Lebanon: Trade openness

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 Lebanon

Trade openness: exports plus imports as percent of GDP

 Latest value 114.89
 Year 2022
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1989 - 2022
 Average 78.65
 Min - Max 50.12 - 117.91
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2022 is 114.89 percent, an increase from 78.83 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 101.04 percent, based on data from 169 countries. Historically, the average for Lebanon from 1989 to 2022 is 78.65 percent. The minimum value, 50.12 percent, was reached in 2000 while the maximum of 117.91 percent was recorded in 1990. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Lebanon - Trade openness - Recent values chart

Historical series
Lebanon - Trade openness - historical chart - 1989-2022




Definition: Exports plus imports as percent of GDP.

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 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Terms of trade 103.76 2021 percent
 Trade openness 114.89 2022 percent
 Financial openness -0.042 2021 index points
 Exports, percent of GDP 34.83 2022 percent
 Exports, billion dollars 7.31 2022 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports 2.80 2023 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 82.45 2023 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 16.81 2022 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 2.51 2022 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 0.66 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities 76.07 2023 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP -16.10 2020 percent
 Current account, in dollars -5.64 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP -45.23 2022 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars -11.54 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 32.51 2022 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 35.51 2023 percent
 Remittances 6,370.00 2023 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions 1,634.57 2023 million USD
 External debt 309.35 2021 percent
 Short-term external debt 25.85 2023 percent
 Short-term debt to reserves 47.72 2022 percent
 Foreign exchange reserves 3,003,022.18 2/2024 billion
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