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Lebanon

LB

Beirut · pop. 5M · Arabic, French · Lebanese pound

conflict

1 event · 1 killed · 1 civilian

Aug 25–31, the latest week from UCDP

Trajectories

economic complexity

#54

Climbing the complexity rankings, from #68 in 1995.

2024 · 0.38

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median

the numbers30

when	value	change
1995low	0.20
1996	0.26	+0.05 pts
1997	0.40	+0.15 pts
1998	0.36	−0.04 pts
1999	0.32	−0.04 pts
2000	0.34	+0.02 pts
2001	0.34	0 pts
2002	0.27	−0.07 pts
2003	0.31	+0.04 pts
2004	0.34	+0.03 pts
2005	0.41	+0.08 pts
2006	0.44	+0.03 pts
2007high	0.50	+0.05 pts
2008	0.47	−0.03 pts
2009	0.48	+0.01 pts
2010	0.48	0 pts
2011	0.36	−0.12 pts
2012	0.47	+0.11 pts
2013	0.38	−0.09 pts
2014	0.39	+0.01 pts
2015	0.36	−0.02 pts
2016	0.33	−0.04 pts
2017	0.34	+0.02 pts
2018	0.35	0 pts
2019	0.34	−0.01 pts
2020	0.27	−0.06 pts
2021	0.30	+0.03 pts
2022	0.39	+0.09 pts
2023	0.39	0 pts
2024latest	0.38	−0.01 pts

economic momentum

$3,478

Roughly flat since 2000. GDP per head in 2023, in current US dollars.

2023 · $3,478

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median

the numbers34

when	value	change
1990low	$790
1991	$1,278	+61.9%
1992	$1,559	+22.0%
1993	$2,079	+33.3%
1994	$2,468	+18.7%
1995	$2,959	+19.9%
1996	$3,393	+14.7%
1997	$3,834	+13.0%
1998	$4,125	+7.6%
1999	$4,087	−0.9%
2000	$3,987	−2.4%
2001	$4,010	+0.6%
2002	$4,291	+7.0%
2003	$4,438	+3.4%
2004	$4,601	+3.7%
2005	$4,602	0.0%
2006	$4,635	+0.7%
2007	$5,125	+10.6%
2008	$5,912	+15.4%
2009	$7,091	+19.9%
2010	$7,626	+7.5%
2011	$7,835	+2.7%
2012	$8,407	+7.3%
2013	$8,162	−2.9%
2014	$7,578	−7.2%
2015	$7,714	+1.8%
2016	$8,089	+4.9%
2017	$8,608	+6.4%
2018high	$9,175	+6.6%
2019	$8,906	−2.9%
2020	$5,561	−37.6%
2021	$4,045	−27.3%
2022	$3,654	−9.7%
2023latest	$3,478	−4.8%

prices

45.2%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 45.2%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median

the numbers16

when	value	change
2009	1.2%
2010	4.0%	+2.79 pts
2011	5.0%	+0.99 pts
2012	6.6%	+1.61 pts
2013	4.8%	−1.76 pts
2014	1.9%	−2.97 pts
2015low	−3.7%	−5.60 pts
2016	−0.8%	+2.97 pts
2017	4.3%	+5.10 pts
2018	6.1%	+1.76 pts
2019	3.0%	−3.07 pts
2020	84.9%	+81.9 pts
2021	155%	+69.9 pts
2022	171%	+16.4 pts
2023high	221%	+50.1 pts
2024latest	45.2%	−176 pts

demographic curve

2.2 children per woman

Near replacement (2.1): the population is stabilising. Fell from 4.0 in 1980.

2024 · 2.2

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)

the numbers65

when	value	change
1960	5.9
1961	5.9	+0.2%
1962	5.9	+0.2%
1963high	5.9	+0.1%
1964	5.9	−0.9%
1965	5.8	−1.4%
1966	5.7	−1.6%
1967	5.6	−1.9%
1968	5.4	−2.2%
1969	5.3	−2.4%
1970	5.2	−2.4%
1971	5.0	−2.7%
1972	4.9	−2.7%
1973	4.8	−2.5%
1974	4.7	−2.8%
1975	4.5	−2.9%
1976	4.4	−2.8%
1977	4.3	−2.6%
1978	4.2	−2.4%
1979	4.1	−2.4%
1980	4.0	−1.6%
1981	4.0	−1.4%
1982	3.9	−2.5%
1983	3.7	−3.1%
1984	3.7	−2.0%
1985	3.5	−3.4%
1986	3.5	−1.9%
1987	3.4	−1.3%
1988	3.4	−0.8%
1989	3.4	−0.9%
1990	3.3	−2.8%
1991	3.2	−3.2%
1992	3.1	−3.5%
1993	2.9	−3.8%
1994	2.8	−3.9%
1995	2.7	−3.5%
1996	2.7	−1.0%
1997	2.7	−1.1%
1998	2.6	−0.7%
1999	2.6	−0.6%
2000	2.6	−1.2%
2001	2.6	−0.9%
2002	2.5	−2.1%
2003	2.5	−2.6%
2004	2.4	−3.2%
2005	2.3	−3.7%
2006	2.2	−2.1%
2007	2.2	−1.9%
2008low	2.2	−1.3%
2009	2.2	+0.9%
2010	2.3	+3.0%
2011	2.3	+2.8%
2012	2.3	+1.1%
2013	2.4	+0.7%
2014	2.4	+0.6%
2015	2.4	+0.3%
2016	2.4	+0.3%
2017	2.4	−0.8%
2018	2.3	−1.1%
2019	2.3	−0.9%
2020	2.3	−0.8%
2021	2.3	−1.1%
2022	2.3	−0.9%
2023	2.2	−1.1%
2024latest	2.2	−0.5%

Metrics

population

5M

120 of 176

REST Countries · UN data
gdp

$20B

122 of 170

World Bank · latest available
gdp per capita

$3,478

113 of 170

World Bank · latest available
military spending

$286M

111 of 151

SIPRI via World Bank
military % of gdp

1.6%

71 of 148

SIPRI via World Bank
area

10K km²

169 of 176

REST Countries
population density

500 /km²

6 of 176

zuhd — derived from population and area
life expectancy

77.8 yr

52 of 175

World Bank · latest available
internet access

83%

77 of 166

ITU via World Bank
co₂ per capita

1.9 t

97 of 163

World Bank · Climate Watch
urbanisation

91%

13 of 168

World Bank · UN DESA
fertility rate

2.2

76 of 168

World Bank · UN DESA
foreign-born share

25%

14 of 167

World Bank · UN DESA
remittances % of gdp

33%

2 of 155

World Bank · IMF BOP
scientific articles / yr

2.1K

70 of 168

NSF / World Bank
high-tech exports %

3%

105 of 153

World Bank · UN Comtrade
gini inequality

35.5

74 of 139

World Bank · PovcalNet
youth unemployment

23%

134 of 166

ILO via World Bank
adult literacy

92%

50 of 109

UNESCO UIS via World Bank
democracy (v-dem)

0.27

93 of 163

V-Dem via Our World in Data
clean government

22

141 of 164

Transparency International via Our World in Data
press freedom

34.9

92 of 163

RSF via Our World in Data
human development

0.752

84 of 164

UNDP via Our World in Data
refugees hosted

759K

11 of 150

UNHCR via Our World in Data
refugees produced

9.5K

58 of 152

UNHCR via Our World in Data

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