Lead time to import, median case in Lebanon
Lebanon: Lead time to import, median case was 1 days in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Lead time to import, median case in Lebanon, 2007–2016
Source: Logistic Performance Index Surveys, World Bank (WB). Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2016, lead time to import, median case in Lebanon stood at 1 days. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 92.3% on the previous year and down 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lead time to import, median case in Lebanon peaked at 13 days in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1 days, in 2016.
Lebanon ranks 70th of 75 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Lead time to import, median case in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2.4 days | — |
| 2010 | 2.15 days | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 3 days | +39.5% |
| 2014 | 13 days | +333.3% |
| 2016 | 1 days | -92.3% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 1 days is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4 days, 25% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 1 days is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5 days, 20% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4 days | 2.4 days | 2.4 days | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.79 days | 1 days | 13 days | 4 |
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 lead time to import, median case in Lebanon?
- Lead time to import, median case in Lebanon was 1 days in 2016, according to Logistic Performance Index Surveys, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest lead time to import, median case recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 13 days in 2014.
- What is the lowest lead time to import, median case recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 days in 2016.
- How does Lebanon rank for lead time to import, median case?
- Lebanon ranks 70th out of 75 countries with data for 2016.
- Is lead time to import, median case rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Logistic Performance Index Surveys, World Bank (WB), published as part of Lead time to import, median case (days). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lead time to import is the median time (the value for 50 percent of shipments) from port of discharge to arrival at the consignee. Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey. Respondents provided separate values for the best case (10 percent of shipments) and the median case (50 percent of shipments). The data are exponentiated averages of the logarithm of single value responses and of midpoint values of range responses for the median case.