Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Lebanon
Lebanon: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 9.9% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
9.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
185th
of 189 countries
All-time high
47.4%
in 2010
All-time low
9.1%
in 2018
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Lebanon, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: total tax in Lebanon is 9.9%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 77.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Lebanon peaked at 47.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2018.
That places Lebanon 185th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 44.0% | — |
| 2010 | 47.4% | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 43.4% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 43.2% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 41.4% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | -78.0% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 9.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.3%, 23% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 9.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 66.0%, 15% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.0% | 44.0% | 44.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 36.9% | 9.1% | 47.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 9.9% | 9.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More health data for Lebanon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,106 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 185 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5482 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.209 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Lebanon?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Lebanon was 9.9% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 47.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2018.
- How does Lebanon rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Lebanon ranks 185th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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