Country comparison Cyprus vs Lebanon

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.9%chart-0.8%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q39,282K
Annual GDP [+]2024€33,568Mchart€18,569M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$36,322Mchart$20,079M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€35,730chart€3,4682023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$38,802chart$3,7502023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€9,095M
Debt (M.€.) [+]202421,823chart59,8702021Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202423,640chart70,8582021Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202462.80%chart358.19%2021Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€22,271chart€10,7042021Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$24,126chart$12,6692021Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]20241,439chart-4462021Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]20241,555chart-5272021Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20244.10%chart-2.67%2021Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202413,311.1chart1,825.22021Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202414,521.0chart2,160.22021Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20221,404.0chart279.32023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20221,467.0chart302.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.48%chart8.59%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,955,336,000.0chart527.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20232,113.0chart570.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.86%chart15.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024553.0chart301.62023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024598.4chart326.12023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.21%chart8.91%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202438.30%chart13.29%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€13,585chart€3262021Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$14,819chart$3862021Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,495chart€522023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,621chart$562023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€2,042chart€912023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$2,226chart$992023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€589chart€562023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$639chart$612023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/22/2024A3C12/13/2023Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025A-SD03/11/2020S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]03/10/2023BBBRD03/18/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202353chart242023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201944ºchart88º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202454.1chart92.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202474ºchart99º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202427ºchart94º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20254.3%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q34.1%
Unemployed [+]2025Q322K
NMW [+]2025$1,133.9chart$1,200.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€1,000.0chart€1,096.42024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$31,063
Average Wage [+]2024€28,698
Human Capital Ranking [+]201738º
Markets
104,133.250001/15/2026Euro / Lebanese pounds [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/22/20260.8543chart89,500.000001/15/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/22/20265.29%
Prices
12.2%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20250.1%
PPI Year on Year [+]November 20250%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart20.00%04/30/2023Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202054ºchart143º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 202510.5%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202428,587chart22,086December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202214.48chart4.04December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021766.71chart106.742015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202437.4%
Standard VAT [+]01/13/201419.00%chart11.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202035.0%chart25.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20211,937,000chart1,466,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€5,118.0Mchart€3,827.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$5,539.6Mchart$4,138.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202415.25%chart20.61%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€12,510.6Mchart€16,762.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$13,541.2Mchart$18,125.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202437.27%chart90.27%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-7,392.6Mchart€-12,934.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-8,001.6Mchart$-12,203.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-22.02%chart-69.66%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20258.2%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201530º
Density [+]2024106chart5562024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202470ºchart134º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20192.60‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017334.8chart7,954.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202020.82%chart30.24%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202018.94%chart15.13%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202410.20‰chart16.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017437.9chart1,167.32017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20246.90‰chart5.96‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.40chart2.242023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20198.90‰
% risk of poverty [+]202414.6%chart27.4%2012% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024979,865chart5,805,9622024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020190,366chart1,712,7622020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020173,210chart856,8142020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.907chart0.7232022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202484ºchart133º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.20chart77.822023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202338chart1822015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20233.93chart2.852015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202413chart1282020Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.82chart2.242020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20235.83chart3.002023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20235,167chart4,0772023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20235,313chart4,5142023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20251,364chart10,94712/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/2025718,053chart1,239,90412/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/2023656,138chart2,414,22312/22/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20251,392.03chart1,885.4812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/20231,891,597chart5,814,69912/22/2022Doses administered [+]
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