# Lebanon — national dossier Lebanon — economy, society, governance, health, education, technology, geography, resources and military in one sourced dossier: 42 indicators, each with… Canonical: https://terralore.co/country/LBN Updated: 2026-08-14 (latest domain refresh; each figure carries its own observation year) ## Overview - Official name: Lebanese Republic - Capital: Beirut - Region: Western Asia, Asia - Population: 6.2 m - Area: 10,452 km² - Languages: Arabic, French - Currency: Lebanese pound (LBP) A "—" is an absence in the source data, never a zero. Each figure shows the year it was observed — vintages differ by indicator and nation. ## Economy | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | GDP | $26 B | 2024 | World Development Indicators | | GDP per capita | $4,473 | 2024 | World Development Indicators | | GDP growth | -7.1% | 2024 | World Development Indicators | | Inflation | 14.6% | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | Trade openness | 82.2% | 2024 | World Development Indicators | ## Society | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Population | 5.8 m | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | Life expectancy | 77.9 yrs | 2024 | World Development Indicators | | Urban population | 91.0% | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | Fertility rate | 2.2 | 2024 | World Development Indicators | | Literacy rate | 92.0% | 2019 | World Development Indicators | ## Governance | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Voice & accountability | 43.3 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Political stability | 42.2 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Government effectiveness | 29.4 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Regulatory quality | 39.7 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Rule of law | 38.3 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Control of corruption | 21.5 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | ## Health | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Health spending | 5.6% | 2023 | Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) | | Physicians | 2.68 | 2020 | Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) | | Under-5 mortality | 17.6 | 2024 | Child mortality & immunisation estimates (UN IGME and WHO/UNICEF, via World Bank WDI) | | Measles immunisation | 67.0% | 2024 | Child mortality & immunisation estimates (UN IGME and WHO/UNICEF, via World Bank WDI) | | Safe drinking water | 47.7% | 2024 | Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) | ## Education | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Adult literacy | 92.0% | 2019 | Education statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Education spending | 1.2% | 2024 | Education statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Primary enrolment | 81.8% | 2024 | Education statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Secondary enrolment | 63.8% | 2024 | Education statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Tertiary enrolment | 54.4% | 2023 | Education statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | ## Technology | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Internet users | 80.6% | 2024 | ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) | | Mobile subscriptions | 74 | 2022 | ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) | | High-tech exports | 2.9% | 2024 | World Development Indicators | ## Geography | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Land area | 10,230 km² | 2023 | World Development Indicators | | Forest area | 14.2% | 2023 | World Development Indicators | | Agricultural land | 65.9% | 2023 | World Development Indicators | | CO₂ per capita (t) | 1.9 | 2024 | World Development Indicators | | Renewable energy | 6.8% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | ## Resources | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Resource rents | 0.0% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | | Oil rents | 0.0% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | | Mineral rents | 0.0% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | | Forest rents | 0.0% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | | Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | World Development Indicators | ## Military | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Military burden | 2.6% | 2024 | Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) | | Defense spending | $635 M | 2024 | Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) | | Armed forces | 80,000 | 2020 | Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) | Every metric above is also ranked across all nations: https://terralore.co/rankings (markdown twins at /rankings/.md). Machine-readable claims — every figure above as an addressable claim ID (TL:LBN::) with value, source, license and a ready citation string: https://terralore.co/country/LBN.claims.json History: "From the Phoenician harbours of Tyre, Sidon and Byblos to the confessional republic of the cedars." — the sourced chronicle is at https://terralore.co/country/LBN/chronicle.md (6 eras, 24 events). ## Sources - World Development Indicators — World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://data.worldbank.org - Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) — Worldwide Governance Indicators / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/worldwide-governance-indicators - Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) — WHO / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.who.int/data/gho - Child mortality & immunisation estimates (UN IGME and WHO/UNICEF, via World Bank WDI) — UNICEF and WHO / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://childmortality.org - Education statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) — UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://uis.unesco.org - ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) — ITU / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics - Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) — SIPRI / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.sipri.org/databases/milex Citation template: Terralore, "Lebanon — national dossier", terralore.co/country/LBN, retrieved .