Merchandise trade in Lebanon
Lebanon: Merchandise trade was 85.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Merchandise trade in Lebanon, 1988–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise trade in Lebanon is 85.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 86.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Lebanon peaked at 114.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 39.6%, in 1999.
Lebanon ranks 41st of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 97.7% | — |
| 1989 | 100.1% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 106.4% | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 91.3% | -14.2% |
| 1992 | 81.5% | -10.7% |
| 1993 | 66.4% | -18.5% |
| 1994 | 66.7% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 67.7% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 60.5% | -10.7% |
| 1997 | 51.5% | -14.8% |
| 1998 | 44.8% | -12.9% |
| 1999 | 39.6% | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 40.2% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 48.0% | +19.3% |
| 2002 | 40.7% | -15.2% |
| 2003 | 45.5% | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 55.8% | +22.8% |
| 2005 | 55.7% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 56.6% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 63.7% | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 72.8% | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 58.6% | -19.5% |
| 2010 | 61.1% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 66.2% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 62.6% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 58.0% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 55.4% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 46.0% | -17.0% |
| 2016 | 45.6% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 45.1% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 44.1% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 47.4% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 48.7% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 77.8% | +59.8% |
| 2022 | 114.2% | +46.8% |
| 2023 | 110.9% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 81.2% | -26.8% |
| 2025 | 85.9% | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 98.9% | 97.7% | 100.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 67.6% | 39.6% | 106.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.8% | 40.2% | 72.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.1% | 44.1% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 48.7% | 114.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More private sector data for Lebanon
- 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$), annual growth rate 21.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 3,705 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Lebanon?
- Merchandise trade in Lebanon was 85.9% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 114.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.6% in 1999.
- How does Lebanon rank for merchandise trade?
- Lebanon ranks 41st out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.