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Lebanon

LB · LBN · #161 · 10 cities

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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2025)
$14,013
GDP (2025)
$34.5B
GDP growth (2025)
4.0% ↑
Inflation (2025)
14.6% ↓
Unemployment (2023)
11.5% ↓
Population (2025)
5.4M
Population growth (2025)
0.8% ↑
Gini index (2022)
35.5
Government debt (2025)
139.4% of GDP
Current account (2025)
-22.5% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$1.8B
Life expectancy (2024)
78.0 yrs
Health spending (2023)
5.6% of GDP
Internet users (2024)
80.6%
Mobile subscriptions (2022)
74.0/100
Trade openness (2024)
82.2% of GDP
Exchange rate (2025)
89,500.00/USD
Foreign reserves (2024)
$33.3B
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent data: 2025.

GDP overview

Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.

GDP per capita (PPP)

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

Inflation (CPI)

Unemployment

ILO modeled estimate

Population

Fiscal and trade

Government debt (2025)
139.4% of GDP
Current account (2025)
-22.5% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$1.8B

Income inequality (Gini)

Gini index (2022)
0.35
Assessment
Moderate inequality
Source: World Bank PIP via OWID. 0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum inequality.

Business environment

Tax revenue (2024)
11.1% of GDP
Services sector (2024)
35.7% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ATMs per 100k (2024)
33.0
Bank branches per 100k (2024)
15.9
ICT service exports (2023)
1.8%
Goods and services tax (2024)
17.0%

Historical data

Historical economic data
Year GDP GDP/cap PPP Growth Inflation Unemp. Population Gini Debt Curr. acct FDI Life exp. Health Internet FX rate
2025 $34.5B $14,013 4.0% 14.6% - 5.4M - 139.4% -22.5% - - - - 89,500.00
2024 $29.3B $11,917 -7.5% 45.2% - 5.4M - 157.9% -19.0% $1.8B 78.0 - 80.6% 89,500.00
2023 $24.5B $12,585 -0.7% 221.3% 11.5% 5.4M - 185.8% -24.0% $655.4M 77.8 5.6% 81.7% 13,875.63
2022 $25.7B $12,291 1.0% 171.2% 11.6% 5.5M 35.5 235.9% -28.9% $526.8M 78.0 4.9% 81.5% 1,507.50
2021 $20.5B $11,600 2.1% 154.8% 12.7% 5.6M - 345.5% -22.2% $599.8M 73.7 4.4% 82.7% 1,507.50
2020 $23.6B $16,260 -26.8% 84.9% 13.3% 5.7M - 157.2% -11.8% $1.6B 76.3 7.5% 82.1% 1,507.50
2019 $51.0B $21,710 -6.6% 2.9% 11.3% 5.8M - 171.9% -21.7% $1.9B 78.2 8.7% 81.5% 1,507.50
2018 $55.3B $21,985 -1.9% 6.1% 10.7% 6.0M - 154.0% -24.2% $2.7B 78.3 8.1% 80.9% 1,507.50
2017 $52.9B $20,964 0.8% 4.4% 10.3% 6.1M - 150.4% -22.9% $2.5B 78.2 7.8% 78.2% 1,507.50
2016 $50.6B $18,941 1.6% -0.8% 9.8% 6.3M - 147.9% -20.7% $2.6B 78.3 7.9% 76.1% 1,507.50
2015 $49.9B $17,046 0.5% -3.7% 9.3% 6.4M - 140.9% -17.1% $2.2B 78.3 7.4% 74.0% 1,507.50
2014 $48.1B $16,140 2.4% 1.9% 8.8% 6.3M - 138.5% -26.2% $2.9B 78.2 7.5% 73.0% 1,507.50
2013 $46.9B $16,316 3.8% 4.8% 8.5% 5.7M - 135.4% -25.5% $2.7B 78.0 7.1% 70.5% 1,507.50
2012 $44.0B $16,121 2.8% 6.6% 7.9% 5.2M - 131.1% -23.4% $3.1B 77.9 7.0% 61.3% 1,507.50
2011 $39.9B $14,975 0.9% 5.0% 7.3% 5.0M 31.8 134.4% -13.8% $3.1B 77.8 8.2% 52.0% 1,507.50
2010 $38.4B $14,704 8.0% 4.0% 6.8% 5.0M - 136.8% -18.1% $4.3B 77.5 7.4% 43.7% 1,507.50
2009 $35.4B $13,586 10.2% 1.2% 6.4% 5.0M - 144.5% -19.9% $4.8B 77.3 7.0% 30.1% 1,507.50
2008 $29.1B $12,416 9.1% 10.7% 7.7% 4.9M - 161.5% -14.7% $4.3B 77.0 7.8% 22.5% 1,507.50
2007 $24.8B $11,356 9.3% 4.1% 9.0% 4.8M - 169.3% -6.4% $3.4B 76.7 8.6% 18.7% 1,507.50
2006 $22.0B $10,312 1.5% 4.1% 8.7% 4.7M - 183.3% -5.2% $2.7B 75.7 8.7% 15.0% 1,507.50
2005 $21.5B $10,020 2.5% -1.4% 8.2% 4.6M - 178.9% -12.7% $2.6B 76.1 7.6% 10.1% 1,507.50
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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