Lebanon
- Capital
- Beirut
- Region
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 5.8 million (2025)
At a glance
- Prices in Lebanon rose 14.6% in 2025, faster than in most countries.
- Lebanon's economy shrank 7.1% in 2024, slower than most economies.
- Output per person in Lebanon was US$4,473 in 2024, lower than in most countries.
- 11.0% of Lebanon's labour force had no job in 2023, a higher share than in most countries.
- Lebanon had 5.8 million people in 2025: about less than 0.1% of everyone on Earth, the 115th largest population of 217 countries and territories.
- Lebanon had a current account deficit of 28.1% of GDP in 2023, lower than in most countries.
Inflation
2025Consumer prices, change over the year (yearly average)
Since 2009
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| Year | Lebanon | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.6% | 3.0% |
| 2024 | 45.2% | 3.0% |
| 2023 | 221.3% | 5.7% |
| 2022 | 171.2% | 8.0% |
| 2021 | 154.8% | 3.5% |
| 2020 | 84.9% | 1.9% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | 2.2% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | 2.3% |
| 2016 | −0.8% | 1.6% |
Economic growth
2024Real GDP, change over the year
Since 2000
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| Year | Lebanon | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | −7.1% | 3.4% |
| 2023 | −0.8% | 3.2% |
| 2022 | −0.6% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | −7.0% | 5.1% |
| 2020 | −21.4% | −3.8% |
| 2019 | −6.9% | 2.8% |
| 2018 | −1.9% | 3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | 3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | 3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | 2.9% |
GDP per person
2024GDP divided by population, in US dollars at current prices
Since 2000
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| Year | Lebanon | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US$4,473 | US$7,853 |
| 2023 | US$3,478 | US$7,862 |
| 2022 | US$3,654 | US$7,656 |
| 2021 | US$4,045 | US$7,269 |
| 2020 | US$5,561 | US$6,433 |
| 2019 | US$8,906 | US$7,037 |
| 2018 | US$9,175 | US$6,978 |
| 2017 | US$8,608 | US$6,548 |
| 2016 | US$8,089 | US$5,982 |
| 2015 | US$7,714 | US$6,148 |
Unemployment
2023Share of the labour force without a job (ILO modelled estimate)
Since 2000
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| Year | Lebanon | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11.0% | 5.2% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 12.7% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | 6.4% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | 5.4% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | 5.4% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | 5.6% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | 5.9% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | 6.4% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | 6.6% |
Population
2025Everyone living in the country, mid-year
Since 2000
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| Year | Lebanon |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.8 million |
| 2024 | 5.8 million |
| 2023 | 5.8 million |
| 2022 | 5.7 million |
| 2021 | 5.7 million |
| 2020 | 5.7 million |
| 2019 | 5.8 million |
| 2018 | 6.0 million |
| 2017 | 6.2 million |
| 2016 | 6.3 million |
Current account balance, % of GDP
Since 2002
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| Year | Lebanon | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | −28.1% | −1.2% |
| 2022 | −34.6% | −3.0% |
| 2021 | −19.7% | −2.4% |
| 2020 | −8.8% | −1.7% |
| 2019 | −21.8% | −2.1% |
| 2018 | −24.4% | −2.9% |
| 2017 | −22.9% | −2.1% |
| 2016 | −20.5% | −2.8% |
| 2015 | −17.1% | −2.8% |
| 2014 | −26.2% | −3.1% |
No recent World Bank figure for Lebanon: government debt.
About these figures
All numbers are yearly. The world median is the middle value of all countries with a figure for the same year: half of them are above it and half below. Sparklines show Lebanon since 2000 or since its first figure.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-08. Original sources: Inflation: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics; Economic growth: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; GDP per person: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; Unemployment: International Labour Organization, ILO modelled estimates (ILOSTAT); Population: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects) and national statistical offices; Current account balance: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics, with World Bank and OECD data. Yearly figures; recent years are often revised. All sources and terms.