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 5,354,000 people, it is one of the least populous country in the world and it has a high population density, with 512 people per km2.

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

Lebanon is holding the 131 position by nominal GDP. Its national debt in 2021 was 60,314 millions of euros (71,383 millions of dollars), ( 360.85% debt-to-GDP ratio) and its public debt per capita is €10,784 euros per inhabitant$12,763 dollars per inhabitant.

The last annual rate of CPI published in Lebanon was on March of 2025 and it was 14.2%.

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 0.723 points in 2022, leaving it in 109th place in the table of 193 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 [+]2023€16,589M
Annual GDP [+]2023$17,937M
GDP per capita [+]2023€3,098
GDP per capita [+]2023$3,350
Debt (M.€.) [+]202160,314
Debt ($M) [+]202171,383
Debt (%GDP) [+]2021360.85%
Debt Per Capita [+]2021€10,784
Debt Per Capita [+]2021$12,763
Deficit (M.€) [+]2021-331
Deficit ($M) [+]2021-391
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2021-1.98%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20211,710.4
Expenditure ($M) [+]20212,024.3
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2020365.5
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2020417.1
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20209.90%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20226,792.2
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2022772.2
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202215.50%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,478.6
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,598.8
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202210.72%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202212.67%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2021€306
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2021$362
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2020€65
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2020$74
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€1,182
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$134
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€276
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$299
Moody's Rating [+]12/13/2023C
S&P Rating [+]03/11/2020SD
Fitch Rating [+]03/18/2020RD
Corruption Index [+]202324
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201988º
Fragile States Index [+]202492.7
RTI Raking [+]202499º
Innovation Ranking [+]202494º
Labour
NMW [+]2024$1,200.0
NMW [+]2024€1,096.4
Markets
Euro / Lebanese pounds [+]01/03/202592,095.5000
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/03/202589,500.0000
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]March 202514.2%
Money Market
Key rates [+]04/30/202320.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020143º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201922,086
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20194.04
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015106.74
Taxes
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201911.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202025.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,466,000
Exports [+]2023€3,827.8M
Exports [+]2023$4,138.9M
Exports % GDP [+]202323.07%
Imports [+]2023€16,762.2M
Imports [+]2023$18,125.0M
Imports % GDP [+]2023101.05%
Trade balance [+]2023€-12,934.5M
Trade balance [+]2023$-12,203.5M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-77.97%
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2023512
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024134º
Remittance received ($M) [+]20177,954.7
% Immigrant [+]202030.24%
% Emigrant [+]202015.13%
Birth Rate [+]202316.14‰
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20171,167.3
Crude death rate [+]20235.96‰
Fertility Rate [+]20232.24
% risk of poverty [+]201227.4%
Population [+]20235,354,000
Immigrant stock [+]20201,712,762
Emigrant stock [+]2020856,814
HDI [+]20220.723
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024133º
Life expectancy [+]202377.82
Suicides [+]2015182
Suicide rate [+]20152.85
Number of homicides [+]2020128
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20202.24
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.00
Consumption GWh [+]20234,077
Generation GWh [+]20234,514
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/202410,947
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/20241,239,904
Fully vaccinated [+]12/22/20222,414,223
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20242,044.64
Doses administered [+]12/22/20225,814,699