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General profile: Lebanon

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2024
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
5.806 Millions
89 333.333 LBP/US$
29 916 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(u) 10 230 km²
..
-4.00 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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-8.6 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2024
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchandise exports
2 337
5 021
3 982
3 781
Merchandise imports
9 633
18 460
18 965
17 309
Merchandise trade balance
-7 296
-13 439
-14 984
-13 528
Export structure by product group in 2024
(as % of total exports)
17 %17 %48 %48 %11 %11 %24 %24 %
Top 5 partners in 2024
(exports, millions of US$)
1 0742552442421721 074255244242172
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Services exports
10 864
16 040
15 910
(e) 6 812
Services imports
(e) 7 897
(e) 13 179
(e) 13 693
(e) 6 344
Services trade balance
(e) 2 968
(e) 2 861
(e) 2 217
(e) 468
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Transport
4.0
4.1
9.1
(e) 2.7
Travel
50.9
49.0
43.1
(e) 66.5
Other services
45.0
46.1
47.3
(e) 29.3
TRADE INDICES
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70767888105116901001031001001121191201239798887297968910111298991031051009392959698100969796
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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-4.0 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2024
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
GDP, current
21 497
38 444
49 929
29 916
GDP per capita, current US$
4 602
7 626
7 714
5 153
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
2.69
7.98
0.45
-4.00
Current account balance, % of GDP
-12.78
-19.64
-17.11
(e) -17.21
Exchange rate (/US$)
1 507.500
1 507.500
1 507.500
89 333.333
GDP by expenditure in 2023
(as % of total GDP)
125.412.622.037.395.3125.412.622.037.395.3
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+1.3 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2024
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
FDI inflows
3 321.49
3 708.38
2 159.29
1 842.52
FDI outflows
715.50
486.83
660.21
390.72
Personal remittances, % of GDP
22.91
17.98
14.98
23.28
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
6 964.06 696.26 435.36 353.56 593.47 370.96 978.07 061.97 605.77 480.87 190.87 566.66 671.26 877.56 914.17 558.17 180.65 769.25 202.24 924.35 591.44 743.01 8431 0675616001 6071 9052 6582 5222 5682 1592 8632 6613 1113 1373 7084 3794 0023 3763 1323 3212 4842 8601 3361 454993FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Balance, % of GDP
(e) -15.89
(e) -25.14
(e) -22.37
(e) -39.99
Balance, % of imports
(e) -20.68
(e) -32.69
(e) -36.75
(e) -53.67
Normalized balance
(e) -0.115
(e) -0.195
(e) -0.225
(e) -0.367
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
109119134106969093949499106111113129129139173150144138
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2024
(% of population)
Urban 90%Urban 90%Rural 10%Rural 10%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.008 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2024
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
238
159
170
193
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
949 155
1 130 284
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
1.84
7.11
0.82
0.50
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
3.26
2.79
2.24
2.04
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
u
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 02 December 2025