Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — Lebanon

Merchandise imports in Lebanon in 2025 — 21,672,000,000 US$. Ranked 83 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 8,398.8%.

2025 21.67B US$ +25.21% vs 2024
World rank 83of 205
Period maximum 22.08B US$2014
Period minimum 255M US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — Lebanon, 1960–2025010B20B30B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 255,000,000 US$1962: 349,000,000 US$1964: 512,000,000 US$1966: 611,000,000 US$1968: 596,000,000 US$1970: 659,000,000 US$1972: 924,000,000 US$1974: 2,355,000,000 US$1976: 612,000,000 US$1978: 1,922,000,000 US$1980: 3,650,000,000 US$1982: 3,391,000,000 US$1984: 2,948,000,000 US$1986: 2,203,000,000 US$1988: 2,457,000,000 US$1990: 2,525,000,000 US$1992: 4,202,000,000 US$1994: 5,933,000,000 US$1996: 7,540,000,000 US$1998: 7,070,000,000 US$2000: 6,230,000,000 US$2002: 6,560,000,000 US$2004: 9,609,000,000 US$2006: 9,647,000,000 US$2008: 16,754,000,000 US$2010: 18,460,000,000 US$2012: 21,945,000,000 US$2014: 22,081,000,000 US$2016: 19,368,000,000 US$2018: 20,396,000,000 US$2020: 11,355,000,000 US$2022: 19,495,000,000 US$2024: 17,309,000,000 US$2025: 21,672,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +21.42B (+8,398.82%) Average annual rate: 7.07 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Lebanon 21.67B US$
World 26.69T US$
Western Asia computed 1.69T US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 2.35T US$
Merchandise imports — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 21.67B +4.36B +25.21%
2024 17.31B −816M −4.5%
2023 18.13B −1.37B −7.03%
2022 19.5B +5.64B +40.69%
2021 13.86B +2.5B +22.03%
2020 11.36B −8.29B −42.19%
2019 19.64B −755M −3.7%
2018 20.4B +485M +2.44%
2017 19.91B +543M +2.8%
2016 19.37B +403M +2.12%
2015 18.97B −3.12B −14.11%
2014 22.08B +57M +0.26%
2013 22.02B +79M +0.36%
2012 21.95B +1.2B +5.76%
2011 20.75B +2.29B +12.41%
2010 18.46B +1.89B +11.38%
2009 16.57B −180M −1.07%
2008 16.75B +4.5B +36.76%
2007 12.25B +2.6B +26.99%
2006 9.65B +14M +0.15%
2005 9.63B +24M +0.25%
2004 9.61B +2.29B +31.36%
2003 7.32B +755M +11.51%
2002 6.56B −820M −11.11%
2001 7.38B +1.15B +18.46%
2000 6.23B +23M +0.37%
1999 6.21B −863M −12.21%
1998 7.07B −397M −5.32%
1997 7.47B −73M −0.97%
1996 7.54B +262M +3.6%
1995 7.28B +1.35B +22.67%
1994 5.93B +1.11B +23.07%
1993 4.82B +619M +14.73%
1992 4.2B +459M +12.26%
1991 3.74B +1.22B +48.24%
1990 2.53B +290M +12.98%
1989 2.24B −222M −9.04%
1988 2.46B +577M +30.69%
1987 1.88B −323M −14.66%
1986 2.2B +0 +0%
1985 2.2B −745M −25.27%
1984 2.95B −713M −19.48%
1983 3.66B +270M +7.96%
1982 3.39B −108M −3.09%
1981 3.5B −151M −4.14%
1980 3.65B +950M +35.19%
1979 2.7B +778M +40.48%
1978 1.92B +383M +24.89%
1977 1.54B +927M +151.47%
1976 612M −1.44B −70.12%
1975 2.05B −307M −13.04%
1974 2.36B +1.07B +83.13%
1973 1.29B +362M +39.18%
1972 924M +193M +26.4%
1971 731M +72M +10.93%
1970 659M +74M +12.65%
1969 585M −11M −1.85%
1968 596M +44M +7.97%
1967 552M −59M −9.66%
1966 611M +63M +11.5%
1965 548M +36M +7.03%
1964 512M +88M +20.75%
1963 424M +75M +21.49%
1962 349M +33M +10.44%
1961 316M +61M +23.92%
1960 255M

About the indicator

The value of imports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on a CIF basis. Together with merchandise exports it gives the merchandise trade balance — the indicator most often discussed in the context of a “trade deficit” between particular countries.

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