Lebanon

GDP growth in Lebanon

GDP growth in Lebanon: 1.5% a year in 1980 and -5.2% a year in 2024, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2024
-5.2% a year
Since 1980
−6.6 percentage points
Projected, 2025
4% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
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% a year · IMF

GDP growth in LebanonGDP growth in Lebanon: 1.5% a year in 1980 and -5.2% a year in 2024, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 4% a year in 2025.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 4% a year in 2025.
  • The highest was 44.5% a year in 1984, the lowest -42.2% a year in 1989.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearLebanon
2024-5.2
2023-0.5
20221.4
20211.6
2020-28.7
2019-6.6
2018-1.9
20170.8
20161.6
20150.5
20142.5
20133.8
20122.8
20110.9
20108
200910.2
20089.1
20079.3
20061.5
20052.5
20047.5
20031.7
20023.4
20013.9
20001.1
1999-0.8
19983.9
199710.2
19964
19956.5
19948
19937
19924.5
199138.2
1990-13.4
1989-42.2
1988-28.2
198716.7
1986-6.8
198524.3
198444.5
198322.7
1982-36.8
19810.6
19801.5
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2025–2025
YearLebanon
20254

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.

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