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Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — Lebanon

Imports (% of GDP) in Lebanon in 2024 — 58.92%. Ranked 50 in the world out of 172. Since 1989, the indicator has fallen by 32.66 pp.

2024 58.92% −14.74 pp vs 2023
World rank 50of 172
Period maximum 99.91%1990
Period minimum 33.76%2020

Trend over time

1989–2024 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Lebanon, 1989–2024025507510019891993199720012005200920132017202120241989: 91.58%1990: 99.91%1991: 79.93%1992: 71.99%1993: 67.18%1994: 62.4%1995: 62.33%1996: 55.25%1997: 47.55%1998: 40.95%1999: 36.75%2000: 35.94%2001: 39.95%2002: 34.94%2003: 37.35%2004: 55.92%2005: 56.14%2006: 55.48%2007: 60.83%2008: 68.08%2009: 57.2%2010: 60.07%2011: 65.78%2012: 59.74%2013: 59.53%2014: 56.06%2015: 48.7%2016: 46%2017: 46.53%2018: 47.5%2019: 42.28%2020: 33.76%2021: 52.8%2022: 80.06%2023: 73.65%2024: 58.92%
Change over the period: −32.66 pp Annual average: -0.93 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lebanon

Lebanon 58.92%
World 28.11%
Middle East & North Africa 38.36%
Western Asia computed 30.86%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 30.92%
Imports (% of GDP) — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 58.92 −14.74 pp
2023 73.65 −6.4 pp
2022 80.06 +27.26 pp
2021 52.8 +19.05 pp
2020 33.76 −8.53 pp
2019 42.28 −5.22 pp
2018 47.5 +0.97 pp
2017 46.53 +0.53 pp
2016 46 −2.7 pp
2015 48.7 −7.36 pp
2014 56.06 −3.47 pp
2013 59.53 −0.21 pp
2012 59.74 −6.04 pp
2011 65.78 +5.7 pp
2010 60.07 +2.87 pp
2009 57.2 −10.88 pp
2008 68.08 +7.25 pp
2007 60.83 +5.35 pp
2006 55.48 −0.66 pp
2005 56.14 +0.22 pp
2004 55.92 +18.56 pp
2003 37.35 +2.41 pp
2002 34.94 −5.01 pp
2001 39.95 +4.01 pp
2000 35.94 −0.81 pp
1999 36.75 −4.2 pp
1998 40.95 −6.6 pp
1997 47.55 −7.7 pp
1996 55.25 −7.08 pp
1995 62.33 −0.07 pp
1994 62.4 −4.78 pp
1993 67.18 −4.82 pp
1992 71.99 −7.93 pp
1991 79.93 −19.99 pp
1990 99.91 +8.34 pp
1989 91.58 —

Western Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CY Cyprus 93.38 AM Armenia 76.44 BH Bahrain 69.99 LB Lebanon 58.92 GE Georgia 55.64 PS Palestine 52.74 OM Oman 48.78 KW Kuwait 38.23 IQ Iraq 37.38 AZ Azerbaijan 36.73 TR Türkiye 27.03 SA Saudi Arabia 27.02 IL Israel 25.98
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About the indicator

Imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy depends on supplies from abroad. High values are typical both of small open economies and of countries embedded in global supply chains, where imported components are processed and shipped back out.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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