Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Lebanon: official statistics and sources

11 official bodies for Lebanon, from Central Administration of Statistics to Commercial Register (Ministry of Justice), with key figures from the World Bank and IMF. Official language: Arabic. Capital: Beirut.

Who holds power in Lebanon

• Head of state: General Joseph Aoun (President of the Republic of Lebanon)
• Head of government: Nawaf Salam (President of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Lebanon)
• Foreign minister: Youssef Raggi (Minister for Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of the Republic of Lebanon)

Source: UN Protocol and Liaison Service list, dated 15 October 2026. All world leaders.

Unitary parliamentary republic with confessional power-sharing. How local power works in Lebanon: 4 tiers of government below the nation, who is elected and who they answer to.

Part of level 6 of the 10 levels of power.

Government, regions and cities

• Government and power in Lebanon: leaders, governance scores, women in parliament, spending and the bodies that hold power to account
• All 6 governorates: Mount Lebanon, North Lebanon and Akkar, South Lebanon, Bekaa and Baalbek-Hermel, Nabatieh…
• Beirut (capital)

Key figures

What the figures show

The World Bank puts Lebanon's population at 5.8 million in 2025, down from 6.5 million in 2015. Of the 22 UN members in the World Bank's Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan region, 15 have more people; worldwide it comes 114th.

GDP for 2024 was $26.0 billion at current dollar prices, according to the World Bank. That works out at $4,473 a head.

Real GDP shrank by 7.1% in 2024, World Bank figures show.

Across 2025 the annual rate was 14.6%.

The ILO's modelled unemployment rate for 2023 is 11.0%; the national statistics office may publish a different figure from its own survey.

The IMF records general government gross debt of 139.4% of GDP for 2025, compared with a median of 52.5% across the World Bank's Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan region.

Life expectancy at birth: 77.9 years (2024).

• Annual inflation since 2015: highest 221.3% (2023), lowest -3.7% (2015).
• Debt ratio 2015: 140.9%; 2025: 139.4%.
• GDP per person in dollars, 2015 to 2024: minus 42%.

Figures checked 2026-10-13; how they are compiled.

Official sources in Lebanon

Statistics office prices, jobs, people, output

• Central Administration of Statistics (Idarat Al-Ihsa' Al-Markazi)
  Publishes Lebanon's consumer price index, labour force survey, national accounts and household surveys.

Central bank interest rates and money

• Banque du Liban (Masraf Lubnan)
  Publishes monetary statistics, exchange rates, circulars to banks and economic reports.

Parliament debates, votes, bills

• Parliament of Lebanon (Majlis Al-Nuwwab)
  Publishes session minutes, laws adopted and the list of members.

Government

• Presidency of the Council of Ministers
  Publishes cabinet decisions, government statements and official announcements.

Laws and the official gazette the text of laws

• Official Gazette (Presidency of the Council of Ministers) (Al-Jarida Al-Rasmiya)
  Publishes the Official Gazette with laws, decrees and decisions.

Courts judgments

• Constitutional Council (Al-Majlis Al-Dusturi)
  Publishes decisions on the constitutionality of laws and on parliamentary election disputes.

Public audit how public money was spent

• Court of Audit (Diwan Al-Muhasaba)
  Publishes audit reports and decisions on public accounts.

Elections results and rules

• Elections portal (Ministry of Interior and Municipalities)
  Publishes voter lists, candidate lists and official results of parliamentary and municipal elections. Not in English.

Regulators

• Capital Markets Authority
  Publishes capital-market regulations, licences and supervisory notices.
• Telecommunications Regulatory Authority
  Publishes telecoms regulations, consultations and market reports.

Public registers companies, land, charities

• Commercial Register (Ministry of Justice) (السجل التجاري)
  Online search of the commercial register of companies and traders, kept by the Ministry of Justice. Not in English.

What Lebanon does not have

• No online land register could be reached (finance.gov.lb returned 503 on 2026-10-13).
• No public register of associations could be reached (interior.gov.lb did not resolve).
• No public register of lobbyists; asset declarations under Law 189/2020 were not found as a public register.
• Case law is published by the Lebanese University's legal portal, already listed.

Also: World Bank country data · IMF country page · UN Sustainable Development Goals country profile · IPU Parline parliament profile.

Lebanon by subject

• Economy GDP, growth, trade and investment
• Jobs and pay unemployment, jobs and work
• Cost of living inflation, poverty and inequality
• Public finances debt, deficit, tax and spending
• Health and care life expectancy, doctors and spending
• Housing homes, cities, water and power
• Crime and justice murder rate, courts and crime
• Immigration migrants, refugees and remittances
• Education schools, universities and literacy
• Environment emissions, air, forests and water

Common questions

What is the population of Lebanon?

5.8 million (2025, World Bank). National figures: Central Administration of Statistics.

What is the inflation rate in Lebanon?

14.6% (2025, World Bank). Official index: Central Administration of Statistics.

What is Lebanon's GDP?

$26.0 billion (2024, World Bank).

How much government debt does Lebanon have?

139.4% of GDP (2025, International Monetary Fund).

Who publishes official statistics in Lebanon?

Central Administration of Statistics (Idarat Al-Ihsa' Al-Markazi): https://www.cas.gov.lb/

What is the central bank of Lebanon?

Banque du Liban (Masraf Lubnan): https://www.bdl.gov.lb/

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