Value of imported goods and services, per capita in Lebanon
Lebanon: Value of imported goods and services, per capita was 2,026 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods and services, per capita in Lebanon, 1989–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 2,026 constant 2015 US$ per person for value of imported goods and services, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods and services, per capita in Lebanon peaked at 4,451 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 721.17 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 1989.
That places Lebanon 99th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Value of imported goods and services, per capita in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 721.17 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 1990 | 763.04 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 967.13 constant 2015 US$ per person | +26.7% |
| 1992 | 1,961 constant 2015 US$ per person | +102.7% |
| 1993 | 2,479 constant 2015 US$ per person | +26.5% |
| 1994 | 2,638 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 2,809 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 2,838 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 2,658 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 2,646 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 2,439 constant 2015 US$ per person | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 2,272 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 2,704 constant 2015 US$ per person | +19.0% |
| 2002 | 2,616 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 2,738 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 3,041 constant 2015 US$ per person | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 2,830 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 2,690 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 2,997 constant 2015 US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 3,369 constant 2015 US$ per person | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 3,941 constant 2015 US$ per person | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 4,133 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 3,965 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 3,914 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 3,882 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 3,523 constant 2015 US$ per person | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 3,757 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 4,073 constant 2015 US$ per person | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 4,268 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 4,451 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 4,158 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 2,280 constant 2015 US$ per person | -45.2% |
| 2021 | 1,997 constant 2015 US$ per person | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 2,057 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 2,040 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 2,026 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value of imported goods and services, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +102.7% | 967.13 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,961 constant 2015 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 721.17 constant 2015 US$ per person | 721.17 constant 2015 US$ per person | 721.17 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 2,220 constant 2015 US$ per person | 763.04 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2,838 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,920 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2,272 constant 2015 US$ per person | 3,941 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,012 constant 2015 US$ per person | 3,523 constant 2015 US$ per person | 4,451 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,080 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,997 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2,280 constant 2015 US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 96 Iraq 2,146 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 97 Libya 2,081 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 98 Ukraine 2,029 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 100 Morocco 2,010 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 101 Equatorial Guinea 1,991 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 102 Peru 1,981 constant 2015 US$ per person 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$), annual growth rate 21.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods and services, per capita in Lebanon?
- Value of imported goods and services, per capita in Lebanon was 2,026 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value of imported goods and services, per capita recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 4,451 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods and services, per capita recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 721.17 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1989.
- How does Lebanon rank for value of imported goods and services, per capita?
- Lebanon ranks 99th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of imported goods and services, per capita rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.5%. 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 Value of imported goods and services, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Value of imported goods and services divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Value of imported goods and services ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Value of imported goods and services National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Value of imported goods and services divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.