Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Lebanon
Lebanon: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products was 6.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Lebanon, 1999–2020
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 6.1% for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Lebanon peaked at 14.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2004.
That places Lebanon 120th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.8% | — |
| 2000 | 14.8% | +50.2% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | -58.8% |
| 2002 | 9.2% | +50.8% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | -41.0% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | +16.2% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | -13.9% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | +16.2% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.8% | 9.8% | 9.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 5.4% | 14.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.9% | 6.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 117 Kazakhstan 6.3% compare
- 118 Saudi Arabia 6.2% compare
- 119 Philippines 6.2% compare
- 121 Chile 6.0% compare
- 122 El Salvador 5.9% compare
- 123 Oman 5.8% 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 tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Lebanon?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Lebanon was 6.1% in 2020, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2004.
- How does Lebanon rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products?
- Lebanon ranks 120th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean most favored nation tariff rate is the unweighted average of most favored nation rates for all products subject to tariffs calculated for all traded goods. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups.