International tourism, expenditures in Lebanon
Lebanon: International tourism, expenditures was 11.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Lebanon, 2003–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Lebanon is 11.2%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 46.4% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Lebanon peaked at 25.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2020.
That places Lebanon 18th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 25.0% | — |
| 2004 | 21.7% | -13.1% |
| 2005 | 21.2% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 21.3% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 18.3% | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | -18.8% |
| 2009 | 16.7% | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 16.8% | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 20.9% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | -46.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.8% | 14.8% | 25.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 14.1% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 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 11.2% 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 25.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2020.
- How does Lebanon rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Lebanon ranks 18th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of total imports). 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. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.