3.62 %11 of 127 countries between 3.62 % and 4.19 %10 of 127 countries between 4.19 % and 4.77 %6 of 127 countries between 4.77 % and 5.34 %3 of 127 countries between 5.34 % and 5.92 %1 of 127 countries between 5.92 % and 6.49 %2 of 127 countries between 6.49 % and 7.07 %3 of 127 countries between 7.07 % and 7.64 %2 of 127 countries between 7.64 % and 8.22 %2 of 127 countries between 8.22 % and 8.79 %2 of 127 countries between 9.37 % and 9.95 %4 of 127 countries between 10.52 % and 11.10 %median 2.90 %Lebanon: ahead of 0 % of the 127 countries with a published gdp growthLebanon -7.08 % →-2.71 %11.10 %
Half of all 127 countries sit between 1.30 % and 4.37 %. Lebanon is ahead of 0 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGDP growthvs Lebanon
123 Myanmar-2.01 %+5.07 pp
124 Iraq-2.16 %+4.92 pp
125 Haiti-2.71 %+4.37 pp
126 Iran-2.83 %+4.25 pp
127 Lebanon-7.08 %—

Annual real GDP growth (World Bank).

How to read this figure

Annual growth of real GDP (World Bank) — the size of the economy adjusted for inflation. Population growth matters: a country can grow 2 % while its GDP per person stands still.

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