East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Lebanon: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 85.9% against 41.4% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 44.5%.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 2.1 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Lebanon ahead.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 39th and Lebanon ranks 41st of 47 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Lebanon in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.5% | 98.9% | 56.3% | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 51.4% | 67.6% | 16.3% | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 62.4% | 53.8% | 8.6% | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 45.2% | 53.1% | 7.9% | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 40.3% | 86.4% | 46.2% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 85.9% against 41.4% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Lebanon?
- 44.5%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Lebanon?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2025.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Lebanon rank globally for merchandise trade?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 39th and Lebanon ranks 41st of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.