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Lebanon: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

101 / 138

Importer Rank

81 / 138

Trade Balance Rank

108 / 138

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2021) $4,229,976,738
Total Imports (2021) $13,856,703,728
Trade Balance (2021) ($9,626,726,990)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2021) [2] 26.03%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2021) [2] 52.8%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
United Arab Emirates $1,029,829,192
Switzerland $428,713,720
Cameroon $282,710,843
Qatar $203,199,144
Egypt $174,993,108
United States $153,970,187
Saudi Arabia $128,313,425
Iraq $125,027,952
Turkey $113,183,346
Syria $107,852,709

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
Turkey $1,519,106,034
Greece $1,368,576,518
China $1,269,748,818
United States $769,174,576
United Arab Emirates $766,635,494
Italy $648,333,768
Germany $619,855,312
Russia $608,677,265
Egypt $363,769,404
France $346,281,442

Traded Goods [1] (at the 2-digit HS Code level)

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(71) Precious Stones & Metals $1,045,703,780
(08) Fruit & Nuts $404,890,511
(94) Furniture $338,020,202
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $245,592,007
(84) Industrial Machinery $180,894,488
(72) Iron & Steel $176,677,675
(85) Electrical Machinery $136,014,126
(20) Preserved Fruits & Vegetables $117,005,367
(39) Plastics $116,189,919
(74) Copper $108,773,828

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $3,931,480,924
(71) Precious Stones & Metals $1,238,121,642
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $1,055,600,080
(30) Pharmaceuticals $900,232,422
(85) Electrical Machinery $648,233,948
(84) Industrial Machinery $597,723,065
(10) Cereals $430,570,048
(39) Plastics $408,721,534
(72) Iron & Steel $308,189,764
(01) Live Animals $232,494,306

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2021) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 10/8/2023
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