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Imports of goods and services — Lebanon

Imports of goods and services in Lebanon in 2024 — 15,301,404,346 US$. Ranked 99 in the world out of 171. Since 1989, the indicator has risen by 514.8%.

2024 15.3B US$ +3.47% vs 2023
World rank 99of 171
Period maximum 27.91B US$2013
Period minimum 2.49B US$1989

Trend over time

1989–2024 · US$

Imports of goods and services — Lebanon, 1989–2024010B20B30B19891993199720012005200920132017202120241989: 2,489,030,212 US$1990: 2,836,016,496 US$1991: 3,748,853,489 US$1992: 4,207,000,160 US$1993: 5,334,999,955 US$1994: 5,989,999,913 US$1995: 7,304,200,110 US$1996: 7,563,885,156 US$1997: 7,490,743,748 US$1998: 7,063,369,153 US$1999: 6,391,244,718 US$2000: 6,202,985,075 US$2001: 7,051,409,619 US$2002: 6,692,537,313 US$2003: 7,501,824,212 US$2004: 11,832,129,865 US$2005: 12,068,415,010 US$2006: 12,218,142,062 US$2007: 15,101,534,372 US$2008: 19,824,163,540 US$2009: 20,249,317,982 US$2010: 23,094,612,059 US$2011: 26,262,779,873 US$2012: 26,294,002,587 US$2013: 27,906,587,980 US$2014: 26,962,653,976 US$2015: 24,315,275,422 US$2016: 23,526,463,868 US$2017: 24,672,982,326 US$2018: 26,079,751,235 US$2019: 21,820,628,748 US$2020: 10,705,132,083 US$2021: 12,214,357,414 US$2022: 16,806,427,844 US$2023: 14,788,907,443 US$2024: 15,301,404,346 US$
Change over the period: +12.81B (+514.75%) Average annual rate: 5.33 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Lebanon 15.3B US$
World 31.39T US$
Middle East & North Africa 1.96T US$
Western Asia computed 1.22T US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 2.49T US$
Imports of goods and services — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 15.3B +512M +3.47%
2023 14.79B −2.02B −12%
2022 16.81B +4.59B +37.6%
2021 12.21B +1.51B +14.1%
2020 10.71B −11.12B −50.94%
2019 21.82B −4.26B −16.33%
2018 26.08B +1.41B +5.7%
2017 24.67B +1.15B +4.87%
2016 23.53B −789M −3.24%
2015 24.32B −2.65B −9.82%
2014 26.96B −944M −3.38%
2013 27.91B +1.61B +6.13%
2012 26.29B +31.22M +0.12%
2011 26.26B +3.17B +13.72%
2010 23.09B +2.85B +14.05%
2009 20.25B +425M +2.14%
2008 19.82B +4.72B +31.27%
2007 15.1B +2.88B +23.6%
2006 12.22B +150M +1.24%
2005 12.07B +236M +2%
2004 11.83B +4.33B +57.72%
2003 7.5B +809M +12.09%
2002 6.69B −359M −5.09%
2001 7.05B +848M +13.68%
2000 6.2B −188M −2.95%
1999 6.39B −672M −9.52%
1998 7.06B −427M −5.71%
1997 7.49B −73.14M −0.97%
1996 7.56B +260M +3.56%
1995 7.3B +1.31B +21.94%
1994 5.99B +655M +12.28%
1993 5.33B +1.13B +26.81%
1992 4.21B +458M +12.22%
1991 3.75B +913M +32.19%
1990 2.84B +347M +13.94%
1989 2.49B — —

Western Asia, 2024

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

TR Türkiye 367B SA Saudi Arabia 339B IL Israel 141B IQ Iraq 105B KW Kuwait 61.52B OM Oman 52.26B CY Cyprus 35.14B BH Bahrain 33.04B AZ Azerbaijan 27.34B AM Armenia 19.84B GE Georgia 19.02B LB Lebanon 15.3B PS Palestine 8.45B
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About the indicator

Imports of goods and services in current US dollars — the value of all goods and market services received from the rest of the world. Together with exports it determines the contribution of foreign trade to GDP; the difference between exports and imports is the trade balance.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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The value of goods shipped out and of services provided to non-residents, in US dollars.

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How much a country buys in services abroad — from freight to the trips of its own citizens.

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The difference between exports and imports of goods and services. A minus means imports are larger.

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How far the economy depends on supplies from abroad.

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