Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Lebanon
Lebanon: Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved was 95.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Lebanon, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 95.3% for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Lebanon peaked at 99.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 82.0%, in 2010.
That places Lebanon 117th out of 174 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 85.1% | — |
| 2008 | 95.7% | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 99.4% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 82.0% | -17.6% |
| 2011 | 86.2% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 88.8% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 94.5% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 84.1% | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 97.8% | +16.2% |
| 2019 | 97.1% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 95.3% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.4% | 85.1% | 99.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 82.0% | 97.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 95.3% | 95.3% | 1 |
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More infrastructure data for Lebanon
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.25 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 74.01 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 924,461 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 16.09 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1609 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 924,461 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7401 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Lebanon?
- Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Lebanon was 95.3% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.0% in 2010.
- How does Lebanon rank for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved?
- Lebanon ranks 117th out of 174 countries with data for 2020.
- Is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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