Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre in Lebanon
Lebanon: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre was 1.77 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
1.77 million current US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
42nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
2.16 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2014
All-time low
30,890 current US$ per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre in Lebanon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 1.77 million current US$ per square kilometre for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Lebanon peaked at 2.16 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 30,890 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1961.
Lebanon ranks 42nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 30,890 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 34,115 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1963 | 41,447 current US$ per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1964 | 50,049 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1965 | 53,568 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1966 | 59,726 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1967 | 53,959 current US$ per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1968 | 58,260 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1969 | 57,185 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 64,418 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1971 | 71,456 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1972 | 90,323 current US$ per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 1973 | 125,709 current US$ per square kilometre | +39.2% |
| 1974 | 230,205 current US$ per square kilometre | +83.1% |
| 1975 | 200,196 current US$ per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1976 | 59,824 current US$ per square kilometre | -70.1% |
| 1977 | 150,440 current US$ per square kilometre | +151.5% |
| 1978 | 187,879 current US$ per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 1979 | 263,930 current US$ per square kilometre | +40.5% |
| 1980 | 356,794 current US$ per square kilometre | +35.2% |
| 1981 | 342,033 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 331,476 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 357,869 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 288,172 current US$ per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 1985 | 215,347 current US$ per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 1986 | 215,347 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 183,773 current US$ per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1988 | 240,176 current US$ per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 1989 | 218,475 current US$ per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1990 | 246,823 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1991 | 365,885 current US$ per square kilometre | +48.2% |
| 1992 | 410,753 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1993 | 471,261 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1994 | 579,961 current US$ per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1995 | 711,437 current US$ per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1996 | 737,048 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 729,912 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 691,105 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 606,745 current US$ per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2000 | 608,993 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 721,408 current US$ per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 2002 | 641,251 current US$ per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 715,054 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 939,296 current US$ per square kilometre | +31.4% |
| 2005 | 941,642 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 943,011 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.20 million current US$ per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 2008 | 1.64 million current US$ per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 2009 | 1.62 million current US$ per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.80 million current US$ per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 2.03 million current US$ per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 2.15 million current US$ per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 2.15 million current US$ per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 2.16 million current US$ per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.85 million current US$ per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2016 | 1.89 million current US$ per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.95 million current US$ per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.99 million current US$ per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.92 million current US$ per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.11 million current US$ per square kilometre | -42.2% |
| 2021 | 1.35 million current US$ per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 2022 | 1.91 million current US$ per square kilometre | +40.7% |
| 2023 | 1.77 million current US$ per square kilometre | -7.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 1.77 million current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 59,585 current US$ per square kilometre, 29.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 1.77 million current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 152,704 current US$ per square kilometre, 11.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre in Lebanon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +151.5% | 59,824 current US$ per square kilometre | 150,440 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48,800 current US$ per square kilometre | 30,890 current US$ per square kilometre | 59,726 current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 144,438 current US$ per square kilometre | 59,824 current US$ per square kilometre | 263,930 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 274,946 current US$ per square kilometre | 183,773 current US$ per square kilometre | 357,869 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 555,093 current US$ per square kilometre | 246,823 current US$ per square kilometre | 737,048 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 996,608 current US$ per square kilometre | 608,993 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.64 million current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.99 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.80 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2.16 million current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.54 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.11 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.91 million current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 39 Antigua and Barbuda 1.92 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 40 Grenada 1.79 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 41 Trinidad and Tobago 1.79 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 43 Hungary 1.71 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 44 Cyprus 1.53 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 45 Saint Lucia 1.48 million current US$ per square kilometre 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$), annual growth rate 21.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Lebanon?
- Merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Lebanon was 1.77 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.16 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,890 current US$ per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Lebanon rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Lebanon ranks 42nd out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise imports (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Merchandise imports World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.