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Index / Economy /
   Lebanon / Economy /
Figures
| GDP Gross Domestic Product |
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Per capita
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$11,100 |
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Net
|
$44.2 billion |
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Annual growth |
6.3% (2008)
Growth was at -4% in 2006, +4% in 2007. |
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By sector |
Agriculture 5%
Industry 19%
Services 76% |
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Annual inflation rate |
10% (2008)
It was 4.2% in 2007. |
| Foreign debts |
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Compared to GDP |
75%
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Net |
$33 billion |
| Trade |
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Balance |
-69% |
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Exports |
$5 billion |
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Main products |
Jewelry, base metals, chemicals, miscellaneous consumer goods, fruit and vegetables, tobacco, construction minerals, electric power machinery and switchgear, textile fibers, paper |
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Main partners |
Syria 25%; UAE 13%; Switzerland 7%; Saudi Arabia 6%; Turkey 4% |
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Imports |
$16 billion |
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Main products |
Petroleum products, cars, medicinal products, clothing, meat and live animals, consumer goods, paper, textile fabrics, tobacco, electrical machinery and equipment, chemicals |
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Main partners |
Syria 11%; France 10%, USA 9%; Italy 7%; China 7%; Germany 5%; Saudi Arabia 5%; Turkey 4% |
| Work life |
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Official unemployment |
9% (2007) |
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Work force |
Agriculture: No data
Industry: No data
Services: No data |
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Population below poverty line |
28% |
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