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Lebanon Trade Summary

2017

Lebanon exports, imports, tariff by year.

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR LEBANON 2017

Overall Exports and Imports for Lebanon 2017

Exports and imports of Lebanon in 2017 are below, along with number of countries and products

  • The total value of exports (FoB) was 8,739 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) was 140,412 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 2,716 products were exported to 170 countries and 4,037 products were imported from 206 countries.

Lebanon top 5 Export and Import partners 2017

Top five countries to which Lebanon exported in 2017 are below, along with the percent of total exports that went to that country:

  1. Lebanon exports to Congo, Rep. worth US$ 4,506 million, with a partner share of 51.56 percent.
  2. Lebanon exports to Angola worth US$ 462 million, with a partner share of 5.29 percent.
  3. Lebanon exports to United States worth US$ 411 million, with a partner share of 4.70 percent.
  4. Lebanon exports to South Africa worth US$ 315 million, with a partner share of 3.61 percent.
  5. Lebanon exports to Qatar worth US$ 279 million, with a partner share of 3.19 percent.

Top five countries from which Lebanon imported goods in 2017 are below, along with percent of total imports that came from the country :

  1. Lebanon imports from Syrian Arab Republic worth US$ 41,521 million, with a partner share of 29.57 percent.
  2. Lebanon imports from Austria worth US$ 38,062 million, with a partner share of 27.11 percent.
  3. Lebanon imports from China worth US$ 15,392 million, with a partner share of 10.96 percent.
  4. Lebanon imports from Italy worth US$ 15,156 million, with a partner share of 10.79 percent.
  5. Lebanon imports from Germany worth US$ 6,232 million, with a partner share of 4.44 percent.

Lebanon Top 5 Productsexports imports at HS 6 digit level 2017

The top five exported HS 6 digit level products to world by Lebanon along with trade value are:

  1. Lebanon exported Sauces and sauce preparations; mixed condiments , worth US$ 3,712,180.89 million.
  2. Lebanon exported Tableware and kitchenware of plastics , worth US$ 808,080.48 million.
  3. Lebanon exported Static converters, nes , worth US$ 453,550.36 million.
  4. Lebanon exported Gold in unwrought forms non-monetary , worth US$ 429,882.69 million.
  5. Lebanon exported Registers, account books, order and receipt boo , worth US$ 349,807.11 million.

The top five imported HS 6 digit level products from world by Lebanon along with trade value are

  1. Lebanon imported Beetroot...radishes and other similar edible ro , worth US$ 41,387,750.97 million.
  2. Lebanon imported Medicaments of other hormones, for retail sale, , worth US$ 38,027,791.00 million.
  3. Lebanon imported Shampoos , worth US$ 13,409,892.30 million.
  4. Lebanon imported Single loudspeakers, mounted in the same enclos , worth US$ 13,380,683.68 million.
  5. Lebanon imported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth US$ 3,971,089.83 million.

Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2017

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2017 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import

Tariffs 2017

Tariffs imposed by Lebanon in 2017 are below

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product was 271.70 percent.
  • The simple average tariff across all products was 3.46 percent.
  • The trade weighted average tariff was 3.76 .
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars were 6,597,318.42 and duty free tariff line items share was 68.56 percent.

Development Indicators 2017

Key Development Indicators of Lebanon in 2017 are below

  • Lebanon GDP in current US dollar was 53,028 million.
  • GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) was 8,330.00 .
  • Lebanon Trade balance: as % of GDP was -24.60.
  • Trade balance in current US$ was -13,046.00 million.
  • Trade as percentage of GDP was 68.46 .
  • Trade in services as percentage of GDP was 54.77 .

Trade Indicators 2017

Trade Indicators for Lebanon in 2017 are below

  • Hirschman Herfindahl market concentration index was 0.06.
  • Index of export market penetration was 4.87.
  • World Growth in percentage was 5.56 and Lebanon Country Growth was 6.30 .