Lebanon: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 14.6% (2025), 13th of 180 in the world and 2nd of 21 in the Middle East & North Africa. GDP deflator is 45.2% (2024), 5th of 209 in the world and 2nd of 22 in the Middle East & North Africa. Lending rate is 10.5% (2019), 55th of 136 in the world and 5th of 14 in the Middle East & North Africa.
Prices & public finance: Lebanon in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 14.6%2025 | 13/180 | 2/21 | · | 4.0% | 84.9% | +18.3 ppsince 2015 | 2.0% | 3.6% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 45.2%2024 | 5/209 | 2/22 | -2.1% | 0.6% | 85.5% | +45.1 ppsince 2014 | 2.2% | 5.0% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 10.5%2019 | 55/136 | 5/14 | 18.2% | 8.3% | 10.5%2019 | +0.9 ppsince 2009 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 6.2%2019 | 50/136 | 7/14 | 20.7% | 7.7% | 6.2%2019 | +6.8 ppsince 2009 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 89,500.002025 | 1/210 | 1/22 | 1,507.50 | 1,507.50 | 1,507.50 | +5,837%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 11.1%2024 | 114/142 | 5/9 | 11.9% | 16.8% | 8.9% | −3.0 ppsince 2014 | — | 12.1% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 13.5%2024 | 128/142 | 8/9 | 16.0% | 20.1% | 11.6% | −6.5 ppsince 2014 | — | 14.2% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 6.3%2021 | 140/142 | 9/10 | 30.5% | 25.8% | 14.9% | −20.1 ppsince 2011 | — | 15.7% | 28.5% | |
| External debtExternal debt stocks, % of GNI | 331.6%2023 | 2/119 | 1/12 | 57.3% | 126.1% | 224.4% | +198.5 ppsince 2013 | — | 30.1% | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 106.6%2017 | — | — | 87.9% | 82.5% | · | +32.5 ppsince 2007 | 52.4% | 38.7% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 260.6%2017 | — | — | 189.2% | 239.3% | · | +19.9 ppsince 2007 | 78.7% | 67.4% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 13.62023 | 8/165 | 5/20 | 11.62002 | 16.6 | 28.6 | −16%since 2013 | 11.2 | 7.7 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 2.51%2025 | 40/156 | 12/18 | 5.39% | 4.12% | 3.03% | −2.0 ppsince 2015 | 4.98% | 1.92% | 2.48% |
Better than ten years ago
No rated indicator improved over the decade.
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+18.3 pp14.6% in 2025
- External debt+198.5 pp331.6% in 2023
- Reserves, months of imports−16%13.6 in 2023
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
Lebanon and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Lebanon. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Lebanon | Syria | Israel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 14.6%2025 | 13.4%2019 | 3.0%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 45.2%2024 | 107.4%2022 | 2.1%2025 |
| Lending rate | 10.5%2019 | — | 3.0%2022 |
| Real interest rate | 6.2%2019 | — | -1.8%2022 |
| Exchange rate | 89,500.002025 | 2,505.752022 | 3.452025 |
| Tax revenue | 11.1%2024 | — | 23.2%2024 |
| Government revenue | 13.5%2024 | — | 31.5%2024 |
| Government expense | 6.3%2021 | — | 37.3%2023 |
| External debt | 331.6%2023 | 25.3%2023 | — |