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Lebanon

LBNMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanLower middle incomeCapital: Beirut
Economy
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Health
Education
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74/80 indicators · percentile vs world (IMF / WB / WHO)underover
GDP
$34.50B
2025▲ 17.6%
Population
5.8M
2025▲ 0.7%
GDP per Capita
$6,443
2025▲ 17.6%
Life Expectancy
77.9 years
2024▲ 0.2%
Lebanon in world space2000–2024
1k10k100k505560657075808590GDP per capita (USD, log)Life expectancy (years)20002024
192 countries · log scale on X world Lebanon· trajectory line: 1980 → today
▶About Lebanon

Lebanon's GDP is $34.50B (2025), with a population of 5.8M, and GDP per capita of $6,443. Key indicators include real GDP growth of 4.0%, inflation at 14.6%, government debt at 139.4% of GDP, life expectancy of 77.9 years. Data sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank World Development Indicators.

▶Economy32 indicators · 2021–2025 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
GDP (Current USD)$34.50B2025▲ 17.6%IMF
Real GDP Growth (%)4.0%2025▲ 153.3%IMF
GDP per Capita (USD)$6,4432025▲ 17.6%IMF
GDP, PPP (Intl $)$70.19B2025▲ 7.0%IMF
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$13,1102025▲ 7.0%IMF
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.03%2025▲ 0.0%IMF
GNI (Current USD)$25.70B2024▲ 29.5%WB
GNI per Capita, Atlas Method (Current US$)$3,5602024▼ 4.0%WB
GNI per Capita, PPP (Current Intl $)$11,7902024▼ 5.2%WB
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)2.6%2024▲ 26.3%WB
Services Value Added (% of GDP)35.7%2024▼ 15.7%WB
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)1.0%2024▲ 8.1%WB
Government Consumption (% of GDP)4.9%2024▼ 5.2%WB
Household Consumption (% of GDP)129.3%2024▼ 5.0%WB
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)1.4%2024▼ 23.9%WB
Gross Savings (% of GDP)-12.5%2023▲ 42.4%WB
GDP Deflator Inflation (Annual %)45.2%2024▼ 77.7%WB
GDP per Employed Person (Constant 2021 PPP $)$39,9982023▼ 2.1%WB
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)1.4%2021▼ 51.5%WB
Medium/High-Tech Manufacturing (% of total)14.6%2022▲ 0.0%WB
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$3,0272021▼ 28.7%WB
Adjusted Net Savings (% of GNI)-27.9%2021▼ 38.9%WB
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)-35.6%2024▲ 17.4%WB
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Oil Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)0.0%2021▲ 23.5%WB
Forest Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021▲ 23.5%WB
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$684.1M2024▲ 63.3%WB
GDP per Capita, PPP (Constant 2021 Intl $)$10,4692024▼ 7.6%WB
GDP per Capita (Constant 2015 US$)$5,3912024▼ 7.6%WB
▶Fiscal & Monetary17 indicators · 2021–2025 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Inflation, Consumer Prices (%)14.6%2025▼ 67.7%IMF
Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP)139.4%2025▼ 11.7%IMF
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)3.3%2025▲ 725.0%IMF
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-22.5%2025▼ 18.4%IMF
Unemployment Rate (%)11.5%2023▼ 0.9%IMF
Inflation, CPI (%, World Bank)14.6%2025▼ 67.7%WB
Government Revenue Excluding Grants (% of GDP)13.5%2024▲ 95.8%WB
Government Expense (% of GDP)6.3%2021—WB
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)11.1%2024▲ 95.9%WB
Taxes on Goods & Services (% of revenue)48.4%2024▲ 38.7%WB
Taxes on International Trade (% of revenue)9.2%2024▲ 266.9%WB
Taxes on Income, Profits & Capital Gains (% of rev)7.8%2024▼ 68.8%WB
Net Investment in Nonfinancial Assets (% of GDP)0.3%2024▲ 26.4%WB
Total Reserves incl. Gold (USD)$33.30B2024▲ 21.1%WB
Total Reserves (months of imports)13.62023▼ 8.7%WB
Official Exchange Rate (per USD)89,5002025▲ 0.0%WB
PPP Conversion Factor33,594.252024▲ 41.6%WB
▶Trade15 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Trade (% of GDP)82.2%2024▼ 21.1%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)23.3%2024▼ 23.7%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)58.9%2024▼ 20.0%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$6.06B2024▼ 1.3%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$15.30B2024▲ 3.5%WB
Merchandise Exports (USD)$4.60B2025▲ 21.6%WB
Merchandise Imports (USD)$21.67B2025▲ 25.2%WB
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)7.1%2024▲ 117.3%WB
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)1.5%2024▲ 315.7%WB
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$1.84B2024▲ 181.1%WB
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$5.80B2024▼ 13.4%WB
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)33.3%2023▲ 8.8%WB
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)2.9%2024▼ 32.7%WB
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-28.1%2023▲ 18.8%WB
Current Account Balance (USD)$-5.64B2023▲ 22.3%WB
▶External Debt7 indicators · 2023–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
External Debt (% of GNI)331.6%2023▼ 0.4%WB
External Debt Stocks (USD)$67.39B2024▲ 1.6%WB
Total Debt Service (% of GNI)9.7%2024▼ 55.9%WB
Present Value of External Debt (USD)$42.97B2024—WB
Use of IMF Credit (USD)$1.04B2024▼ 2.8%WB
Net ODA Received (% of GNI)8.8%2023▲ 23.3%WB
Net ODA Received (USD)$1.75B2023▲ 22.4%WB
▶Finance9 indicators · 2019–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Stock Market Capitalization (% of GDP)45.7%2021▲ 116.3%WB
Stock Market Capitalization (USD)$10.58B2021▲ 57.8%WB
Stocks Traded, Total Value (% of GDP)0.1%2022▼ 95.6%WB
Listed Domestic Companies102021▲ 0.0%WB
Bank Capital to Assets Ratio (%)8.6%2019—WB
Bank Nonperforming Loans (%)15.2%2019—WB
Financial Institution or Mobile-Money Account Ownership (Age 15+, %)23.0%2024▲ 11.3%WB
Account Ownership, Female (%)15.3%2024▼ 7.6%WB
Account Ownership, Male (%)31.0%2024▲ 25.8%WB
▶People23 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Population5.8M2025▲ 0.7%WB
Population Growth (%)0.7%2025▲ 33.0%WB
Population Density (per km²)5642023▲ 0.5%WB
Surface Area (sq km)10,4502023▲ 0.0%WB
Land Area (sq km)10,2302023▲ 0.0%WB
Urban Population (%)91.0%2025▲ 0.3%WB
Urban Population (total)5.3M2025▲ 1.0%WB
Rural Population (%)9.0%2025▼ 2.8%WB
Life Expectancy at Birth77.9 years2024▲ 0.2%WB
Life Expectancy, Male75.9 years2024▲ 0.2%WB
Life Expectancy, Female79.9 years2024▲ 0.2%WB
Fertility Rate (births per woman)2.22024▼ 0.5%WB
Birth Rate (per 1,000)162024▼ 1.2%WB
Death Rate (per 1,000)62024▲ 1.2%WB
Net Migration-10,2302025▲ 40.8%WB
Population Ages 0–14 (%)25.6%2025▼ 2.3%WB
Population Ages 15–64 (%)64.0%2025▲ 0.5%WB
Population Ages 65+ (%)10.4%2025▲ 3.0%WB
Age Dependency Ratio (%)56.3%2025▼ 1.3%WB
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (%)16.3%2025▲ 2.5%WB
Youth Dependency Ratio (%)40.0%2025▼ 2.7%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)83.62024▼ 1.1%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)57.12024▼ 1.1%WB
▶Labor18 indicators · 2019–2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Total Labor Force1.8M2023▲ 1.2%WB
Labor Force Participation (%)43.4%2023▲ 0.1%WB
Female Labor Force Participation (%)22.2%2023▼ 0.5%WB
Male Labor Force Participation (%)66.7%2023▲ 0.2%WB
Unemployment (%)11.0%2023▼ 1.1%WB
Female Unemployment (%)14.5%2023▼ 0.8%WB
Male Unemployment (%)9.7%2023▼ 1.1%WB
Youth Unemployment (%)22.7%2023▼ 0.7%WB
Employment in Agriculture (%)3.5%2023▼ 1.6%WB
Employment in Industry (%)20.1%2023▲ 3.0%WB
Employment in Services (%)76.4%2023▼ 0.7%WB
Vulnerable Employment (%)19.4%2023▼ 0.4%WB
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)71.6%2023▼ 0.0%WB
Employers (% of total employment)9.0%2023▲ 1.1%WB
Labor Force, Female (% of total)26.8%2023▼ 0.6%WB
Employment to Population Ratio (%)38.7%2023▲ 0.2%WB
Self-Employed (% of total)28.4%2023▲ 0.1%WB
NEET Youth (% not in education/employment)23.5%2019—WB
▶Education16 indicators · 2013–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Education Spending (% of GDP)1.2%2024▼ 18.6%WB
Education Spending (% of govt expenditure)8.6%2025▲ 40.5%WB
Primary School Enrollment (%)81.8%2024▲ 4.6%WB
Secondary School Enrollment (%)63.8%2024▲ 1.5%WB
Tertiary School Enrollment (%)54.4%2023▼ 6.5%WB
Primary Completion Rate (%)67.3%2023▼ 1.3%WB
Lower Secondary Completion Rate (%)52.9%2023▼ 5.5%WB
Out-of-School Children, Primary146,8962024▼ 14.6%WB
Out-of-School Girls, Primary71,2222024▼ 15.7%WB
Primary School Teachers36,6992024▲ 1.5%WB
Secondary School Teachers45,2522023—WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Primary122017—WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Secondary82016—WB
Persistence to Last Primary Grade (% of Cohort)92.7%2022▲ 0.5%WB
Secondary Education Spending (% of Education Budget)17.1%2013—WB
Tertiary Education Spending (% of Education Budget)28.7%2013—WB
▶Health47 indicators · 2018–2025 · WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Health Spending (% of GDP)5.6%2023▲ 13.5%WHO
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$2612023▲ 13.2%WHO
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)2.1%2023▲ 39.5%WHO
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)29.7%2023▼ 8.4%WHO
Physicians (per 1,000 people)2.72020—WHO
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)2.72021▲ 0.0%WHO
Under-5 Mortality (per 1,000 live births)17.62024▲ 3.5%WHO
Neonatal Mortality (per 1,000)10.52024▲ 2.9%WHO
Maternal Mortality (per 100,000)152023▲ 0.0%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)162024▲ 3.9%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)19.12024▲ 3.2%WHO
Communicable, Maternal, Prenatal & Nutrition Causes (% of Deaths)34.2%2021—WHO
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)53.2%2021—WHO
Cause of Death, Injury (%)4.2%2021▼ 35.9%WHO
Measles Immunization (% of children)67.0%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
DPT Immunization (% of children)49.0%2024▼ 7.5%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)132024▲ 8.3%WHO
Stunting, Children Under 5 (%)13.9%2023▲ 98.6%WHO
Overweight, Children Under 5 (%)4.4%2023▼ 4.3%WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Male Adults (%)54.1%2024▲ 1.5%WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Female Adults (%)39.7%2024▲ 1.0%WHO
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)0.72021▼ 11.4%WHO
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)1.32020—WHO
Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)74.342070352021—WHO
Remaining Life Expectancy at Age 60 (WHO)19.355150122021—WHO
Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth (HALE)63.216427042021—WHO
Infant Mortality, Under Age 1 (WHO)15.2539913322024—WHO
Under-5 Mortality (WHO)17.6006070342024—WHO
Neonatal Mortality, 0–27 Days (WHO)10.4610765662024—WHO
Maternal Deaths (WHO Estimates)13.958592112023—WHO
Estimated Tuberculosis Incidence (WHO)132024—WHO
TB Mortality, Excluding HIV (per 100K)1.82024—WHO
People Living with HIV31002025—WHO
Diabetes Prevalence, Age 18+ (age-standardized, %)19.3988592022—WHO
DTP3 Immunization Coverage (WHO/UNICEF)522025—WHO
Measles First-Dose Coverage (MCV1, WHO/UNICEF)672025—WHO
Hepatitis B Three-Dose Coverage (HepB3, WHO/UNICEF)522025—WHO
Physicians (total)15,2822020—WHO
Nursing & Midwifery Personnel11,4772018—WHO
Dentists (total)7,1282020—WHO
Pharmacists (total)9,2952020—WHO
Child Wasting, Under 5 (survey, %)1.32023—WHO
Child Stunting, Under 5 (survey, %)13.92023—WHO
Child Underweight, Under 5 (survey, %)5.12023—WHO
UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1)672023—WHO
Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K)9.72021—WHO
Current Health Expenditure per Capita (WHO, US$)260.81198122023—WHO
▶Energy & Environment16 indicators · 2021–2025 · WB / WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
CO₂ Emissions per Capita, Excluding LULUCF (t CO2e)1.92024▲ 1.1%WB
CO₂ Emissions, Excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)112024▲ 1.7%WB
Energy Use (kg oil eq. per capita)7802023▲ 19.5%WB
Electric Power Consumption (kWh per capita)9752023▲ 43.3%WB
Renewable Electricity Output (%)5.1%2021▼ 20.9%WB
Renewable Energy Consumption (%)6.8%2021▲ 7.9%WB
Access to Electricity (%)100.0%2024▲ 0.0%WB
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)26.72023▼ 4.6%WB
Forest Area (%)14.2%2023▲ 0.4%WB
Forest Area (sq km)1,4512023▲ 0.4%WB
Arable Land (%)13.1%2023▼ 1.7%WB
Terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas (%)4.7%2025▲ 62.1%WB
Marine Protected Areas (%)0.2%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Access to Basic Drinking Water (%)92.6%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
Access to Basic Sanitation (%)99.2%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
Urban PM2.5 Concentration (WHO)26.4804239992023—WHO
▶Agriculture11 indicators · 2022–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Agricultural Land (%)65.9%2023▼ 0.3%WB
Cereal Yield (kg per hectare)2,4152023▲ 0.0%WB
Food Production Index (2014–2016=100)104.12022▲ 1.6%WB
Crop Production Index (2014–2016=100)97.92022▲ 0.8%WB
Livestock Production Index (2014–2016=100)123.12022▲ 4.2%WB
Land Under Cereal Production (hectares)55,2392023▼ 0.1%WB
Total Fisheries Production (metric tonnes)2,7052024▲ 0.9%WB
Fertilizer Consumption (kg per hectare)190.12023▲ 53.6%WB
Prevalence of Undernourishment (%)8.7%2023▼ 11.2%WB
Annual Freshwater Withdrawals (% of internal)37.8%2022▲ 0.0%WB
Cereal Production (metric tons)133,4182023▼ 0.1%WB
▶Technology8 indicators · 2022–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Internet Users (%)80.6%2024▼ 1.3%WB
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100 people)742022▼ 1.3%WB
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100)7.32022▼ 3.5%WB
Secure Internet Servers (per million)267.32024▼ 60.5%WB
Scientific Journal Articles2,0792023▲ 4.5%WB
High-Technology Exports (USD)$60.9M2024▼ 38.0%WB
ICT Service Exports (% of service exports)1.8%2023▼ 41.8%WB
ICT Service Exports (USD)$140.7M2023▼ 44.1%WB
▶Infrastructure7 indicators · 2002–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Air Transport, Passengers Carried2.7M2023▲ 12.9%WB
Air Transport, Freight (million ton-km)34.42023▼ 5.1%WB
Container Port Traffic (TEU)762,0622024▲ 75.5%WB
Rail Lines (total km)4012002—WB
Logistics Performance Index (1–5)2.722018—WB
Electricity from Oil (%)66.4%2023▲ 21.0%WB
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2021—WB
▶Gender3 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Women in Parliament (%)6.3%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Female Wage & Salaried Workers (%)85.1%2023▼ 0.3%WB
Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000)20.72024▼ 0.8%WB
▶Governance10 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Control of Corruption-1.232023▼ 8.8%WB
Government Effectiveness-1.582023▼ 8.3%WB
Political Stability-1.522023▼ 6.8%WB
Regulatory Quality-1.012023▲ 10.4%WB
Rule of Law-1.172023▼ 5.6%WB
Voice & Accountability-0.652023▼ 3.7%WB
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)10.8%2023▼ 23.3%WB
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)6.1%2023▼ 18.8%WB
Rule of Law (percentile rank)13.2%2023▼ 3.4%WB
Political Stability (percentile rank)9.5%2023▼ 4.3%WB
▶Military6 indicators · 2020–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Military Spending (% of GDP)2.6%2024▲ 59.4%WB
Military Expenditure (USD)$635.5M2024▲ 122.0%WB
Armed Forces Personnel80,0002020—WB
Armed Forces (% of labor force)4.1%2020—WB
Military Spending (% of govt expenditure)8.9%2023▲ 7.7%WB
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000)2.22020—WB
▶Poverty & Inequality9 indicators · 2022 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Poverty at $3.00/day (2021 PPP, %)5.8%2022—WB
Poverty at $4.20/day (2021 PPP, %)15.7%2022—WB
Poverty at $8.30/day (2021 PPP, %)50.7%2022—WB
Gini Index35.52022—WB
Income Share, Top 10%25.6%2022—WB
Income Share, Bottom 10%2.8%2022—WB
Income Share, Top 20%42.3%2022—WB
Income Share, Bottom 20%6.8%2022—WB
Poverty Gap at $3.00/day (2021 PPP, %)1.0%2022—WB
▶Social Protection4 indicators · 2017–2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.522020—WB
Human Capital Index, Female0.542017—WB
Human Capital Index, Male0.542017—WB
Learning-Adjusted Years of School6.3 years2020—WB
▶Tourism5 indicators · 2019–2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
International Tourism, Arrivals1.9M2019—WB
Tourism Receipts (USD)$2.37B2020—WB
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$1.70B2020—WB
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)27.0%2020—WB
International Tourism, Transport Services (USD)$16.0M2020—WB
▶Urban Development8 indicators · 2022–2025 · WB / WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Urban Population Growth (%)1.0%2025▲ 22.7%WB
Population in Largest City2.4M2025▼ 1.0%WB
Population in Largest City (% of urban)44.7%2025▼ 2.0%WB
Population in Agglomerations >1M (% of total)40.7%2025▼ 1.7%WB
Population in Slums (% of urban)4.5%2022▲ 0.7%WB
Rural Population Growth (%)-2.1%2025▲ 2.6%WB
Access to Safely Managed Drinking Water (%)47.7%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
Access to Safely Managed Sanitation (%)25.7%2024▲ 0.0%WHO

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