LB
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Lower-middle income
Lebanon: key statistics
Lebanon has 5.8m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $4,473. Below: 80 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Beirut
- Income group
- Lower-middle income
- Currency
- Lebanese pound LBP
- Languages
- Arabic
- ISO codes
- LBLBN
Population5.8m2025 · rank 115 of 217GDP$26.0bn2024 · rank 122 of 211GDP per capita$4,4732024 · rank 146 of 211Life expectancy77.9 yrs2024 · rank 72 of 217Internet users80.6%2024 · rank 101 of 188Fertility2.232024 · rank 90 of 217CO₂ per person1.90 t2024 · rank 117 of 203Inflation14.6%2025 · rank 13 of 180
topic profiles
Lebanon, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Lebanon by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 5.8m | 2025 | 115/217 | 16/23 | −9.6% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 0.75% | 2025 | 117/217 | 19/23 | −1.2 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 91.0% | 2025 | 31/217 | 7/23 | +2.3 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 2.23 | 2024 | 90/217 | 15/23 | −6.2% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 10.4% | 2025 | 96/217 | 3/23 | +3.7 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 25.6% | 2025 | 92/217 | 13/23 | −0.2 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 567.5 | 2024 | 19/216 | 4/23 | −8.5% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 16.0 | 2024 | 96/217 | 16/23 | −15% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 10,452 km² | 2024 | 164/216 | 20/23 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $26.0bn | 2024 | 122/211 | 18/22 | −46% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $4,473 | 2024 | 146/211 | 15/22 | −41% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $11,917 | 2024 | 135/199 | 16/22 | −26% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $3,560 | 2024 | 146/201 | 17/22 | −52% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | -7.1% | 2024 | 209/210 | 22/22 | −9.6 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | -7.6% | 2024 | 208/210 | 22/22 | −0.3 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 1.0% | 2024 | 171/198 | 17/22 | −3.0 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 2.6% | 2024 | 200/201 | 22/22 | −13.6 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 35.7% | 2024 | 194/201 | 21/22 | −38.0 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 1.4% | 2024 | 173/175 | 20/20 | −23.5 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | -12.5% | 2023 | 161/163 | 19/19 | −10.2 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 14.6% | 2025 | 13/180 | 2/21 | +18.3 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 6.2% | 2019 | 50/136 | 7/14 | +6.8 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 10.5% | 2019 | 55/136 | 5/14 | +0.9 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 89,500.00 | 2025 | 1/210 | 1/22 | +5,837% | — | |
| Government debt | 128.6% | 1999 | — | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenue | 11.1% | 2024 | 114/142 | 5/9 | −3.0 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 6.3% | 2021 | 140/142 | 9/10 | −20.1 pp | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 331.6% | 2023 | 2/119 | 1/12 | +198.5 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 2.51% | 2025 | 40/156 | 12/18 | −2.0 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 23.3% | 2024 | 130/184 | 15/21 | −0.4 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 58.9% | 2024 | 57/184 | 7/21 | +2.9 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 82.2% | 2024 | 93/184 | 12/21 | +2.4 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -28.1% | 2023 | 181/185 | 20/20 | −2.6 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 6.8% | 2024 | 30/197 | 3/21 | +0.8 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 33.3% | 2023 | 3/178 | 1/17 | +17.2 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 1.9m | 2019 | 70/196 | 9/18 | +5.0% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 11.0% | 2023 | 34/187 | 11/23 | +2.5 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 22.7% | 2023 | 38/187 | 10/23 | +3.6 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 43.4% | 2023 | 170/187 | 15/23 | −2.7 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 22.2% | 2023 | 173/187 | 12/23 | −2.5 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $1.7bn | 2023 | 23/145 | 8/16 | +181% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 8.8% | 2023 | 29/139 | 5/15 | +7.5 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $303 | 2023 | 20/145 | 3/16 | +180% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 5.8% | 2022 | 53/151 | 4/13 | +5.7 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 15.7% | 2022 | 54/151 | 4/13 | +15.4 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 27.4% | 2012 | — | — | — | — | |
| Gini index | 35.5 | 2022 | 70/151 | 5/13 | +12% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 11.1% | 2024 | 51/167 | 8/19 | +5.3 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 6.2% | 2025 | 175/190 | 16/22 | +3.1 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 92.0% | 2019 | 79/141 | 11/18 | +0.8 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 89.5% | 2019 | 87/147 | 11/20 | +1.4 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 81.8% | 2024 | 181/191 | 18/19 | +3.3 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 63.8% | 2024 | 144/176 | 14/17 | +4.5 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 54.4% | 2023 | 76/172 | 8/19 | +6.1 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 67.3% | 2023 | 151/168 | 18/19 | −6.5 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 12.5 | 2017 | 136/173 | 15/20 | −12% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 1.2% | 2024 | 179/184 | 16/16 | −1.2 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 77.9 yrs | 2024 | 72/217 | 10/23 | −0.3% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 15.3 | 2024 | 82/196 | 10/23 | +37% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 17.6 | 2024 | 83/196 | 10/23 | +38% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 15 | 2023 | 134/194 | 16/23 | +15% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 5.6% | 2023 | 115/193 | 12/23 | −1.5 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $261 | 2023 | 119/193 | 15/23 | −55% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 2.68 | 2020 | 69/180 | 7/22 | +17% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 67% | 2024 | 174/193 | 21/23 | −15.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.1% | 2024 | 126/153 | 11/20 | ±0.0 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 13.9% | 2023 | 80/154 | 7/20 | −2.6 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 92.6% | 2024 | 138/206 | 17/23 | +1.9 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 99.2% | 2024 | 47/203 | 8/23 | +6.6 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 80.6% | 2024 | 101/188 | 15/21 | +7.6 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 74.0 | 2022 | 172/210 | 18/23 | +3.2% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 7.3 | 2022 | 131/208 | 15/23 | −20% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 59/215 | 9/23 | +0.3 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 90.0% | 2024 | 107/192 | 18/22 | +2.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 1.90 t | 2024 | 117/203 | 16/22 | −52% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 6.8% | 2021 | 161/212 | 9/23 | +0.6 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 5.1% | 2021 | 162/206 | 11/23 | −0.3 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 13.8% | 2024 | 148/214 | 1/23 | +0.1 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 10.8% | 2024 | 98/206 | 9/23 | −1.7 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 37.8% | 2022 | 42/177 | 20/22 | +4.5 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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