Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Lebanon
Lebanon: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP was 33.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Lebanon, 2002–2023
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 33.3% for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 106.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Lebanon peaked at 33.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2018.
Lebanon ranks 3rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 13.3% | — |
| 2003 | 23.6% | +77.8% |
| 2004 | 26.4% | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 22.9% | -13.3% |
| 2006 | 23.6% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 24.7% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 21.4% | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | -15.8% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | +45.6% |
| 2021 | 27.5% | +32.1% |
| 2022 | 30.7% | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 33.3% | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.4% | 13.3% | 26.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 12.7% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.1% | 20.8% | 33.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 1 Tajikistan 57.7% compare
- 2 Tonga 39.2% compare
- 4 Honduras 30.1% compare
- 5 El Salvador 27.5% compare
- 6 Nicaragua 26.6% compare
More population data for Lebanon
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4769 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.3208 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.2181 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3208 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 333,428 people (2100)
- Population density 703.09 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5028 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -1.03 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Lebanon?
- Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Lebanon was 33.3% in 2023, according to World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2018.
- How does Lebanon rank for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Lebanon ranks 3rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Money sent or brought back by migrants refers to remittances a country has received in this year.