Lebanon import and export data
In 2024, Lebanon imported goods worth $18.68 billion and exported $4.29 billion, a trade deficit of $14.39 billion. That is 8% less than in 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable.
Imports 2024
$18.68B
Exports 2024
$4.29B
Trade balance
-$14.39B
Lebanon imports and exports, 2017-2024
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Where Lebanon imports from
The largest suppliers were China (11%), Greece (8%), Switzerland (7%). Trade is spread widely: the top three suppliers together make up only 26%. Among the main suppliers, Saudi Arabia grew fastest (+109% on the year before).
Top supplier countries
- China 11%
- Greece 8.2%
- Switzerland 7.5%
- Turkey 6.4%
- Egypt 5.7%
- United Arab Emirates 5.1%
- Saudi Arabia 5%
- Italy 4.8%
- Germany 3.4%
- United States 3.3%
Where Lebanon exports to
Most of it went to United Arab Emirates (24%), Egypt (8%), United States (6%). Trade is spread widely: the top three buyer markets together make up only 38%.
Top export markets
- United Arab Emirates 24%
- Egypt 7.7%
- United States 6.2%
- Turkey 4.9%
- Iraq 4.8%
- Switzerland 3.3%
- Kuwait 2.7%
- France 2.6%
- Jordan 2.6%
- Qatar 2.4%
Top Lebanon imports
- 1Refined petroleum products · HS 2710$4.05B22%
- 2Gold · HS 7108$2.48B13%
- 3Cars · HS 8703$576.2M3.1%
- 4Packaged medicines · HS 3004$535.7M2.9%
- 5Live cattle · HS 0102$503.3M2.7%
- 6Wheat · HS 1001$267.9M1.4%
- 7Phones and network equipment · HS 8517$235.8M1.3%
- 8Sugar · HS 1701$225.5M1.2%
- 9Petroleum gas · HS 2711$223.2M1.2%
- 10Maize · HS 1005$157.6M0.8%
- 11Cheese · HS 0406$151.5M0.8%
- 12Sunflower, safflower and cotton oil · HS 1512$151.2M0.8%
Top Lebanon exports
- 1Cars · HS 8703$539.7M13%
- 2Gold · HS 7108$279.2M6.5%
- 3Iron and steel scrap · HS 7204$218.0M5.1%
- 4Precious metal jewelry · HS 7113$215.0M5%
- 5Diamonds · HS 7102$187.6M4.4%
- 6Generator · HS 8502$150.0M3.5%
- 7Transformer · HS 8504$124.1M2.9%
- 8Refined petroleum products · HS 2710$82.2M1.9%
- 9Copper scrap · HS 7404$80.6M1.9%
- 10Phosphate rock · HS 2510$73.1M1.7%
- 11Olive oil · HS 1509$70.6M1.7%
- 12Phosphate fertilizer · HS 3103$64.7M1.5%
Beyond the public totals
Who is behind these numbers in Lebanon?
Public statistics stop at country totals and the last published year. EximDataX shows the shipment records underneath: the companies, dates, quantities and declared values, updated weekly.
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Lebanon trade data by product
Every product below has its own page: yearly trend, partner countries on a map, prices per kg and HS detail.
Chapter 01 · Animals; live
Chapter 02 · Meat and edible meat offal
Chapter 03 · Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other…
Chapter 04 · Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey…
Chapter 05 · Animal originated products; not elsewhere…
Chapter 06 · Trees and other plants, live; bulbs, roots and…
Chapter 07 · Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible
Chapter 08 · Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or…
Chapter 09 · Coffee, tea, mate and spices
Chapter 11 · Products of the milling industry; malt…
Chapter 12 · Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous…
Chapter 13 · Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and…
Chapter 15 · Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils…
Chapter 16 · Meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other…
Chapter 17 · Sugars and sugar confectionery
Chapter 18 · Cocoa and cocoa preparations
Chapter 19 · Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk…
Chapter 20 · Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or…
Chapter 21 · Miscellaneous edible preparations
Chapter 22 · Beverages, spirits and vinegar
Chapter 23 · Food industries, residues and wastes thereof…
Chapter 24 · Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes…
Chapter 25 · Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering…
Chapter 27 · Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of…
Chapter 28 · Inorganic chemicals; organic and inorganic…
Chapter 29 · Organic chemicals
- Lebanon alcohol trade
- Lebanon ether trade
- Lebanon saturated carboxylic acid trade
- Lebanon polycarboxylic acid trade
- Lebanon oxygenated carboxylic acid trade
- Lebanon amino alcohol trade
- Lebanon amide trade
- Lebanon imide trade
- Lebanon nitrogen compound trade
- Lebanon heterocyclic nitrogen compound trade
- Lebanon nucleic acid trade
- Lebanon vitamin trade
- Lebanon hormone trade
- Lebanon antibiotic trade
- Lebanon organic compound trade
Chapter 30 · Pharmaceutical products
Chapter 31 · Fertilizers
Chapter 32 · Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their…
Chapter 33 · Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery…
Chapter 34 · Soap, organic surface-active agents; washing…
Chapter 35 · Albuminoidal substances; modified starches…
Chapter 36 · Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches…
Chapter 37 · Photographic or cinematographic goods
Chapter 38 · Chemical products n.e.c.
Chapter 39 · Plastics and articles thereof
- Lebanon polyethylene trade
- Lebanon polypropylene trade
- Lebanon polystyrene trade
- Lebanon pvc trade
- Lebanon vinyl polymer trade
- Lebanon acrylic resin trade
- Lebanon engineering plastic trade
- Lebanon polyurethane trade
- Lebanon silicone resin trade
- Lebanon cellulose trade
- Lebanon plastic waste trade
- Lebanon plastic hose trade
- Lebanon plastic flooring trade
- Lebanon self-adhesive film trade
- Lebanon plastic sheet trade
- Lebanon plastic film trade
- Lebanon plastic sanitary ware trade
- Lebanon plastic bottle trade
- Lebanon plastic dinnerware trade
- Lebanon plastic building material trade
- Lebanon plastic product trade
Chapter 40 · Rubber and articles thereof
Chapter 42 · Articles of leather; saddlery and harness…
Chapter 44 · Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
Chapter 47 · Pulp of wood or other fibrous cellulosic…
Chapter 48 · Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp…
- Lebanon uncoated printing paper trade
- Lebanon tissue paper trade
- Lebanon kraft paper trade
- Lebanon uncoated paperboard trade
- Lebanon greaseproof and parchment paper trade
- Lebanon composite paper trade
- Lebanon carbon and copy paper trade
- Lebanon coated paper trade
- Lebanon specialty coated paper trade
- Lebanon cigarette paper trade
- Lebanon toilet paper and tissues trade
- Lebanon paperboard boxes and cartons trade
- Lebanon paper notebooks and albums trade
- Lebanon paper articles trade
Chapter 49 · Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other…
Chapter 52 · Cotton
Chapter 54 · Man-made filaments; strip and the like of…
Chapter 55 · Man-made staple fibres
Chapter 56 · Wadding, felt and nonwovens, special yarns…
Chapter 57 · Carpets and other textile floor coverings
Chapter 58 · Fabrics; special woven fabrics, tufted textile…
Chapter 59 · Textile fabrics; impregnated, coated, covered…
Chapter 60 · Fabrics; knitted or crocheted
Chapter 61 · Apparel and clothing accessories; knitted or…
- Lebanon men's knit clothing trade
- Lebanon women's knit clothing trade
- Lebanon men's knit shirt trade
- Lebanon women's knit blouse trade
- Lebanon men's knit underwear trade
- Lebanon women's knit underwear trade
- Lebanon t-shirt and vest trade
- Lebanon knit sweater trade
- Lebanon baby knit clothing trade
- Lebanon knit swimwear and activewear trade
- Lebanon knit garment trade
- Lebanon hosiery trade
- Lebanon knit clothing accessories trade
Chapter 62 · Apparel and clothing accessories; not knitted…
- Lebanon men's overcoat trade
- Lebanon women's overcoat trade
- Lebanon men's clothing trade
- Lebanon women's clothing trade
- Lebanon men's shirt trade
- Lebanon women's blouse trade
- Lebanon baby clothing trade
- Lebanon technical garment trade
- Lebanon swimwear and activewear trade
- Lebanon lingerie and corsetry trade
- Lebanon scarf and shawl trade
- Lebanon clothing accessories trade
Chapter 63 · Textiles, made up articles; sets; worn clothing…
Chapter 64 · Footwear; gaiters and the like; parts of such…
Chapter 65 · Headgear and parts thereof
Chapter 66 · Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat…
Chapter 67 · Feathers and down, prepared; and articles made…
Chapter 68 · Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or…
Chapter 69 · Ceramic products
Chapter 70 · Glass and glassware
Chapter 71 · Natural, cultured pearls; precious…
Chapter 72 · Iron and steel
- Lebanon iron and steel scrap trade
- Lebanon hot-rolled steel coils trade
- Lebanon cold-rolled steel sheets trade
- Lebanon coated steel sheets trade
- Lebanon coated steel strips trade
- Lebanon hot-rolled steel bars trade
- Lebanon forged and hot-rolled steel bars trade
- Lebanon steel shapes trade
- Lebanon steel wire trade
- Lebanon stainless steel sheet trade
- Lebanon stainless steel bars and shapes trade
- Lebanon alloy steel sheet trade
- Lebanon alloy steel strips trade
- Lebanon alloy steel bars and shapes trade
Chapter 73 · Iron or steel articles
- Lebanon cast iron pipes trade
- Lebanon seamless steel pipes trade
- Lebanon welded steel tubes trade
- Lebanon steel pipe fittings trade
- Lebanon steel structural sections trade
- Lebanon steel drums trade
- Lebanon gas cylinders trade
- Lebanon steel wire mesh trade
- Lebanon steel fasteners trade
- Lebanon steel stoves trade
- Lebanon steel radiators trade
- Lebanon steel cookware trade
- Lebanon steel sanitary ware trade
- Lebanon steel articles trade
Chapter 74 · Copper and articles thereof
Chapter 76 · Aluminium and articles thereof
- Lebanon aluminium ingots trade
- Lebanon aluminium scrap trade
- Lebanon aluminium rods trade
- Lebanon aluminium wire trade
- Lebanon aluminium sheet trade
- Lebanon aluminium foil trade
- Lebanon aluminium structural sections trade
- Lebanon aluminium drums trade
- Lebanon aluminium cookware trade
- Lebanon aluminium products trade
Chapter 78 · Lead and articles thereof
Chapter 79 · Zinc and articles thereof
Chapter 82 · Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks…
Chapter 83 · Metal; miscellaneous products of base metal
Chapter 84 · Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers…
- Lebanon heating boilers trade
- Lebanon piston engine trade
- Lebanon diesel engine trade
- Lebanon engine parts trade
- Lebanon gas turbine trade
- Lebanon liquid pump trade
- Lebanon air compressor trade
- Lebanon air conditioner trade
- Lebanon furnace burner trade
- Lebanon industrial furnace trade
- Lebanon refrigerator trade
- Lebanon heat treatment machinery trade
- Lebanon centrifuge trade
- Lebanon dishwasher trade
- Lebanon weighing scale trade
- Lebanon spray gun trade
- Lebanon hoist trade
- Lebanon crane trade
- Lebanon forklift trade
- Lebanon conveyor trade
- Lebanon excavator trade
- Lebanon lifting machinery parts trade
- Lebanon soil cultivator trade
- Lebanon harvester trade
- Lebanon poultry incubator trade
- Lebanon food processing machinery trade
- Lebanon paper machinery trade
- Lebanon paper cutter trade
- Lebanon printing press trade
- Lebanon washing machine trade
- Lebanon industrial washer trade
- Lebanon laser cutting machine trade
- Lebanon metal press trade
- Lebanon wood working machine trade
- Lebanon power tool trade
- Lebanon calculator trade
- Lebanon computer trade
- Lebanon office machine trade
- Lebanon computer parts trade
- Lebanon crushing machine trade
- Lebanon plastic molding machine trade
- Lebanon specialized machinery trade
- Lebanon metal mold trade
- Lebanon valve trade
- Lebanon bearing trade
- Lebanon gearbox trade
- Lebanon gasket trade
Chapter 85 · Electrical machinery and equipment and parts…
- Lebanon electric motor trade
- Lebanon generator trade
- Lebanon motor parts trade
- Lebanon transformer trade
- Lebanon battery trade
- Lebanon accumulator trade
- Lebanon vacuum cleaner trade
- Lebanon electric appliance trade
- Lebanon electric shaver trade
- Lebanon ignition system trade
- Lebanon automotive lighting trade
- Lebanon electric furnace trade
- Lebanon electric heater trade
- Lebanon phones and network equipment trade
- Lebanon microphone trade
- Lebanon storage media trade
- Lebanon television camera trade
- Lebanon radar trade
- Lebanon monitor trade
- Lebanon electronics parts trade
- Lebanon alarm system trade
- Lebanon high voltage switch trade
- Lebanon low voltage switch trade
- Lebanon control panel trade
- Lebanon electrical parts trade
- Lebanon light bulbs trade
- Lebanon semiconductors trade
- Lebanon electrical machinery trade
- Lebanon electrical wire and cable trade
- Lebanon electrical insulators trade
Chapter 86 · Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and…
Chapter 87 · Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling…
- Lebanon tractors trade
- Lebanon public transit buses trade
- Lebanon cars trade
- Lebanon trucks trade
- Lebanon vehicle parts and accessories trade
- Lebanon industrial trucks trade
- Lebanon armoured fighting vehicles trade
- Lebanon motorcycles trade
- Lebanon bicycles trade
- Lebanon motorcycle and bicycle parts trade
- Lebanon trailers trade
Chapter 89 · Ships, boats and floating structures
Chapter 90 · Optical, photographic, cinematographic…
- Lebanon optical fibres and lenses trade
- Lebanon eyeglasses trade
- Lebanon medical instruments trade
- Lebanon therapeutic apparatus trade
- Lebanon orthopaedic appliances trade
- Lebanon x-ray apparatus trade
- Lebanon demonstration apparatus trade
- Lebanon pressure and flow meters trade
- Lebanon analytical instruments trade
- Lebanon electrical measuring instruments trade
- Lebanon measuring instruments trade
- Lebanon control instruments trade
Chapter 91 · Clocks and watches and parts thereof
Chapter 92 · Musical instruments; parts and accessories of…
Chapter 93 · Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories…
Chapter 94 · Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress…
Chapter 95 · Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and…
Chapter 96 · Miscellaneous manufactured articles
Chapter 97 · Works of art; collectors' pieces and antiques
Lebanon on EximDataX
Mirror data: built from the shipment records of the countries that trade with it. Updated weekly on EximDataX (some markets daily), while public statistics stop at 2024.
Source: CEPII BACI (reconciled UN Comtrade data), HS 2017 edition, release 202601, Etalab Open Licence 2.0. Values in US dollars.
Straight answers
Trade data for Lebanon: questions
What does Lebanon import most?
The largest imports by value in 2024 were refined petroleum products ($4.05 billion), gold ($2.48 billion) and cars ($576.2 million). Together they made up 38% of total imports of $18.68 billion. Each product has its own page below with suppliers and prices.
What are the main exports of Lebanon?
The top exports in 2024 were cars ($539.7 million), gold ($279.2 million) and iron and steel scrap ($218.0 million), 24% of exports of $4.29 billion. That left a trade deficit of $14.39 billion.
Who are the biggest trading partners of Lebanon?
The largest suppliers were China (11% of imports), Greece and Switzerland. The largest export markets were the United Arab Emirates (24% of exports), Egypt and the United States. The maps above show every partner country.
Where can I get shipment-level Lebanon trade data?
Mirror data: built from the shipment records of the countries that trade with it. Updated weekly on EximDataX (some markets daily), while public statistics stop at 2024. Public statistics like these stop at country totals; the platform shows the companies, dates and values behind them.
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