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Trade openness — Lebanon

Trade openness in Lebanon in 2024 — 82.23%. Ranked 85 in the world out of 172. Since 1989, the indicator has fallen by 27.69 pp.

2024 82.23% −21.97 pp vs 2023
World rank 85of 172
Period maximum 117.91%1990
Period minimum 50.12%2000

Trend over time

1989–2024 · % of GDP

Trade openness — Lebanon, 1989–202440608010012019891993199720012005200920132017202120241989: 109.93%1990: 117.91%1991: 92.45%1992: 82.84%1993: 76.35%1994: 70.27%1995: 73.14%1996: 68.1%1997: 62.09%1998: 54.72%1999: 50.81%2000: 50.12%2001: 55.56%2002: 51.04%2003: 54.09%2004: 90.97%2005: 92.76%2006: 91.07%2007: 97.97%2008: 106.63%2009: 90.4%2010: 95.1%2011: 102.14%2012: 88.55%2013: 86.17%2014: 79.82%2015: 71.84%2016: 67.72%2017: 68.46%2018: 68.26%2019: 62.98%2020: 50.13%2021: 78.83%2022: 114.89%2023: 104.21%2024: 82.23%
Change over the period: −27.69 pp Annual average: -0.79 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Lebanon 82.23%
World 56.72%
Middle East & North Africa 61.06%
Western Asia computed 64.3%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 57.49%
Trade openness — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 82.23 −21.97 pp
2023 104.21 −10.68 pp
2022 114.89 +36.06 pp
2021 78.83 +28.7 pp
2020 50.13 −12.85 pp
2019 62.98 −5.28 pp
2018 68.26 −0.2 pp
2017 68.46 +0.73 pp
2016 67.72 −4.12 pp
2015 71.84 −7.98 pp
2014 79.82 −6.36 pp
2013 86.17 −2.37 pp
2012 88.55 −13.59 pp
2011 102.14 +7.04 pp
2010 95.1 +4.7 pp
2009 90.4 −16.23 pp
2008 106.63 +8.66 pp
2007 97.97 +6.9 pp
2006 91.07 −1.69 pp
2005 92.76 +1.79 pp
2004 90.97 +36.88 pp
2003 54.09 +3.05 pp
2002 51.04 −4.51 pp
2001 55.56 +5.44 pp
2000 50.12 −0.7 pp
1999 50.81 −3.9 pp
1998 54.72 −7.37 pp
1997 62.09 −6.01 pp
1996 68.1 −5.04 pp
1995 73.14 +2.86 pp
1994 70.27 −6.08 pp
1993 76.35 −6.49 pp
1992 82.84 −9.61 pp
1991 92.45 −25.45 pp
1990 117.91 +7.98 pp
1989 109.93 —

Western Asia, 2024

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

CY Cyprus 190.4 BH Bahrain 157.48 AM Armenia 150.06 OM Oman 114.85 GE Georgia 103.46 KW Kuwait 93.99 AZ Azerbaijan 82.57 LB Lebanon 82.23 IQ Iraq 77.14 PS Palestine 74.59 SA Saudi Arabia 56.4 TR Türkiye 54.6 IL Israel 54.38
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About the indicator

The sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — the standard indicator of the trade openness of an economy. Values above 100% are not an anomaly: they mean that trade turnover exceeds annual GDP, which is typical of trading hubs and of small economies built into supply chains.

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

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