Net ODA received (% of GNI) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Net ODA received (% of GNI) was 8.8% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Net ODA received in Lebanon, 1989–2023
Source: Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 8.8% for net oda received in 2023. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.3% on the previous year and up 560.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net oda received in Lebanon peaked at 8.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2005.
That places Lebanon 30th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net ODA received (% of GNI) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 3.5% | — |
| 1990 | 8.3% | +138.8% |
| 1991 | 2.6% | -68.3% |
| 1992 | 1.8% | -30.7% |
| 1993 | 1.7% | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | +32.8% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | -31.8% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | +20.5% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -43.6% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | +185.8% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -58.9% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -17.4% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +241.0% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -54.4% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -33.1% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +35.6% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -18.0% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +29.7% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +14.8% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | +88.6% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | +42.7% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | +23.3% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 8.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9%, 3.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 8.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7%, 11.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net ODA received (% of GNI) in Lebanon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +241.0% | 1.1% | 3.7% |
| 2003 | +185.8% | 1.1% | 3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 1.1% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.1% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 4.6% | 8.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 27 New Caledonia 10.3% compare
- 28 Rwanda 9.5% compare
- 29 Guinea-Bissau 9.0% compare
- 31 Madagascar 8.0% compare
- 32 Dominica 8.0% compare
- 33 Sierra Leone 7.8% compare
More aid effectiveness data for Lebanon
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 4.95 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 9.20 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 62.72 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 289.23 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 28.67 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 263.70 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 178.95 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 30.48 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 23.23 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 8.58 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net oda received in Lebanon?
- Net oda received in Lebanon was 8.8% in 2023, according to Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
- What is the highest net oda received recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest net oda received recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2005.
- How does Lebanon rank for net oda received?
- Lebanon ranks 30th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net oda received rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 560.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), published as part of Net ODA received (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net official development assistance (ODA) consists of disbursements of loans made on concessional terms (net of repayments of principal) and grants by official agencies of the members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC), by multilateral institutions, and by non-DAC countries to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in the DAC list of ODA recipients. It includes loans with a grant element of at least 25 percent (calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent).