Country export capability

Lebanon
export capability

A reported view of Lebanon's export scale, destination network, sector breadth, trade history, and market-access context. Use the indicators together; no single measure describes export readiness on its own.

LBN1995-2024 coverage270 active partner marketsEconomy and income contracted
Latest exports$3.7B2024 reported value
Latest imports$17.7B2024 reported value
Trade balance-$14.0BExports minus imports
Export growth-11.6%Latest year-on-year change
Active partners270Latest reported markets

Country export profile overview

Lebanon export data in one research view

This profile brings together export performance, trade balance, destination markets, HS2 sectors, partner breadth, history, and market-access context for country export research.

Export scale and balance

Start with the latest reported trade position

In 2024, Lebanon recorded $3.7B in exports and $17.7B in imports. The resulting -$14.0B trade balance gives the latest country-level position a clear context.

Exports changed -11.6% year on year and show a calculated -5.1% three-year CAGR. CAGR is an annualized comparison of reported values, not a forecast.

Markets and sectors

See where export value is concentrated

United Arab Emirates received $790.3M in reported exports, representing 21.5% of the latest country total. Precious stones and metals was the largest displayed HS2 export sector at $836.8M and 22.8% of exports.

The visible page highlights five leading destinations and five leading HS2 sectors, while the complete structured files retain every row supplied for this sample.

History and coverage

Read today's number against the long series

The country series covers 1995 through 2024, with 30 observed annual rows. That longer view helps separate a single-year movement from the broader export trend.

Partner counts, tariff context, concentration, exposure shares, and momentum are supporting indicators calculated from available trade observations. Missing values remain unavailable rather than estimated.

Economy and structure

The context around Lebanon's export base

Macroeconomic and structural indicators add context to merchandise trade scale. They describe the country environment; they do not predict company performance or future exports.

GDP$20.1B2024 macro context
GDP per capita$3.5KCurrent-dollar GDP
Population5.8MReported population
Labor force2.3KReported labor force
Investment rate23.7%National investment rate
Savings rate-1.6%National savings rate
Trade openness52.8%Exports + imports / GDP
Exports / GDP9.1%Merchandise exports / GDP
Secondary education66.5%Education context
Tertiary education25.1%Education context

Market signals

Where to look more closely next

Route-level risk and emerging-corridor signals for further research. These are calculated indicators, not forecasts.

Destination risk contextAll covered routes
Destination risk context for Lebanon
DestinationAttentionAttention shareBelow peakApplied tariffPrimary reason
TurkeyTURCritical attention53.2%59%9.2%Current trade remains materially below historical peaks
Syrian Arab RepublicSYRCritical attention84.1%40.3%21.2%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
United Arab EmiratesAREWatch26.9%24.3%3.8%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSAHigh attention86.2%10.4%2.4%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
EgyptEGYHigh attention65.4%20.4%29%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
Switzerland, LiechtensteinCHEHigh attention82.8%84.1%1.5%Current trade remains materially below historical peaks
IraqIRQWatch48.1%39.2%Not reportedVolatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
FranceFRAHigh attention66.3%16.3%1.5%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
KuwaitKWTWatch47.9%26%2.7%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
LibyaLBYHigh attention84.3%7.9%17.1%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure

Full route coverage is retained. High attention means the route deserves closer product and access review.

Market opportunity signals

Product-market combinations worth investigating

All returned rows use buyer demand, exporter position, and calculated addressable-value fields. They are research signals, not forecasts.

Addressable-value signalsAll returned rows
Market opportunity signals for Lebanon
RankMarket and productBuyer importsAddressable 3-year valueCurrent shareDemand signal
1USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsHS6 270900 · Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$165.0B$115.5B0%Declining +1.1%
2ChinaHS6 854231 · Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits$158.0B$93.1B0%Growing +10.5%
3IndiaHS6 270900 · Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$130.1B$72.9B0.1%Declining -0.5%
4ChinaHS6 854232 · Electronic integrated circuits: memories$80.6B$65.7B0%Accelerating +20.6%
5ChinaHS6 854239 · Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$81.8B$61.4B0%Stable +4%
6USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsHS6 851712 · Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$53.9B$53.8B0%Accelerating -8.8%
7USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsHS6 847150 · Digital processing units: other than those of subheadings 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units$53.9B$45.6B0%Growing +60.2%
8USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsHS6 847130 · Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$42.7B$33.3B0%Stable +6.2%

Addressable value is a calculated field. Validate product, buyer, tariff, and route conditions before commercial decisions.

Detailed export portfolioHS4 lines beneath the leading sectorsOpen the detailed four-digit export table for Lebanon.
All HS4 export lines2024 ranking
Top HS4 export lines for Lebanon
RankHS4Parent HS2 sectorExportsShareActive HS6
17113HS4 detail codePrecious stones and metals (71) ↗$420.0M11.5%3
27108HS4 detail codePrecious stones and metals (71) ↗$239.4M6.5%2
38703HS4 detail codeVehicles (87) ↗$176.4M4.8%14
47102HS4 detail codePrecious stones and metals (71) ↗$171.3M4.7%5
57204HS4 detail codeIron and steel (72) ↗$142.3M3.9%5
68502HS4 detail codeElectrical machinery (85) ↗$130.2M3.5%7
78504HS4 detail codeElectrical machinery (85) ↗$117.9M3.2%11
87404HS4 detail codeCopper (74) ↗$101.7M2.8%1
91509HS4 detail codeAnimal and vegetable fats (15) ↗$69.2M1.9%2
103103HS4 detail codeFertilisers (31) ↗$61.2M1.7%3
118704HS4 detail codeVehicles (87) ↗$59.1M1.6%7
122510HS4 detail codeSalt, sulphur, earths and stone (25) ↗$54.0M1.5%2

HS4 values are reported observations. The hierarchy is preserved; no missing descriptions are inferred.

The country export read

Lebanon combines $3.7B in exports with a broad partner network.

In 2024, Lebanon recorded $3.7B in reported exports and $17.7B in imports, producing a reported trade deficit of $14.0B. Exports changed -11.6% year on year and -5.1% annualized over three years. Precious stones and metals (HS2 71) was the largest displayed export sector by value.

Destination network

Where Lebanon exports move

All returned destination lanes ranked by latest reported export value. Share is calculated against the country total. Review sources ↗

Latest reported destination lanesAll returned · 2024
Leading export destinations for Lebanon
RankDestinationLatest exportsShareYear-on-year3-year CAGR
1United Arab EmiratesARE$790.3M21.5%-22.4%-8%
2USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$247.5M6.7%+30.8%+11.6%
3EgyptEGY$216.9M5.9%+0.5%+1.7%
4IraqIRQ$204.7M5.6%-13.4%+17.9%
5Switzerland, LiechtensteinCHE$135.4M3.7%-18.1%-32.4%
6KuwaitKWT$114.4M3.1%-19.3%-6.1%
7TurkeyTUR$111.2M3%-45.4%+22.4%
8JordanJOR$110.3M3%+4.8%+5.3%
9FranceFRA$102.3M2.8%-8%+19.6%
10Syrian Arab RepublicSYR$101.0M2.8%-19.4%-2.1%

Destination values are reported country-to-country observations. Full returned rows remain in the downloads.

Trade history

A long view of export scale

Latest twelve years from the 30-year reported country series. Context, not a forecast.

Reported exports by year

2013
$4.2B
2014
$3.8B
2015
$3.5B
2016
$3.4B
2017
$3.6B
2018
$3.6B
2019
$4.5B
2020
$3.9B
2021
$4.3B
2022
$4.0B
2023
$4.2B
2024
$3.7B

Partner network

Scale is only one part of export capability

Partner breadth, distance, agreements, and tariffs add context to reported exports.

FTA partner markets46Reported count
WTO partner markets169Reported count
EU partner markets28Reported count
Shared-border partners2Country context
Shared-language partners61Country context
Average partner distance6,585 kmCalculated average
Partners with FTA17%Calculated share
Applied tariff context0.1%Calculated average
MFN tariff context0.1%Calculated average
Tariff advantage+0.1 ppPreferential vs MFN

Exposure context

Signals to examine alongside export scale

Calculated or classified route and country context. Not predictions or recommendations.

Attention share43.9%

Covered value under attention

Critical share1.8%

Covered value marked critical

Below historical peak27.6%

Distance below route peaks

FTA-covered exports71.8%

Covered value with FTA context

Weighted tariff context0.1%

Export-weighted tariff

Macro contextEconomy and income contracted

Primary attention driver: High trade volatility.

Momentum score-9.7

History-based indicator

Partner concentration679.4

Partner HHI

Product concentration246.8

Product HHI

Country attention level: Watch. Missing fields remain unavailable.

Complete country valuesOpen the full profile evidenceFull history, sectors, HS4, destinations, risk, opportunities, and source fields.

Profile fields

Year2,024
Country Iso3LBN
Exports Usd$3.7B
Imports Usd$17.7B
Trade Balance Usd-$14.0B
Yoy Exports Growth Pct-11.6%
Yoy Imports Growth Pct-3%
Exports Cagr 3y Pct-5.1%
Imports Cagr 3y Pct6.9%
Export Partner Hhi679.4
Export Product Hhi246.8
Momentum Score-9.7
Risk Score4.6
Gdp Million Usd20,078.62 million USD
Gdp Per Capita Usd$3.5K
Population5,805,962
Labor Force2,325.4
Investment Rate Pct23.7%
Savings Rate Pct-1.6%
Secondary Education Pct66.5%
Tertiary Education Pct25.1%
Total Factor Productivity650.6
Trade Openness Pct52.8%
Exports Gdp Pct9.1%
Num Active Partners270
Num Fta Partners46
Num Wto Partners169
Num Eu Partners28
Num Shared Border Partners2
Num Shared Language Partners61
Avg Partner Distance Km6,585 km
Avg Partner Gdp Million Usd533,678,518.33 million USD
Avg Partner Gdp Per Capita Usd$15.8
Avg Buyer Biz Entry DaysNot reported
Avg Buyer Biz Entry Cost PctNot reported
Pct Partners With Fta17
Pct Partners Shared Language23
Pct Partners Shared Border1
Avg Applied Tariff Pct0.1%
Avg Mfn Tariff Pct0.1%
Avg Preferential Tariff Pct0%
Tariff Advantage Pp+0.1 pp
Avg Distance All Partners Km6,630
Num Border Partners50
Num Colonial Partners25
Avg Substitution Elasticity-9
Pct Products High Elasticity71
Pct Products Low Elasticity3
Real Market Potential232,366.5
Foreign Market Potential14,494.7

Exposure fields

Country Iso3LBN
All History Lane Count6,507
Current Lane Count2,529
Critical Lane Count3
High Attention Lane Count190
High Volatility Lane Count1,543
Unrecovered Drawdown Lane Count1,046
Declining Demand Lane Count4
Concentrated Market Lane Count1,178
Access Friction Lane Count244
Buyer Macro Weakness Lane Count191
Monitored Exports Current Usd$2.9B
Attention Exports Usd$1.3B
Critical Exports Usd$52.2M
High Volatility Exports Usd$1.5B
Unrecovered Drawdown Exports Usd$750.0M
Non Fta Exports Usd$783.4M
Monitored Attention Share Pct43.9%
Monitored Critical Share Pct1.8%
Fta Covered Exports Share Pct71.8%
Export Weighted Volatility Cv1.2
Export Weighted Below Peak Pct27.6%
Export Weighted Distance Km3,089 km
Export Weighted Tariff Pct0.1%
Latest Data Year2,024
First Data Year1,995
Country Years Count30
Total Exports Latest Usd$3.7B
Total Imports Latest Usd$17.7B
Trade Balance Latest Usd-$14.0B
Exports Yoy Latest Pct-11.6%
Exports Cagr 3y Latest Pct-5.1%
Gdp Latest Million Usd20,078.62 million USD
Gdp Per Capita Latest Usd$3.5K
Population Latest5,805,962
Investment Rate Latest Pct23.7%
Savings Rate Latest Pct-1.6%
Trade Openness Latest Pct52.8%
Exports Gdp Latest Pct9.1%
Active Partners Latest270
Fta Partners Latest46
Foreign Market Potential Latest14,494.7
Gdp 5y Cagr Pct-17.2%
Gdp Per Capita 5y Cagr Pct-17.1%
Population 5y Cagr Pct0%
Partner Hhi Latest679.4
Partner Top1 Share Latest Pct21.5%
Partner Top3 Share Latest Pct34.2%
Partner Hhi All Avg653.7
Partner Hhi All Max1,057.9
Product Hhi Latest246.8
Product Top1 Share Latest Pct11.3%
Product Top3 Share Latest Pct21.4%
Product Hhi All Avg341.4
Product Hhi All Max876.1
Total Exports Attention Share Pct34.2%
Total Exports Critical Share Pct1.4%
Attention LevelWatch
Primary Risk DriverHigh trade volatility
Macro Resilience LabelEconomy and income contracted

Annual country history

YearExportsImportsTrade balanceExports YoYExports CAGR 3Y
1995$736.3M$6.3B-$5.6BNot reportedNot reported
1996$865.9M$6.7B-$5.8B+17.6%Not reported
1997$807.2M$6.6B-$5.8B-6.8%Not reported
1998$747.5M$6.0B-$5.2B-7.4%+0.5%
1999$840.5M$5.6B-$4.8B+12.4%-1%
2000$897.6M$6.0B-$5.1B+6.8%+3.6%
2001$1.1B$6.9B-$5.8B+22.9%+13.8%
2002$1.4B$6.2B-$4.9B+23.6%+17.5%
2003$1.8B$7.6B-$5.7B+35.2%+27.1%
2004$2.2B$9.0B-$6.8B+21.2%+26.6%
2005$2.1B$8.8B-$6.8B-7.2%+15%
2006$2.6B$9.2B-$6.6B+23.5%+11.6%
2007$3.1B$11.2B-$8.1B+21.3%+11.6%
2008$3.8B$16.0B-$12.2B+21.6%+22.1%
2009$3.6B$15.7B-$12.1B-4.5%+12.1%
2010$4.0B$18.0B-$14.0B+11.5%+9%
2011$4.7B$20.2B-$15.5B+17.1%+7.6%
2012$4.7B$22.1B-$17.4B+0.7%+9.5%
2013$4.2B$21.7B-$17.5B-12%+1.3%
2014$3.8B$20.9B-$17.1B-9.1%-6.9%
2015$3.5B$18.8B-$15.4B-8.8%-9.9%
2016$3.4B$19.2B-$15.9B-2.7%-6.9%
2017$3.6B$19.9B-$16.2B+7.3%-1.6%
2018$3.6B$20.1B-$16.6B-1.7%+0.9%
2019$4.5B$18.8B-$14.4B+25.5%+9.8%
2020$3.9B$12.0B-$8.0B-12%+2.8%
2021$4.3B$14.5B-$10.2B+9.4%+6.5%
2022$4.0B$20.0B-$16.0B-6.9%-3.6%
2023$4.2B$18.2B-$14.1B+3.8%+1.9%
2024$3.7B$17.7B-$14.0B-11.6%-5.1%

Top export sectors

RankHS2SectorExportsShareExport partnersActive HS6
171Precious stones and metals$836.8M22.8%8741
285Electrical machinery$325.9M8.9%144259
387Vehicles$252.4M6.9%13787
472Iron and steel$147.4M4%51145
508Edible fruit and nuts$145.6M4%10768
684Machinery$130.9M3.6%146492
720Preparations of vegetables and fruit$125.2M3.4%13052
874Copper$118.1M3.2%6749
939Plastics$89.9M2.5%143125
1015Animal and vegetable fats$88.8M2.4%9743

Detailed HS4 export lines

RankHS4Parent HS2ExportsShareActive HS6
17113Precious stones and metals (71)$420.0M11.5%3
27108Precious stones and metals (71)$239.4M6.5%2
38703Vehicles (87)$176.4M4.8%14
47102Precious stones and metals (71)$171.3M4.7%5
57204Iron and steel (72)$142.3M3.9%5
68502Electrical machinery (85)$130.2M3.5%7
78504Electrical machinery (85)$117.9M3.2%11
87404Copper (74)$101.7M2.8%1
91509Animal and vegetable fats (15)$69.2M1.9%2
103103Fertilisers (31)$61.2M1.7%3
118704Vehicles (87)$59.1M1.6%7
122510Salt, sulphur, earths and stone (25)$54.0M1.5%2

Top export destinations

RankDestinationISO3ExportsShareYoYCAGR 3Y
1United Arab EmiratesARE$790.3M21.5%-22.4%-8%
2USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$247.5M6.7%+30.8%+11.6%
3EgyptEGY$216.9M5.9%+0.5%+1.7%
4IraqIRQ$204.7M5.6%-13.4%+17.9%
5Switzerland, LiechtensteinCHE$135.4M3.7%-18.1%-32.4%
6KuwaitKWT$114.4M3.1%-19.3%-6.1%
7TurkeyTUR$111.2M3%-45.4%+22.4%
8JordanJOR$110.3M3%+4.8%+5.3%
9FranceFRA$102.3M2.8%-8%+19.6%
10Syrian Arab RepublicSYR$101.0M2.8%-19.4%-2.1%

Destination risk context

RankDestinationAttentionAttention shareBelow peakApplied tariffPrimary reason
1Turkey (TUR)Critical attention53.2%59%9.2%Current trade remains materially below historical peaks
2Syrian Arab Republic (SYR)Critical attention84.1%40.3%21.2%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
3United Arab Emirates (ARE)Watch26.9%24.3%3.8%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
4USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)High attention86.2%10.4%2.4%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
5Egypt (EGY)High attention65.4%20.4%29%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
6Switzerland, Liechtenstein (CHE)High attention82.8%84.1%1.5%Current trade remains materially below historical peaks
7Iraq (IRQ)Watch48.1%39.2%Not reportedVolatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
8France (FRA)High attention66.3%16.3%1.5%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
9Kuwait (KWT)Watch47.9%26%2.7%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
10Libya (LBY)High attention84.3%7.9%17.1%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure

Emerging corridor signals

RankDestinationHS6SignalMarket importsCurrent shareStrength
1Austria (AUT)870431new$25.7M0.4%100
2Bulgaria (BGR)230990new$62.6M0.2%100
3Bulgaria (BGR)390761new$125.9M0.1%100
4Bulgaria (BGR)870431new$20.4M5.6%100
5Angola (AGO)870340new$1.2M9.4%100
6Belgium (BEL)847759new$17.4M3%100
7Armenia (ARM)850423new$6.0M47.8%100
8Zimbabwe (ZWE)870431new$14.6M7.9%100
9Syrian Arab Republic (SYR)600129new$127.1K100%100
10Uzbekistan (UZB)190590new$31.4M0.8%100

Market opportunity signals

RankMarketHS6Buyer importsAddressable 3-year valueCurrent shareSignal
1USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)270900$165.0B$115.5B0%Declining (+1.1%)
2China (CHN)854231$158.0B$93.1B0%Growing (+10.5%)
3India (IND)270900$130.1B$72.9B0.1%Declining (-0.5%)
4China (CHN)854232$80.6B$65.7B0%Accelerating (+20.6%)
5China (CHN)854239$81.8B$61.4B0%Stable (+4%)
6USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)851712$53.9B$53.8B0%Accelerating (-8.8%)
7USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)847150$53.9B$45.6B0%Growing (+60.2%)
8USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)847130$42.7B$33.3B0%Stable (+6.2%)

How to read this page

Separate reported scale from calculated context.

Reported exports, imports, trade balance, sector rows, destination rows, and annual history describe merchandise trade observations for the stated country and year.

CAGR, shares, concentration measures, tariff context, exposure shares, and momentum are calculated indicators built from the available observations. They help organize research but are not additional reported trade or forecasts.

Coverage runs from 1995 through 2024 for this profile. Missing values are shown as Not reported. Read the full methodology ↗

Reported observations

OECD BIMTS merchandise trade values are the primary series for this view.

Calculated indicators

Growth, share, HHI, tariff, and exposure fields are derived from available reported values.

Coverage limits

Unavailable values remain unavailable. No company sales, shipment records, or forecasts are implied.

Questions about this profile

Lebanon export capability, in context

Short answers for readers comparing country export scale, partner breadth, and calculated trade indicators.

What does the Lebanon export profile measure?

It combines reported exports, imports, history, destinations, HS2 sectors, partner context, and calculated indicators for Lebanon.

What is the latest reported export value for Lebanon?

Lebanon recorded $3.7B in reported exports in 2024.

Which markets receive the most exports from Lebanon?

United Arab Emirates leads by reported export value at $790.3M in 2024. Five destination lanes are highlighted.

Which sectors lead Lebanon's exports?

Precious stones and metals leads by reported value at $836.8M. Five HS2 chapters are highlighted.

How many years of Lebanon trade history are available?

This sample contains 30 observed annual rows covering 1995 through 2024. Missing observations are not estimated.

Are the growth and exposure values forecasts?

No. They are calculated or classified from reported observations, not forecasts or market-access guarantees.

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Data source

OECD trade statistics with CEPII context

OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-28). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.