Lebanon

LBNMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanLower middle incomeCapital: Beirut
Economy
Fiscal
People
Health
Education
Trade
Energy / Env
Tech
Governance
Equality
Infra
Labor
74/80 indicators · percentile vs world (IMF / WB / WHO)underover
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 & Monetary21 indicators · 2017–2025 · 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
Real Interest Rate (%)6.2%2019▲ 82.1%WB
Lending Interest Rate (%)10.5%2019▲ 15.6%WB
Deposit Interest Rate (%)9.7%2019▲ 25.6%WB
Government Revenue Excluding Grants (% of GDP)13.5%2024▲ 95.8%WB
Government Expense (% of GDP)6.3%2021▼ 57.9%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
Broad Money (% of GDP)260.6%2017▲ 0.5%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
▶Finance11 indicators · 2017–2024 · WB
▶Business Environment1 indicator · 2019 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Time to Get Electricity (days)2362019▲ 321.3%WB
▶Private Sector6 indicators · 2019 · 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
▶Labor20 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
Labor Force Participation, Age 15+ (National Estimate, %)48.9%2019▲ 6.0%WB
Vulnerable Employment (%)19.4%2023▼ 0.4%WB
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)71.6%2023▼ 0.0%WB
Part-Time Employment (%)22.3%2019—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▲ 10.4%WB
▶Education20 indicators · 2013–2025 · WB
▶Health48 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▲ 2.6%WHO
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)1.92018▲ 5.5%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▲ 83.8%WHO
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)53.2%2021▼ 27.2%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▼ 14.9%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▲ 1.0%WHO
Nursing & Midwifery Personnel11,4772018▲ 2.5%WHO
Dentists (total)7,1282020▲ 1.8%WHO
Pharmacists (total)9,2952020▲ 4.8%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
▶Agriculture11 indicators · 2022–2024 · WB
▶Technology10 indicators · 2015–2024 · 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
Patent Applications, Residents1102015▲ 37.5%WB
Patent Applications, Non-Residents1942015▼ 25.7%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▲ 0.1%WB
Electricity from Oil (%)66.4%2023▲ 21.0%WB
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2021—WB
▶Gender4 indicators · 2019–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Women in Parliament (%)6.3%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Female Labor Force Participation, 15+ (%)29.4%2019▲ 31.3%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▲ 0.0%WB
Armed Forces (% of labor force)4.1%2020▲ 4.8%WB
Military Spending (% of govt expenditure)8.9%2023▲ 7.7%WB
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000)2.22020▼ 28.5%WB
▶Poverty & Inequality10 indicators · 2012–2022 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Poverty at $3.00/day (2021 PPP, %)5.8%2022▲ 5700.0%WB
Poverty at $4.20/day (2021 PPP, %)15.7%2022▲ 5133.3%WB
Poverty at $8.30/day (2021 PPP, %)50.7%2022▲ 821.8%WB
Poverty Headcount, National (%)27.4%2012▲ 0.0%WB
Gini Index35.52022▲ 11.6%WB
Income Share, Top 10%25.6%2022▲ 3.6%WB
Income Share, Bottom 10%2.8%2022▼ 9.7%WB
Income Share, Top 20%42.3%2022▲ 6.0%WB
Income Share, Bottom 20%6.8%2022▼ 13.9%WB
Poverty Gap at $3.00/day (2021 PPP, %)1.0%2022—WB
▶Social Protection7 indicators · 2004–2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Social Insurance Coverage (%)53.7%2004——
Social Assistance Coverage (%)4.8%2004——
Social Protection Coverage (%)54.6%2004——
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.522020▼ 1.8%WB
Human Capital Index, Female0.542017—WB
Human Capital Index, Male0.542017—WB
Learning-Adjusted Years of School6.3 years2020▼ 3.7%WB
▶Tourism5 indicators · 2019–2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
International Tourism, Arrivals1.9M2019▼ 1.4%WB
Tourism Receipts (USD)$2.37B2020▼ 72.8%WB
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$1.70B2020▼ 73.8%WB
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)27.0%2020▼ 43.6%WB
International Tourism, Transport Services (USD)$16.0M2020▼ 87.1%WB
▶Urban Development8 indicators · 2022–2025 · WB / WHO