International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Lebanon
Lebanon: International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items was 16.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Lebanon, 2003–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 16.00 million current US$ for international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 87.1% on the previous year and down 90.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Lebanon peaked at 580.00 million current US$ in 2007 and was at its lowest, 16.00 million current US$, in 2020.
Lebanon ranks 108th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 408.00 million current US$ | — |
| 2004 | 520.00 million current US$ | +27.5% |
| 2005 | 437.00 million current US$ | -16.0% |
| 2006 | 476.00 million current US$ | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 580.00 million current US$ | +21.8% |
| 2008 | 498.00 million current US$ | -14.1% |
| 2009 | 383.00 million current US$ | -23.1% |
| 2010 | 165.00 million current US$ | -56.9% |
| 2011 | 252.00 million current US$ | +52.7% |
| 2012 | 525.00 million current US$ | +108.3% |
| 2013 | 540.00 million current US$ | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 312.00 million current US$ | -42.2% |
| 2015 | 230.00 million current US$ | -26.3% |
| 2016 | 329.00 million current US$ | +43.0% |
| 2017 | 476.00 million current US$ | +44.7% |
| 2018 | 294.00 million current US$ | -38.2% |
| 2019 | 124.00 million current US$ | -57.8% |
| 2020 | 16.00 million current US$ | -87.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 471.71 million current US$ | 383.00 million current US$ | 580.00 million current US$ | 7 |
| 2010s | 324.70 million current US$ | 124.00 million current US$ | 540.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.00 million current US$ | 16.00 million current US$ | 16.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 105 Mongolia 20.00 million current US$ compare
- 106 Bhutan 18.00 million current US$ compare
- 106 Myanmar 18.00 million current US$ compare
- 108 Yemen 16.00 million current US$ compare
- 110 Cuba 15.00 million current US$ compare
- 111 Laos 14.00 million current US$ compare
- 111 Montenegro 14.00 million current US$ compare
- 111 Niger 14.00 million current US$ compare
- 111 Uganda 14.00 million current US$ 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$), annual growth rate 21.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Lebanon?
- International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Lebanon was 16.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 580.00 million current US$ in 2007.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.00 million current US$ in 2020.
- How does Lebanon rank for international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items?
- Lebanon ranks 108th out of 163 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.3%. 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, receipts for passenger transport items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for passenger transport items are expenditures by international inbound visitors for all services provided in the international transportation by resident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.