Lebanon - Merchandise exports

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports) in Lebanon was 41.64 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 83.78 in 1981, while its lowest value was 36.78 in 2011.

Definition: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 63.12
1961 61.08
1963 50.00
1964 58.18
1965 59.94
1966 56.89
1967 58.97
1968 64.01
1969 60.74
1970 57.77
1971 62.55
1972 56.76
1973 49.29
1981 83.78
1982 80.07
1983 79.13
1984 73.50
1985 65.86
1986 58.33
1987 57.58
1988 58.56
1989 52.96
1990 48.09
1991 52.61
1992 57.64
1993 53.86
1994 55.57
1995 47.91
1996 57.44
1997 47.04
1998 47.30
1999 43.52
2000 48.79
2001 47.54
2002 51.11
2003 43.47
2004 54.25
2005 54.87
2006 44.42
2007 47.42
2008 47.24
2009 44.61
2010 44.54
2011 36.78
2012 41.18
2013 52.19
2014 53.07
2015 51.99
2016 43.91
2017 45.23
2018 48.76
2019 42.90
2020 41.64

Merchandise exports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise exports (current US$) in Lebanon was 4,085,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,664,000,000 in 2011 and a minimum value of 41,000,000 in 1961.

Definition: Merchandise exports show the f.o.b. value of goods provided to the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year Value
1960 43,000,000
1961 41,000,000
1962 59,000,000
1963 57,000,000
1964 65,000,000
1965 87,000,000
1966 103,000,000
1967 118,000,000
1968 147,000,000
1969 165,000,000
1970 190,000,000
1971 245,000,000
1972 377,000,000
1973 921,000,000
1974 1,636,000,000
1975 1,233,000,000
1976 546,000,000
1977 760,000,000
1978 830,000,000
1979 850,000,000
1980 955,000,000
1981 920,000,000
1982 800,000,000
1983 760,000,000
1984 378,000,000
1985 288,000,000
1986 550,000,000
1987 650,000,000
1988 780,000,000
1989 485,000,000
1990 494,000,000
1991 539,000,000
1992 560,000,000
1993 452,000,000
1994 470,000,000
1995 656,000,000
1996 736,000,000
1997 643,000,000
1998 662,000,000
1999 677,000,000
2000 715,000,000
2001 1,093,000,000
2002 1,238,000,000
2003 1,813,000,000
2004 2,199,000,000
2005 2,337,000,000
2006 2,814,000,000
2007 3,574,000,000
2008 4,454,000,000
2009 4,187,000,000
2010 5,021,000,000
2011 5,664,000,000
2012 5,615,000,000
2013 5,170,000,000
2014 4,548,000,000
2015 3,982,000,000
2016 3,930,000,000
2017 4,026,000,000
2018 3,830,000,000
2019 4,829,000,000
2020 4,085,000,000

Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports) in Lebanon was 71.05 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 87.10 in 1989, while its lowest value was 37.63 in 2013.

Definition: Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 43.74
1961 46.31
1963 52.81
1964 52.53
1965 56.76
1966 46.82
1967 53.71
1968 50.81
1969 51.44
1970 46.54
1971 43.84
1972 49.50
1973 63.21
1981 72.73
1982 75.94
1983 76.77
1984 79.40
1985 72.85
1986 73.99
1987 79.95
1988 83.90
1989 87.10
1990 78.55
1991 75.30
1992 68.46
1993 65.64
1994 71.23
1995 69.11
1996 69.71
1997 67.97
1998 70.68
1999 70.17
2000 66.69
2001 62.97
2002 60.26
2003 60.98
2004 46.44
2005 46.42
2006 58.13
2007 55.11
2008 50.35
2009 59.88
2010 48.49
2011 43.99
2012 43.36
2013 37.63
2014 42.37
2015 45.76
2016 40.43
2017 41.31
2018 49.29
2019 62.23
2020 71.05

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports) in Lebanon was 12.75 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 34.48 in 2016, while its lowest value was 0.74 in 1961.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 1.89
1961 0.74
1963 8.11
1964 4.02
1965 4.05
1966 4.99
1967 4.40
1968 3.47
1969 5.18
1970 6.08
1971 6.58
1972 6.31
1973 5.13
1981 3.72
1982 2.56
1983 2.67
1984 2.82
1985 2.97
1986 4.32
1987 4.12
1988 1.17
1989 2.18
1990 3.48
1991 2.38
1992 2.72
1993 11.12
1994 6.40
1995 11.44
1996 7.49
1997 12.65
1998 10.39
1999 11.31
2000 13.05
2001 13.07
2002 12.71
2003 13.51
2004 18.49
2005 19.91
2006 17.16
2007 19.03
2008 21.01
2009 15.47
2010 27.13
2011 33.93
2012 31.09
2013 25.28
2014 25.36
2015 25.20
2016 34.48
2017 33.28
2018 23.87
2019 16.48
2020 12.75

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports) in Lebanon was 0.57 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 11.22 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1981.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1963 0.17
1965 0.39
1967 0.15
1968 0.04
1969 0.04
1970 0.03
1971 0.03
1972 0.05
1973 0.26
1981 0.00
1982 0.00
1983 0.03
1984 0.02
1985 0.13
1986 0.03
1987 0.03
1988 0.04
1989 0.06
1990 0.24
1991 0.27
1992 0.27
1993 2.34
1994 1.05
1995 0.94
1996 0.31
1997 0.98
1998 0.62
1999 0.79
2000 1.09
2001 2.12
2002 0.69
2003 0.74
2004 0.94
2005 1.60
2006 2.25
2007 2.55
2008 1.99
2009 1.10
2010 1.63
2011 1.05
2012 0.72
2013 0.91
2014 1.60
2015 4.32
2016 6.47
2017 11.22
2018 3.38
2019 2.96
2020 0.57

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports) in Lebanon was 3.95 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 8.03 in 2004, while its lowest value was 0.22 in 1988.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.71
1961 0.49
1963 4.64
1964 0.45
1965 0.29
1966 0.68
1967 0.31
1968 0.22
1969 2.87
1970 2.12
1971 2.48
1972 2.75
1973 2.01
1981 0.39
1982 0.37
1983 0.24
1984 0.50
1985 0.25
1986 1.25
1987 1.39
1988 0.22
1989 0.49
1990 0.69
1991 0.85
1992 0.96
1993 7.10
1994 3.61
1995 6.13
1996 3.60
1997 6.12
1998 3.98
1999 2.65
2000 3.85
2001 3.63
2002 3.97
2003 5.36
2004 8.03
2005 7.51
2006 5.48
2007 5.10
2008 7.23
2009 3.62
2010 6.69
2011 7.45
2012 4.76
2013 4.79
2014 4.86
2015 3.09
2016 2.99
2017 5.47
2018 6.00
2019 4.35
2020 3.95

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports) in Lebanon was 0.17 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 1.88 in 2008, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1986.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1964 0.15
1967 0.06
1968 0.04
1969 0.01
1970 0.01
1971 0.21
1972 0.42
1973 0.33
1981 0.01
1982 0.00
1983 0.01
1985 0.01
1986 0.00
1987 0.01
1988 0.01
1989 0.01
1990 0.02
1991 0.07
1992 0.09
1993 0.15
1994 0.14
1995 0.52
1996 0.47
1997 0.71
1998 0.26
1999 0.18
2000 0.35
2001 0.45
2002 0.79
2003 0.62
2004 0.62
2005 0.40
2006 0.36
2007 0.66
2008 1.88
2009 0.14
2010 0.22
2011 0.20
2012 0.35
2013 0.66
2014 0.47
2015 0.81
2016 0.43
2017 0.53
2018 0.79
2019 0.28
2020 0.17

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports) in Lebanon was 14.66 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 43.26 in 1960, while its lowest value was 7.60 in 1989.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 43.26
1961 40.89
1963 28.48
1964 30.95
1965 28.09
1966 34.90
1967 29.09
1968 32.22
1969 29.71
1970 29.46
1971 34.33
1972 27.89
1973 21.84
1981 22.56
1982 20.40
1983 19.29
1984 15.73
1985 19.25
1986 18.06
1987 13.07
1988 12.89
1989 7.60
1990 16.05
1991 19.94
1992 26.42
1993 22.73
1994 20.42
1995 14.11
1996 14.91
1997 16.41
1998 17.39
1999 17.55
2000 19.12
2001 23.10
2002 25.80
2003 24.05
2004 33.70
2005 31.81
2006 23.58
2007 24.86
2008 27.26
2009 23.47
2010 23.43
2011 17.19
2012 21.00
2013 31.22
2014 26.51
2015 24.58
2016 20.90
2017 20.91
2018 20.79
2019 17.01
2020 14.66

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports) in Lebanon was 0.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 4.21 in 2011, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 1983.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.24
1961 0.25
1963 1.16
1964 1.34
1965 2.32
1966 2.44
1967 2.04
1968 1.39
1969 0.43
1970 0.70
1971 0.28
1972 0.24
1973 0.36
1981 0.14
1982 0.03
1983 0.01
1984 0.25
1985 0.11
1986 0.55
1987 0.03
1988 0.11
1989 0.27
1990 0.98
1991 0.13
1992 0.07
1993 0.08
1994 0.10
1995 0.25
1996 0.14
1997 0.21
1998 0.49
1999 2.30
2000 2.46
2001 2.18
2002 1.80
2003 1.16
2004 2.11
2005 2.11
2006 1.54
2007 1.43
2008 0.92
2009 0.63
2010 1.44
2011 4.21
2012 1.78
2013 1.25
2014 1.32
2015 1.73
2016 0.78
2017 1.07
2018 1.03
2019 1.15
2020 0.40

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports) in Lebanon was 7.66 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 23.81 in 2016, while its lowest value was 0.80 in 1988.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.95
1963 2.15
1964 2.08
1965 1.06
1966 1.86
1967 1.85
1968 1.77
1969 1.82
1970 3.22
1971 3.58
1972 2.86
1973 2.17
1981 3.18
1982 2.15
1983 2.39
1984 2.05
1985 2.46
1986 2.48
1987 2.65
1988 0.80
1989 1.35
1990 1.56
1991 1.07
1992 1.33
1993 1.46
1994 1.50
1995 3.60
1996 2.97
1997 4.64
1998 5.03
1999 5.39
2000 5.31
2001 4.69
2002 5.45
2003 5.64
2004 6.79
2005 8.29
2006 7.52
2007 9.30
2008 8.98
2009 9.98
2010 17.15
2011 21.03
2012 23.48
2013 17.66
2014 17.11
2015 15.25
2016 23.81
2017 14.99
2018 12.67
2019 7.74
2020 7.66

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports) in Lebanon was 1.55 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 17.91 in 1970, while its lowest value was 0.50 in 1993.

Definition: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of exports by the reporting economy to high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 11.11
1961 12.07
1963 10.60
1964 12.50
1965 11.10
1966 13.29
1967 12.80
1968 13.50
1969 13.67
1970 17.91
1971 15.25
1972 16.30
1973 9.82
1981 0.99
1982 1.11
1983 1.27
1984 2.05
1985 4.93
1986 3.63
1987 2.87
1988 2.04
1989 3.12
1990 1.92
1991 2.37
1992 2.39
1993 0.50
1994 1.95
1995 5.34
1996 7.88
1997 2.97
1998 1.54
1999 0.97
2000 1.14
2001 0.86
2002 1.23
2003 1.45
2004 1.37
2005 1.86
2006 1.13
2007 1.00
2008 1.38
2009 1.18
2010 0.95
2011 4.90
2012 4.55
2013 5.87
2014 5.76
2015 4.46
2016 4.19
2017 4.50
2018 6.06
2019 4.27
2020 1.55

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Lebanon was 4,082,623,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 5,616,582,000 in 2012 and 40,600,000 in 1961.

Definition: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current US$.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 42,300,000
1961 40,600,000
1963 60,400,000
1964 67,200,000
1965 103,600,000
1966 102,300,000
1967 114,730,000
1968 142,780,000
1969 161,100,000
1970 183,250,000
1971 244,000,000
1972 354,440,000
1973 608,360,000
1981 813,996,700
1982 718,481,900
1983 571,817,600
1984 433,572,600
1985 399,836,900
1986 431,538,500
1987 500,188,700
1988 639,228,100
1989 475,747,100
1990 456,391,900
1991 552,610,100
1992 580,566,100
1993 635,429,800
1994 638,800,400
1995 715,653,800
1996 1,153,038,000
1997 711,386,000
1998 718,852,000
1999 676,560,000
2000 664,570,000
2001 824,910,200
2002 988,636,700
2003 1,449,570,000
2004 1,689,932,000
2005 1,807,224,000
2006 2,214,224,000
2007 2,711,986,000
2008 3,397,165,000
2009 3,407,427,000
2010 3,839,938,000
2011 5,385,407,000
2012 5,616,582,000
2013 5,168,727,000
2014 4,548,656,000
2015 3,981,034,000
2016 3,929,848,000
2017 4,025,709,000
2018 3,829,734,000
2019 4,828,904,000
2020 4,082,623,000

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports) in Lebanon was 14.66 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 43.26 in 1960, while its lowest value was 7.60 in 1989.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 43.26
1961 40.89
1963 28.48
1964 30.95
1965 28.09
1966 34.90
1967 29.09
1968 32.22
1969 29.71
1970 29.46
1971 34.33
1972 27.89
1973 21.84
1981 22.56
1982 20.40
1983 19.29
1984 15.73
1985 19.25
1986 18.06
1987 13.07
1988 12.89
1989 7.60
1990 16.05
1991 19.94
1992 26.42
1993 22.73
1994 20.42
1995 14.11
1996 14.91
1997 16.41
1998 17.39
1999 17.55
2000 19.12
2001 23.10
2002 25.80
2003 24.05
2004 33.70
2005 31.81
2006 23.58
2007 24.86
2008 27.26
2009 23.47
2010 23.43
2011 17.19
2012 21.00
2013 31.22
2014 26.51
2015 24.58
2016 20.90
2017 20.91
2018 20.79
2019 17.01
2020 14.66

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exports