Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Lebanon
Lebanon: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin was 3.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Lebanon, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Lebanon is 3.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Lebanon peaked at 3.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1960.
Lebanon ranks 67th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5% | — |
| 1961 | 0.5% | +7.8% |
| 1963 | 0.8% | +41.2% |
| 1964 | 1.0% | +33.6% |
| 1965 | 1.1% | +11.2% |
| 1966 | 0.9% | -22.8% |
| 1967 | 1.0% | +13.8% |
| 1968 | 1.1% | +13.0% |
| 1969 | 1.7% | +49.4% |
| 1970 | 1.5% | -8.4% |
| 1971 | 2.1% | +39.3% |
| 1972 | 1.5% | -27.7% |
| 1973 | 2.0% | +31.8% |
| 1981 | 1.3% | -35.9% |
| 1982 | 1.1% | -16.0% |
| 1983 | 1.3% | +16.8% |
| 1984 | 2.5% | +95.8% |
| 1985 | 3.2% | +26.4% |
| 1986 | 2.6% | -17.3% |
| 1987 | 2.9% | +12.1% |
| 1988 | 2.4% | -18.4% |
| 1989 | 1.2% | -50.6% |
| 1990 | 1.3% | +11.6% |
| 1991 | 1.7% | +26.5% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | +18.1% |
| 1994 | 1.8% | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 2.3% | +25.8% |
| 1996 | 2.0% | -14.2% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | -11.2% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | -21.5% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +21.4% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +14.4% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | +26.1% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +30.9% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -18.0% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | -16.9% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +28.5% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -15.9% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +30.0% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -24.6% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +7.7% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 3.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.1%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 3.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.0%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.1% | 4 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 1.1% | 3.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.5% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.3% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 2.8% | 3.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 64 Saint Lucia 3.3% compare
- 65 Syrian Arab Republic 3.3% compare
- 66 Gabon 3.2% compare
- 68 Indonesia 3.2% compare
- 69 India 3.1% compare
- 70 Saudi Arabia 3.0% 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 from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Lebanon?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Lebanon was 3.2% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1960.
- How does Lebanon rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
- Lebanon ranks 67th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.