Lebanon: Poverty ratio

The latest value from 2011 is 27.4 percent, a decline from 28.6 percent in 2004. In comparison, the world average is 22.80 percent, based on data from 58 countries. Historically, the average for Lebanon from 2004 to 2011 is 28 percent. The minimum value, 27.4 percent, was reached in 2011 while the maximum of 28.6 percent was recorded in 2004. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.