Israel vs Lebanon

Israel vs Lebanon: GDP growth

GDP growth: 3.5% a year in Israel in 2025 and -5.2% a year in Lebanon in 2024, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Israel, by 6.9 percentage points.

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% a year · IMF

Israel vs Lebanon: GDP growthGDP growth: 3.5% a year in Israel in 2025 and -5.2% a year in Lebanon in 2024, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Israel, by 6.9 percentage points.
IsraelLebanonIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Israel has been higher since 2013, when it overtook Lebanon.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Israel at 3.5% a year in 2031.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Lebanon at 4% a year in 2025.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearIsraelLebanon
20253.54
20241.7-5.2
20232-0.5
20226.11.4
202191.6
2020-1.9-28.7
20193.6-6.6
20184.1-1.9
20174.30.8
20164.51.6
20152.20.5
20143.72.5
20134.13.8
20122.42.8
20115.60.9
20105.58
20091.210.2
20083.29.1
20076.39.3
20065.61.5
20054.32.5
20044.67.5
20031.61.7
2002-0.33.4
20010.33.9
20008.61.1
19993.3-0.8
199843.9
19973.610.2
19965.94
19959.76.5
199478
19933.87
19927.24.5
19914.638.2
19906.6-13.4
19891.4-42.2
19883.6-28.2
19877.516.7
19863.6-6.8
19854.524.3
19842.244.5
19832.622.7
19821.4-36.8
19814.70.6
19803.61.5
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearIsraelLebanon
20264.5–
20274.4–
20283.6–
20293.6–
20303.6–
20313.5–

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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