Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Lebanon

Lebanon: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 1.16 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.16 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
8th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.17 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2022
All-time low
0.4795 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Years of data
22
2002–2023

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Lebanon, 2002–2023

00.250.50.7511.22002201220232002: 0.495 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.662 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.81 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.784 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.806 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.864 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.996 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.832 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.786 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.777 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.728 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.711 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.691 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.619 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.606 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.605 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.597 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.604 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.479 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.764 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2022: 1.2 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2023: 1.2 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2023, imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Lebanon stood at 1.16 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 63.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Lebanon peaked at 1.17 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4795 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.

Lebanon ranks 8th 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.

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Lebanon, year by year

Annual values for Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Lebanon, 2002 to 2023.
Year BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
2002 0.495 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
2003 0.6619 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +33.7%
2004 0.8099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +22.4%
2005 0.7838 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.2%
2006 0.8062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.9%
2007 0.8638 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.1%
2008 0.9956 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +15.3%
2009 0.8316 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -16.5%
2010 0.7861 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.5%
2011 0.7766 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.2%
2012 0.7279 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.3%
2013 0.7107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.4%
2014 0.6913 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.7%
2015 0.6186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.5%
2016 0.6059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.1%
2017 0.6048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.2%
2018 0.5971 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.3%
2019 0.6035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.1%
2020 0.4795 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -20.6%
2021 0.7638 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +59.3%
2022 1.17 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +53.0%
2023 1.16 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.7%

Lebanon compared with similar countries

  • Lebanon's 1.16 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3549 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 3.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Lebanon's 1.16 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Imports of goods and services (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.

YearChange FromTo
2021 +59.3% 0.4795 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7638 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
2022 +53.0% 0.7638 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.17 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.781 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.495 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9956 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 8
2010s 0.6723 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5971 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7861 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.8933 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4795 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.17 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 4

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 5 Singapore 1.42 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 6 Tuvalu 1.34 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 7 Suriname 1.22 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 9 Djibouti 1.15 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 10 Kiribati 1.09 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 11 Nauru 1.08 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Lebanon?
Imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Lebanon was 1.16 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 1.17 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
What is the lowest imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4795 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
How does Lebanon rank for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Lebanon ranks 8th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
Is imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is up 63.4%. 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 Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Imports of goods and services (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.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,722 data points, 1960–2025
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Imports of goods and services (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.