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Lebanon · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Lebanon

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Capital Beirut Lower middle income Nation age 83 years (since 1943) i LBN · LB
NationsTree Index 2025 i31.9157th of 196 Tree height 2025 i4.5 msee ranking Military strength i56percentile
Population i5.8 m115th of 217 Area i10,452 km²164th of 216 GDP i$25.97 bn121st of 210 GDP (PPP) i$69.19 bn intl.119th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$11,917 intl.135th of 199 Life expectancy i77.9 years72nd of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i34
Strength · trunk i46
Quality of life · crown i38
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i22
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i3
CSV

In short

Lebanon is 157th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 31.9 out of 100; its tree is 4.5 m tall.

It has 5.8 million people and an economy of $69.19 bn at purchasing power parity, 119th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Government budget balance (16th of 192) and Life expectancy (72nd of 217).

Its weakest positions: GDP growth (209th of 210), DPT immunization (189th of 193) and General government gross debt (183rd of 189).

Over five years it fell from 141st to 157th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 10,452 164th/216
Land area ikm² 10,230 161st/216
Population ipeople 5.8 m 115th/217
Population growth i% 0.75% 117th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 567.5 19th/216
Urban population i% 91.0% 31st/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 25.6% 92nd/217
Population aged 65+ i% 10.4% 96th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $25.97 bn 121st/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $69.19 bn 119th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $60.78 bn 118th/199
GDP per person iUSD $4,473 145th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $11,917 135th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $3,560 146th/201
GDP growth i% -7.1% 209th/210
Inflation i% 14.6% 168th/180
Unemployment i% 11.0% 154th/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 128.6%1999
General government gross debt i% of GDP 139.4% 183rd/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP 3.3% 16th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 1.0% 170th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 2.6% 199th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 1.4% 181st/192
Services i% of GDP 35.7% 193rd/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $6.06 bn 126th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $15.30 bn 104th/182
Exports i% of GDP 23.3% 129th/183
Imports i% of GDP 58.9% 57th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 82.2% 92nd/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 7.7% 60th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 55.6% 61st/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 19.1% 78th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 9.3% 40th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 2.9% 121st/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -22.5% 184th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 6.8% 30th/196

Natural resources

41
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.0% 179th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.00% 165th/209
Arable land i% of land area 10.8% 98th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 836 134th/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 1.9 m 70th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $2.37 bn 47th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 27.0% 28th/168

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 77.9 72nd/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 17.6 114th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 2.68 68th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 2.7 66th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 49% 189th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 65.0%2019
Secondary enrolment i% gross 63.8% 143rd/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 54.6%2004
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 16.3% 92nd/217
Health spending i% of GDP 5.6% 115th/193
Adult literacy i% 92.0%2019
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 54.4% 72nd/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.752 102nd/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 35.5 62nd/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 5.8% 78th/108

Infrastructure & digital

44
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 47.7% 111th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 25.7% 117th/144
Internet users i% of population 80.6% 101st/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 74 172nd/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 7.3 131st/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.64 79th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 4012002
Air passengers carried ipassengers 2.7 m 73rd/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 1.90 87th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 6.8% 161st/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 26.7 144th/200
Forest area i% of land area 13.8% 148th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 733 108th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 29.9 182nd/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 23.3 181st/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 41.2 169th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 43.4 183rd/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 40.8 168th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 46.8 132nd/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 2.2 73rd/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $828.3 m 87th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 2.5% 40th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 16.6% 14th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 80,000 56th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 4.10% 8th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 9.0 m 111th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 48.0 m2002

Science & innovation

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Patent applications by residents iapplications 1102015
Scientific articles iarticles 2,079 71st/197

Compare Lebanon with

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Lebanon — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/lebanon. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Lebanon — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/lebanon. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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