Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Lebanon
Lebanon: Taxes as a % of price: value added tax was 9.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
9.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
130th
of 189 countries
All-time high
9.9%
in 2020
All-time low
9.0%
in 2016
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Lebanon, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Lebanon stood at 9.9%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Lebanon peaked at 9.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2016.
Lebanon ranks 130th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 9.1% | — |
| 2010 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | +0.9% |
| 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 11.5%, 86% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 9.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.1%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 9.0% | 9.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 9.9% | 9.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 129 Cuba 10.0% compare
- 131 Indonesia 9.9% compare
- 132 Cambodia 9.1% compare
- 132 South Korea 9.1% compare
- 132 Paraguay 9.1% compare
- 132 Bahrain 9.1% compare
- 132 Mongolia 9.1% compare
- 132 Papua New Guinea 9.1% compare
- 132 Liberia 9.1% compare
- 132 Japan 9.1% compare
- 132 Australia 9.1% compare
- 132 Solomon Islands 9.1% compare
- 132 Comoros 9.1% compare
- 132 Laos 9.1% compare
- 132 Bahamas 9.1% compare
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: value added tax in Lebanon?
- Taxes as a % of price: value added 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: value added tax recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2016.
- How does Lebanon rank for taxes as a % of price: value added tax?
- Lebanon ranks 130th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: value added tax rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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: value added tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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