Manufactures exports in Lebanon
Lebanon: Manufactures exports was 55.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Manufactures exports in Lebanon, 1967–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 55.6% for manufactures exports in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Lebanon peaked at 75.0% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 41.9%, in 2020.
Lebanon ranks 69th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Manufactures exports in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 43.4% | — |
| 1968 | 50.2% | +15.8% |
| 1969 | 58.1% | +15.7% |
| 1970 | 60.3% | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 64.2% | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 67.2% | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 69.1% | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 75.0% | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 68.7% | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 66.8% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 63.6% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 66.0% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 64.3% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 52.2% | -17.1% |
| 2004 | 62.7% | +20.1% |
| 2005 | 64.9% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 55.7% | -14.2% |
| 2007 | 59.8% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 65.4% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 56.4% | -13.7% |
| 2010 | 59.0% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 48.6% | -17.6% |
| 2012 | 44.1% | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 47.4% | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 55.7% | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 58.3% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 46.3% | -20.5% |
| 2017 | 49.2% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 47.8% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 44.9% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 41.9% | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 52.4% | +25.1% |
| 2022 | 61.3% | +17.0% |
| 2023 | 56.0% | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 55.6% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.6% | 43.4% | 58.1% | 3 |
| 1970s | 67.1% | 60.3% | 75.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 66.4% | 63.6% | 68.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 61.0% | 52.2% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.1% | 44.1% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 41.9% | 61.3% | 5 |
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)
- 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$), annual growth rate 21.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 3,705 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Lebanon?
- Manufactures exports in Lebanon was 55.6% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 1977.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.9% in 2020.
- How does Lebanon rank for manufactures exports?
- Lebanon ranks 69th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.