Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Lebanon
Lebanon: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 55.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Lebanon, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to high-income economies in Lebanon is 55.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Lebanon peaked at 89.9% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 40.4%, in 2013.
That places Lebanon 128th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.2% | — |
| 1961 | 52.7% | +7.0% |
| 1963 | 63.5% | +20.6% |
| 1964 | 60.0% | -5.5% |
| 1965 | 63.9% | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 54.2% | -15.1% |
| 1967 | 61.6% | +13.7% |
| 1968 | 58.9% | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 60.5% | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 56.9% | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 52.6% | -7.6% |
| 1972 | 60.5% | +15.0% |
| 1973 | 71.2% | +17.7% |
| 1981 | 73.5% | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 76.8% | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 77.8% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 81.1% | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 76.6% | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 76.8% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 82.3% | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 85.6% | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 89.9% | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 80.1% | -10.9% |
| 1991 | 77.1% | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 70.9% | -8.0% |
| 1993 | 72.3% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 75.2% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 75.7% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 77.4% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 71.0% | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 72.5% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 71.0% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 67.3% | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 63.5% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 61.9% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 47.0% | -24.0% |
| 2005 | 47.2% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 58.7% | +24.6% |
| 2007 | 55.4% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 51.4% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 60.4% | +17.6% |
| 2010 | 49.0% | -18.8% |
| 2011 | 46.8% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 45.8% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 40.4% | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 45.5% | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 48.3% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 42.6% | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 43.6% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 53.0% | +21.6% |
| 2019 | 65.4% | +23.3% |
| 2020 | 72.5% | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 66.0% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 55.3% | -16.2% |
| 2023 | 55.1% | -0.4% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 55.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.0%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 55.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 55.1%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.3% | 49.2% | 63.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 60.3% | 52.6% | 71.2% | 4 |
| 1980s | 80.0% | 73.5% | 89.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 74.3% | 70.9% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.4% | 47.0% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.0% | 40.4% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.2% | 55.1% | 72.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 125 Kosovo 55.7% compare
- 125 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 55.7% compare
- 127 New Zealand 55.2% compare
- 129 Qatar 55.0% compare
- 130 Saudi Arabia 53.7% compare
- 131 Oman 53.6% 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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Lebanon?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Lebanon was 55.1% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 1989.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4% in 2013.
- How does Lebanon rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Lebanon ranks 128th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.