International tourism, expenditures in Lebanon
Lebanon: International tourism, expenditures was 1.70 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Lebanon, 2003–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures in Lebanon stood at 1.70 billion current US$. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 73.8% on the previous year and down 65.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Lebanon peaked at 6.50 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.70 billion current US$, in 2020.
Lebanon ranks 50th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3.32 billion current US$ | — |
| 2004 | 3.72 billion current US$ | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 3.56 billion current US$ | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 3.78 billion current US$ | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 3.91 billion current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 4.30 billion current US$ | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 4.93 billion current US$ | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 4.87 billion current US$ | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 4.44 billion current US$ | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 4.51 billion current US$ | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 4.69 billion current US$ | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 5.20 billion current US$ | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 5.19 billion current US$ | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 5.25 billion current US$ | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 5.70 billion current US$ | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 6.39 billion current US$ | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 6.50 billion current US$ | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.70 billion current US$ | -73.8% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 1.70 billion current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 272.00 million current US$, 6.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 1.70 billion current US$ is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.51 billion current US$, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures in Lebanon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -73.8% | 6.50 billion current US$ | 1.70 billion current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.93 billion current US$ | 3.32 billion current US$ | 4.93 billion current US$ | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.27 billion current US$ | 4.44 billion current US$ | 6.50 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.70 billion current US$ | 1.70 billion current US$ | 1.70 billion current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
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$), annual growth rate 21.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Lebanon?
- International tourism, expenditures in Lebanon was 1.70 billion current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 6.50 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.70 billion current US$ in 2020.
- How does Lebanon rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Lebanon ranks 50th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.