Goods imports in Lebanon

Lebanon: Goods imports was 16.69 billion BoP, current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
16.69 billion BoP, current US$
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
88th
of 199 countries
All-time high
20.54 billion BoP, current US$
in 2012
All-time low
6.13 billion BoP, current US$
in 2002
Years of data
22
2002–2023

Goods imports in Lebanon, 2002–2023

5.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B2002201220232002: 6.1B BoP, current US$2003: 6.8B BoP, current US$2004: 8.9B BoP, current US$2005: 9.0B BoP, current US$2006: 9.0B BoP, current US$2007: 11.5B BoP, current US$2008: 15.5B BoP, current US$2009: 15.4B BoP, current US$2010: 17.2B BoP, current US$2011: 18.9B BoP, current US$2012: 20.5B BoP, current US$2013: 20.4B BoP, current US$2014: 20.0B BoP, current US$2015: 17.2B BoP, current US$2016: 17.7B BoP, current US$2017: 18.2B BoP, current US$2018: 18.5B BoP, current US$2019: 18.0B BoP, current US$2020: 10.4B BoP, current US$2021: 12.7B BoP, current US$2022: 18.0B BoP, current US$2023: 16.7B BoP, current US$

Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in BoP, current US$.

Analysis

Lebanon recorded 16.69 billion BoP, current US$ for goods imports in 2023.

The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goods imports in Lebanon peaked at 20.54 billion BoP, current US$ in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.13 billion BoP, current US$, in 2002.

Lebanon ranks 88th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.28 billion BoP, current US$ 6.13 billion BoP, current US$ 15.53 billion BoP, current US$ 8
2010s 18.66 billion BoP, current US$ 17.19 billion BoP, current US$ 20.54 billion BoP, current US$ 10
2020s 14.44 billion BoP, current US$ 10.40 billion BoP, current US$ 17.95 billion BoP, current US$ 4

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 85 Azerbaijan 17.70 billion BoP, current US$ compare
  2. 86 Paraguay 17.49 billion BoP, current US$ compare
  3. 87 Ghana 17.45 billion BoP, current US$ compare
  4. 89 El Salvador 16.66 billion BoP, current US$ compare
  5. 90 Georgia 16.47 billion BoP, current US$ compare
  6. 91 Venezuela 16.34 billion BoP, current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is goods imports in Lebanon?
Goods imports in Lebanon was 16.69 billion BoP, current US$ in 2023, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest goods imports recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 20.54 billion BoP, current US$ in 2012.
What is the lowest goods imports recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 6.13 billion BoP, current US$ in 2002.
How does Lebanon rank for goods imports?
Lebanon ranks 88th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
Is goods imports rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lebanon data come from?
The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Goods imports (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Goods imports (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 9,762 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods occur when there are changes in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.