Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Lebanon
Lebanon: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 8.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Lebanon, 2001–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 8.6% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2025.
That represents a change of up 40.5% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Lebanon peaked at 9.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2009.
That places Lebanon 167th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7.4% | — |
| 2002 | 7.1% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | +24.0% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | +20.6% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | -16.6% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | +21.5% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -10.5% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | -31.0% |
| 2025 | 8.6% | +40.5% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 8.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.5%, 59% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 8.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14.2%, 61% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 5.5% | 8.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 5.5% | 8.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 6.1% | 9.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More education data for Lebanon
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45,252 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 34,874 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 102,145 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 96,517 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 417,800 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 533,550 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0919 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Lebanon?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Lebanon was 8.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2009.
- How does Lebanon rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Lebanon ranks 167th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. 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 Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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