Lebanon's exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) was 7.78 trillion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 50.87% from 15.83 trillion in 2014 (6.86% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 7.78 trillion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 19.71 trillion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 15.83 trillion | 2014 |
| Highest | 20.71 trillion | 2017 |
| Lowest | 825.48 billion | 1990 |
| Average since 2015 | 14.4 trillion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 851.21 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Lebanon's exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) fell 4.7% on 2023 (from 8.16 trillion to 7.78 trillion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +6.3% and a typical year strayed about 19.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 99.1% in 1992 and the biggest yearly fall was 46.5% in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 1.75 trillion a year. A straight line explains 82% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Lebanon had the 4th highest value of the 29 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Lebanon in the 2024 ranking
- Iraq — 1st of 29: 94.37 trillion
- Japan — 2nd of 29: 93.13 trillion
- Kazakhstan — 3rd of 29: 8.87 trillion
- Angola — 5th of 29: 4.07 trillion
- United States — 6th of 29: 2.83 trillion
- New Zealand — 7th of 29: 85.34 billion
What this measures
Exports as a capacity to import equals the current price value of exports of goods and services deflated by the import price index. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 36 values
| Year | Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 7,779,761,338,145 |
| 2023 | 8,162,015,964,768 |
| 2022 | 8,589,598,546,084 |
| 2021 | 9,402,640,204,817 |
| 2020 | 10,537,331,852,800 |
| 2019 | 19,706,971,761,393 |
| 2018 | 19,445,508,848,052 |
| 2017 | 20,705,606,262,061 |
| 2016 | 20,327,990,211,864 |
| 2015 | 19,305,387,437,078 |
Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) in nearby economies
- Algeria — 2.07 trillion (2025)
- Bahrain — 13.89 billion (2024)
- Djibouti — 977.34 billion (2025)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 1.48 trillion (2025)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 10,725.8 trillion (2025)
- Iraq — 94.37 trillion (2024)
- Israel — 488.71 billion (2025)
- Kuwait — 20.52 billion (2024)
- Libya — 24.1 billion (2025)
- Malta
More economic policy & debt data for Lebanon
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$33.3 billion (2024)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$9.24 billion (2024)
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$1.42 billion (2023)
- Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$) — US$330.71 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) — US$1.43 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$1.75 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$1.75 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$1.75 billion (2023)
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Questions people ask
- What is Lebanon's exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU)?
- 7.78 trillion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1989?
- It is up 813.97% from 851.21 billion in 1989 (6.53% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 20.71 trillion in 2017 and the lowest 825.48 billion in 1990.
- How does Lebanon rank?
- 4th highest of 29 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) unusual for Lebanon?
- In 2024, Lebanon's exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) fell 4.7% on 2023 (from 8.16 trillion to 7.78 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +6.3% and a typical year strayed about 19.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.EXP.CAPM.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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