Lebanon vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Lebanon
0.8973 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.2586 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Lebanon rank
10th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
11th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit over time

  • Lebanon
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 0.8973 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2586 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.6387 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 3.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.

Lebanon ranks 10th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 11th of 202 countries.

Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1980s 0.7105 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1757 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5348 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
1990s 0.5656 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2123 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3533 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2000s 0.4219 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.234 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1879 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2010s 0.4329 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2458 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1871 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2020s 0.6923 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2446 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4477 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Lebanon or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Lebanon, at 0.8973 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2586 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Lebanon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
0.6387 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
36 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2023.
How do Lebanon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Lebanon ranks 10th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 11th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,916 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.