Lebanon LebanonMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Lebanon: 119th largest economy, 97th in military spending

Head of state Joseph AounHead of government Nawaf SalamCapital Beirut
Population5.8M#114 of 194 in the world · 2025
GDP$26B#119 of 193 in the world · 2024
GDP per person$4.5k#126 of 193 in the world · 2024
Fossil fuel output0.0 TWh#153 of 186 in the world · 2016
Military spending$635M#97 of 167 in the world · 2024

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Attacks reported

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≥ 40 events in or near Lebanon, last 30 days reported by the sources; the strongest are listed. No source sees every attack.

  • 2026-10-30 · Armed clash · Bekaa Valley, Béa, Lebanon · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
  • 2026-10-29 · Armed clash · Beirut, Beyrouth, Lebanon · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
  • 2026-10-29 · Assault or killing · Beirut, Beyrouth, Lebanon · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
  • 2026-10-29 · Armed clash · Beirut, Beyrouth, Lebanon · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded

Lebanon is involved in 1 theater, 1 escalating

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5.8M people, 91% in cities

  • Population5.8M2025
  • Population growth0.7%2025
  • Urban population91.0%2025
  • Land area10.2k km²2023

A $26B economy, $4.5k per person

  • GDP$26B2024
  • GDP (purchasing power)$69.2B2024
  • GDP per person$4.5k2024
  • GDP per person (purchasing power)$11.9k2024
  • GDP growth-7.1%2024

Fuels are 8% of goods exports

  • Exports, share of GDP23.3%2024
  • Imports, share of GDP58.9%2024
  • Fuels, share of goods exports7.7%2024
  • Exports of goods and services$6.1B2024
  • Imports of goods and services$15.3B2024

Fossil fuel output of 0.0 TWh

Oilmade 0.0 TWhno figureused
Gasmade 0.0 TWhno figureused
Coalmade 0.0 TWhno figureused
  • Fossil fuel production (oil + gas + coal)0.0 TWh2016
  • Primary energy consumption73 TWh2023
  • Energy use per person12.6 MWh2023
  • Electricity generation5.3 TWh2024
  • Electricity from fossil fuels56.2%2024

Spends $635M on its military, 2.6% of GDP

  • Military spending$635M2024
  • Military spending, share of GDP2.6%2024
  • Armed forces personnel80k2020
  • Arms imports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$9M2024
  • Arms exports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$48M2002

What Lebanon's leaders said lately

1 statement on record, newest first

  • Joseph Aoun, President · 16 Octcommitment
    stressed the priority and necessity of diplomatic solutions to regional crises source ↗

Pulses involving Lebanon

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Where these numbers come from

Leaders as of 2026-10-05. Figures fetched 2026-10-05; each shows its own year.