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Lebanon at a Glance
Economic Performance

LEBANON’S MAIN ECONOMIC INDICATORS
 

OUTPUT AND PRICES (2019) 1 

  

GDP

 USD 58.56 Billion
GDP/Capita USD 9,655
Real GDP Growth 0.2%
Average Inflation Rate 3.1% 
GDP COMPOSITION BY SECTOR (2018) 2  
Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing 3.2%
Mining and Quarrying  0.4%
Manufacturing 7.6%
Utilities (Electricity and Water) 2.4%
Construction 3.8%
Wholesale and Retail Trade, Repair of Vehicles 12.9%
Real Estate 15.2%
Information and Communication 2.1%
Transportation 2.9%
Hotels and Restaurants 3.1%
Financial Services 8.5%
Professional Services 4.1%
Administrative Services 2.6%
Public Administration 11.4%
Education 7.4%
Health and Social Care 3.7%
Personal & Community Services 2.9%
FISCAL PERFORMANCE 3  
Gross Public Debt (as of October 2019) 151% of GDP
Fiscal Deficit (as of October 2019) USD -6,066 million
Corporate Tax Rate (2019) 17%

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

 
Domestic Credit to Private Sector (end of 2018) 4 109.4% of GDP 
Liquidity Ratio (2018) 5 6.1%
Non-resident Capital Inflows (2018) 6 USD 7 billion

EXTERNAL SECTOR

 
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (2018) 7 USD 2.88 billion
Current Account Balance (2019) 1 USD -15.45 billion


Source: 1International Monetary Fund (IMF), 2Central Administration of Statistics (CAS),

3Ministry of Finance, 4Central Bank of Lebanon and IMF, 5IMF, Article IV 2019, 6Byblos Bank, 7UNCTAD

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