Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Transport services (% of commercial service exports) was 3.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Transport services in Lebanon, 2002–2023
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 3.6% for transport services in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.9% on the previous year and down 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Lebanon peaked at 9.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2002.
Lebanon ranks 178th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 4.3% | +91949.8% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | +24.3% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -24.7% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -37.8% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -19.9% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +79.6% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | +102.1% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | +19.6% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | -15.4% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | -14.1% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -27.3% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | -53.8% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | +20.3% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | +20.9% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 3.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.2%, 19% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 3.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.8%, 22% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services (% of commercial service exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +91949.8% | 0.0% | 4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 0.0% | 5.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 4.1% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.4% | 3.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
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)
- Commercial service imports 6.61 billion current US$ (2023)
- Food exports 19.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 4.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 7.89 billion current US$ (2023)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 786.06 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Lebanon?
- Transport services in Lebanon was 3.6% in 2023, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2002.
- How does Lebanon rank for transport services?
- Lebanon ranks 178th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.