Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Lebanon: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.2511 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lebanon
0.6665 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
13th
Lebanon rank
16th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Lebanon
0.20.40.60.81198820062025

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 0.6665 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2511 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.4154 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 2.7 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th and Lebanon ranks 16th of 45 groups.

Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Lebanon Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1945 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5446 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3501 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2000s 0.2643 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4363 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.172 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2010s 0.2608 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4313 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1706 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2020s 0.2909 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.691 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4001 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Lebanon?
Lebanon, at 0.6665 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2511 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Lebanon?
0.4154 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Lebanon?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Lebanon rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th and Lebanon ranks 16th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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 (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
250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports (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.