Lebanon recorded a trade deficit of 743.23 USD Million in December of 2024. Balance of Trade in Lebanon averaged -807.62 USD Million from 1993 until 2024, reaching an all time high of -120.63 USD Million in August of 2006 and a record low of -2326.63 USD Million in February of 2012. source: Banque du Liban

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Balance of Trade	-743.23	-722.73	USD Million	Dec 2024
Current Account	46.28	-629.36	USD Million	Dec 2024
Exports	247.44	172.34	USD Million	Dec 2024
Imports	-990.66	-895.07	USD Million	Dec 2024
Remittances	418.22	411.53	USD Million	Dec 2024
Tourist Arrivals	395985.00	474628.00		Aug 2025

Lebanon Balance of Trade

The decades long reconstruction efforts in Lebanon has led to consistent trade deficits. Lebanon mainly exports precious stones, metals, electrical equipment, chemical products, food and beverages, and paper. Lebanon mainly imports oil, electrical equipment, precious stones and metals, chemical products, base metals, vehicles, food and beverages, vegetable products and animal products. Lebanon’s main trading partners are South Africa, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Italy, China and France.