Manufactures imports in Lebanon
Lebanon: Manufactures imports was 40.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Manufactures imports in Lebanon, 1967–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufactures imports in Lebanon is 40.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Lebanon peaked at 67.3% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 2024.
That places Lebanon 187th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Manufactures imports in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 55.0% | — |
| 1968 | 57.8% | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 60.7% | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 59.6% | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 61.7% | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 65.2% | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 67.3% | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 58.0% | -13.8% |
| 1997 | 62.7% | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 63.7% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 61.7% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 56.0% | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 58.2% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 60.6% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 60.2% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 56.3% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 55.1% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 54.9% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 55.8% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 53.7% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 59.5% | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 56.4% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 50.8% | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 48.3% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 53.8% | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 53.2% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 56.0% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 55.3% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 54.9% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 55.7% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 45.5% | -18.3% |
| 2020 | 44.5% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 47.7% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 48.4% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 42.8% | -11.7% |
| 2024 | 40.0% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.8% | 55.0% | 60.7% | 3 |
| 1970s | 62.4% | 58.0% | 67.3% | 5 |
| 1990s | 62.7% | 61.7% | 63.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 57.0% | 53.7% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.0% | 45.5% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.7% | 40.0% | 48.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 184 Liberia 42.8% compare
- 185 Afghanistan 41.1% compare
- 186 Mauritania 40.8% compare
- 188 French Polynesia 39.4% compare
- 189 Guinea-Bissau 38.6% compare
- 190 Cuba 38.3% compare
More private sector data for Lebanon
- Merchandise trade 85.9% (2025)
- Food imports 18.5% (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$), annual growth rate 21.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 3,705 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures imports in Lebanon?
- Manufactures imports in Lebanon was 40.0% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 67.3% in 1973.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 2024.
- How does Lebanon rank for manufactures imports?
- Lebanon ranks 187th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.