International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Lebanon
Lebanon: International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) was 1.67 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Lebanon, 2002–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Lebanon is 1.67 billion current US$, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 73.6% on the previous year and down 63.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Lebanon peaked at 6.34 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.67 billion current US$, in 2020.
Lebanon ranks 47th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2.68 billion current US$ | — |
| 2003 | 2.94 billion current US$ | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 3.17 billion current US$ | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 2.91 billion current US$ | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 3.01 billion current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 3.11 billion current US$ | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 3.56 billion current US$ | +14.5% |
| 2009 | 4.01 billion current US$ | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 4.51 billion current US$ | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 4.00 billion current US$ | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 4.20 billion current US$ | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 4.39 billion current US$ | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 5.00 billion current US$ | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 4.74 billion current US$ | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 5.04 billion current US$ | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 5.59 billion current US$ | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 6.25 billion current US$ | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 6.34 billion current US$ | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.67 billion current US$ | -73.6% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 1.67 billion current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 186.00 million current US$, 9.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 1.67 billion current US$ is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.07 billion current US$, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) 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 | -73.6% | 6.34 billion current US$ | 1.67 billion current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.17 billion current US$ | 2.68 billion current US$ | 4.01 billion current US$ | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.01 billion current US$ | 4.00 billion current US$ | 6.34 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 billion current US$ | 1.67 billion current US$ | 1.67 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)
- Commercial service imports 6.61 billion current US$ (2023)
- Food exports 19.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 4.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 7.89 billion current US$ (2023)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 786.06 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Lebanon?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Lebanon was 1.67 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 for travel items recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 6.34 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.67 billion current US$ in 2020.
- How does Lebanon rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Lebanon ranks 47th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.0%. 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 for travel items (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. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.