Travel services in Lebanon
Lebanon: Travel services was 68.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Travel 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
The most recent figure for travel services in Lebanon is 68.5%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 62.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Lebanon peaked at 96.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 2008.
Lebanon ranks 38th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Travel services in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 96.0% | — |
| 2003 | 67.3% | -29.9% |
| 2004 | 55.7% | -17.2% |
| 2005 | 51.0% | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 42.7% | -16.2% |
| 2007 | 40.9% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 33.0% | -19.3% |
| 2009 | 40.1% | +21.4% |
| 2010 | 49.2% | +22.7% |
| 2011 | 40.3% | -18.1% |
| 2012 | 45.6% | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 42.1% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 44.4% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 43.7% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 47.3% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 50.3% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 54.0% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 63.1% | +16.8% |
| 2020 | 47.7% | -24.4% |
| 2021 | 54.0% | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 64.8% | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 68.5% | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.3% | 33.0% | 96.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 48.0% | 40.3% | 63.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.7% | 47.7% | 68.5% | 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)
- 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 travel services in Lebanon?
- Travel services in Lebanon was 68.5% in 2023, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 2008.
- How does Lebanon rank for travel services?
- Lebanon ranks 38th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.