Israel vs Lebanon

Israel vs Lebanon: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 3% a year in Israel and 14.6% a year in Lebanon, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Lebanon, by 11.6 percentage points, or 4.81 times that in Israel.

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% a year · IMF

Israel vs Lebanon: InflationInflation in 2025: 3% a year in Israel and 14.6% a year in Lebanon, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Lebanon, by 11.6 percentage points, or 4.81 times that in Israel.
IsraelLebanonIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Lebanon has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Israel.
  • In 2025, Israel ranked 85 and Lebanon ranked 15 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Israel at 2% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearIsraelLebanon
2025314.6
20243.145.2
20234.2221.3
20224.4171.2
20211.5154.8
2020-0.684.9
20190.82.9
20180.86.1
20170.24.4
2016-0.5-0.8
2015-0.6-3.7
20140.51.9
20131.54.8
20121.76.6
20113.55
20102.74
20093.31.2
20084.610.7
20070.54.1
20062.14.1
20051.3-1.4
2004-0.41.7
20030.71.3
20025.71.8
20011.1-0.4
20001.1-0.4
19995.20.2
19985.44.5
199797.7
199611.38.9
19951010.3
199412.38.2
199310.924.7
19921299.9
19911950.1
199017.268.9
198920.372.2
198816.2155
198719.9487.2
198648.295.4
1985304.669.4
1984373.817.6
1983145.67.2
1982120.418.6
1981116.819.3
1980316.623.9
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearIsraelLebanon
20261.8–
20272–
20282–
20292–
20302–
20312–

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
  • 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 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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