Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Lebanon
Lebanon: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.329 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Lebanon, 2002–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 0.329 current US$ per US$ of GDP for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Lebanon peaked at 0.4616 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1497 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
Lebanon ranks 12th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.1744 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2003 | 0.3222 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +84.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3881 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3663 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3958 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4015 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4616 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3961 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3384 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2608 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2749 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2739 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2695 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2572 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2607 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2594 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2544 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1497 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -41.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2111 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +41.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3112 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +47.4% |
| 2023 | 0.329 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3632 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1744 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4616 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.2753 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2544 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3384 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2503 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1497 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.329 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 9 Naoero 0.4861 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 San Marino 0.441 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Seychelles 0.4252 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Aruba 0.3049 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Denmark 0.2951 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Guyana 0.2909 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Lebanon
- Merchandise trade 85.9% (2025)
- Food imports 18.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 40.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 4.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 786.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1456 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Lebanon?
- Commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Lebanon was 0.329 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4616 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1497 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Lebanon rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Lebanon ranks 12th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service imports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.