Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 98.4% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Lebanon, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Lebanon stood at 98.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Lebanon peaked at 98.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 97.8%, in 2009.
That places Lebanon 65th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 97.8% | — |
| 2010 | 98.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 98.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 98.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89.1%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 98.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.5%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.8% | 97.8% | 97.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 98.3% | 98.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More private sector data for Lebanon
- Merchandise trade 85.9% (2025)
- Food imports 18.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 40.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 4.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 786.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1456 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Lebanon?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Lebanon was 98.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.8% in 2009.
- How does Lebanon rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Lebanon ranks 65th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The score for cost benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.