Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Lebanon
Lebanon: Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes was 57.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Lebanon, 2000–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Lebanon is 57.4%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 14.9% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Lebanon peaked at 60.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 34.6%, in 2000.
That places Lebanon 93rd out of 182 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.6% | — |
| 2001 | 38.2% | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 46.0% | +20.3% |
| 2003 | 45.7% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 54.1% | +18.4% |
| 2005 | 52.1% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 43.4% | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 44.4% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 50.4% | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 55.5% | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 60.9% | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 57.8% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 53.2% | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 49.2% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 50.1% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 54.6% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 49.0% | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 54.7% | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 48.6% | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 49.9% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 57.4% | +14.9% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 57.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.5%, 100% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 57.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 46.6%, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.4% | 34.6% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.8% | 48.6% | 60.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.4% | 57.4% | 57.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
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 proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Lebanon?
- Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Lebanon was 57.4% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 60.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6% in 2000.
- How does Lebanon rank for proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes?
- Lebanon ranks 93rd out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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 Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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