Economic Indicators for Lebanon


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Current account balance-31.46-34.61-5.07-34.61Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index5,336.651,660.745,336.6595.03
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )221.34171.21221.34-3.75Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate10.519.1044.467.09%
Interest rates6.173.3923.07-28.99Percentage (%)
Central Government Debt128.64106.96128.6496.91% of GDP
Budget ( government finance )95.2697.0799.4481.97
Human Capital Index0.520.520.540.52Scale, 0-1
Time required to start a business15.0015.0053.0015.00Days
Time required to build a warehouse276.00276.00276.00273.00Days
Armed forces Personnel80,000.0080,000.0085,100.0017,400.00Total
Exports of goods and services34.8326.0338.557.87Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services80.0652.8099.9133.76Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP2123553USD Billions
GDP Growth-0.62-7.0049.45-42.45Percentage (%)
Hospital beds2.732.733.601.65Per 1,000 people
Physicians2.622.432.701.26Per 1,000 people
Labor force1,924,708.001,903,898.002,259,729.001,037,754.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education14.4711.0514.4711.05Percentage (%)
Fertility rate2.082.094.692.08Total
Population6673Thousands