Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Lebanon
Lebanon: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.8311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Lebanon, 2002–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Lebanon is 0.8311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 90.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Lebanon peaked at 0.8551 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3199 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2002.
Lebanon ranks 5th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.3199 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2003 | 0.339 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.421 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4617 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5334 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4349 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4471 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4723 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4666 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4352 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4166 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3444 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3462 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3435 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3361 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3486 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5504 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +67.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8551 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +55.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.8311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2803 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 3.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.8311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2801 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 3.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Lebanon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +67.8% | 0.3281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5504 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2022 | +55.4% | 0.5504 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8551 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4171 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3199 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5334 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.3957 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3361 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4723 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6412 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8551 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 2 Equatorial Guinea 1.26 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
- 3 San Marino 1.11 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 4 Djibouti 0.9718 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Singapore 0.7873 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Kiribati 0.7742 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Vietnam 0.7623 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Lebanon
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.87 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -0 Percent per annum (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 390.72 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 67.3 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.84 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 181.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0709 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 317.35 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 21.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Lebanon?
- Goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Lebanon was 0.8311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8551 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3199 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002.
- How does Lebanon rank for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Lebanon ranks 5th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Goods imports (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Goods imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.