Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 43.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Medium and high-tech exports in Lebanon, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 43.8% for medium and high-tech exports in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Lebanon peaked at 46.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 2000.
Lebanon ranks 54th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.7% | — |
| 1991 | 32.7% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 32.7% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 32.7% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 32.7% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 32.7% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 32.7% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 32.7% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 33.2% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 32.0% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 27.2% | -15.1% |
| 2001 | 28.5% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 30.7% | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 32.7% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 34.4% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 33.4% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 35.4% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 36.3% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 38.3% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 39.5% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 46.8% | +18.5% |
| 2011 | 35.8% | -23.5% |
| 2012 | 33.4% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 32.8% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 37.6% | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 39.2% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 39.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 38.2% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 37.1% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 39.5% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 37.0% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 27.7% | -25.2% |
| 2022 | 38.6% | +39.2% |
| 2023 | 42.2% | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 43.8% | +3.7% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 43.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.9%, 2.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 43.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.3%, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Lebanon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +39.2% | 27.7% | 38.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.7% | 32.0% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.6% | 27.2% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.0% | 32.8% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.9% | 27.7% | 43.8% | 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)
- Commercial service imports 6.61 billion current US$ (2023)
- Food exports 19.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 4.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 7.89 billion current US$ (2023)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 786.06 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech exports in Lebanon?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Lebanon was 43.8% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 2000.
- How does Lebanon rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Lebanon ranks 54th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.