Lebanon Lebanon

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Lebanon, is a country located at Western Asia, it has an area of 10,450 Km2 so it is one of the smallest countries in the world.

Lebanon, with a population of 5,592,631 people, it is one of the least populous country in the world and it has a high population density, with 535 people per km2.

It's capital is Beirut and its currency is Lebanese pounds

Lebanon is holding the 116 position by nominal GDP. Its national debt in 2021 was 60,532 millions of euros (71,641 millions of dollars), ( 349.88% debt-to-GDP ratio) and its public debt per capita is €10,823 euros per inhabitant$12,810 dollars per inhabitant.

The last annual rate of CPI published in Lebanon was on January of 2024 and it was 177.3%.

In terms of the human development index (HDI) of Lebanon, which is the index used by the United Nations to measure the progress of a country, was 0.706 points in 2021, leaving it in 113th place in the table of 191 countries published.

If the reason to visit Lebanon are business, you must know it's in the 143th of the Doing Business ranking , which provides objective measures of business regulations for local firms.

In the tables at the bottom of the page, you can see more information about the economy and demography of Lebanon, if you want to see information about other countries click here

Lebanon Economy
Gouvernement
Annual GDP [+]2021€19,558M
Annual GDP [+]2021$23,132M
GDP per capita [+]2021€3,497
GDP per capita [+]2021$4,136
Debt (M.€.) [+]202160,532
Debt ($M) [+]202171,641
Debt (%GDP) [+]2021349.88%
Debt Per Capita [+]2021€10,823
Debt Per Capita [+]2021$12,810
Deficit (M.€) [+]2021111
Deficit ($M) [+]2021131
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20210.64%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20211,580.0
Expenditure ($M) [+]20211,870.0
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20191,177.9
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20191,318.8
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20209.90%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20171,925.0
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20172,173.9
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]201713.50%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2021658.4
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2021778.7
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202013.84%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]20219.13%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2021€283
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2021$334
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2019€172
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2019$192
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2017€319
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2017$360
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2021€118
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2021$139
Moody's Rating [+]12/13/2023C
S&P Rating [+]03/11/2020SD
Fitch Rating [+]03/18/2020RD
Corruption Index [+]202224
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201988º
Fragile States Index [+]201886.8
RTI Raking [+]2022100º
Innovation Ranking [+]201890º
Labour
NMW [+]2022$447.8
NMW [+]2022€396.7
Markets
Euro / Lebanese pounds [+]12/19/202316,417.5000
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/19/202315,000.0000
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]January 2024177.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]04/30/202320.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020143º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201922,086
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20193.41
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015104.55
Taxes
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201911.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202025.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20191,936,320
Exports [+]2021€3,613.8M
Exports [+]2021$4,274.1M
Exports % GDP [+]202118.48%
Imports [+]2021€12,667.6M
Imports [+]2021$14,982.0M
Imports % GDP [+]202164.77%
Trade balance [+]2021€-9,053.8M
Trade balance [+]2021$-10,707.9M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2021-46.29%
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2021535
Global Peace Ranking [+]2023135º
Remittance received ($M) [+]20177,954.7
% Immigrant [+]202030.25%
% Emigrant [+]202015.13%
Birth Rate [+]202114.95‰
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20171,167.3
Crude death rate [+]20218.27‰
Fertility Rate [+]20212.09
% risk of poverty [+]201227.4%
Population [+]20215,592,631
Immigrant stock [+]20201,712,762
Emigrant stock [+]2020856,814
HDI [+]20210.706
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2023132º
Life expectancy [+]202175.05
Suicides [+]2015182
Suicide rate [+]20152.79
Number of homicides [+]2020128
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20202.26
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20214.33
Consumption GWh [+]202118,857
Generation GWh [+]202120,569
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]03/05/202410,947
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]03/05/20241,239,904
Fully vaccinated [+]12/22/20222,414,223
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]03/05/20241,957.40
Doses administered [+]12/22/20225,814,699