This table lists the international rankings of Lebanon, in all categories that are published in the CIA World Factbook, and those that we derived from them. Additional international rankings of Lebanon, can be found in the
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| Ranked Data |
Rank |
Value |
Date of Info |
| Communications |
|---|
| Internet hosts | 90 | 64,926 | 2012 |
| Internet users - percent of population (%) | 50 | 74.00 | Jul 2015 |
| Internet users - total | 80 | 4,577,000 | Jul 2015 |
| Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 46 | 16.00 | Jul 2015 |
| Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions | 74 | 970,000 | Jul 2015 |
| Telephones - main lines in use | 76 | 970,000 | 2014 est. |
| Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 88 | 71.00 | Jul 2015 |
| Telephones - mobile cellular - total | 123 | 4,400,000 | Jul 2015 |
| Economy |
|---|
| Budget expenditures | 81 | $14,440,000,000 | 2016 est. |
| Budget revenues | 87 | $9,953,000,000 | 2016 est. |
| Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) | 95 | -8.70 | 2016 est. |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | 52 | 3.5 | 31 Dec 201 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 70 | 8.20 | 31 Dec 2016 est. |
| Current account balance | 177 | -$10,560,000,000 | 2016 est. |
| Debt - external | 69 | $40,740,000,000 | 31 Dec 2016 est. |
| Exports | 123 | $3,108,000,000 | 2016 est. |
| GDP - composition, by end use - exports of goods and services (%) | 143 | 20.20 | 2016 est. |
| GDP - composition, by end use - government consumption (%) | 94 | 13.70 | 2016 est. |
| GDP - composition, by end use - household consumption (%) | 10 | 93.40 | 2016 est. |
| GDP - composition, by end use - imports of goods and services (%) | 119 | -55.10 | 2016 est. |
| GDP - composition, by end use - investment in fixed capital (%) | 41 | 27.20 | 2016 est. |
| GDP - composition, by end use - investment in inventories (%) | 37 | 0.60 | 2016 est. |
| GDP - composition, by sector of origin - agriculture (%) | 105 | 5.70 | 2016 est. |
| GDP - composition, by sector of origin - industry (%) | 93 | 25.00 | 2016 est. |
| GDP - composition, by sector of origin – services(%) | 58 | 69.40 | 2016 est. |
| GDP - official exchange rate | 92 | $43,490,000,000 | 2013 est. |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) | 86 | $18,500 | 2016 est. |
| GDP - purchasing power parity | 91 | $85,160,000,000 | 2016 est. |
| GDP - real growth rate (%) | 61 | 1.00 | 2016 est. |
| Gross national saving (% of GPD) | 141 | 2.00 | 2016 est. |
| Imports | 75 | $17,980,000,000 | 2016 est. |
| Industrial production growth rate (%) | 56 | 1.40 | 2016 est. |
| Inflation rate(consumer prices) (%) | 94 | -1.00 | 2016 est. |
| Labor force | 128 | 1,628,000 | 2013 est. |
| Market value of publicly traded shares | 72 | $11,220,000,000 | 30 Dec 2014 est. |
| Population below poverty line (%) | 60 | 28.00 | 1999 est. |
| Public debt (% of GPD) | 3 | 161.50 | 2016 est. |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold | 37 | $47,740,000,000 | 31 Dec 2016 est. |
| Stock of broad money | 65 | $55,480,000,000 | 31 Dec 2016 est. |
| Stock of domestic credit | 53 | $103,800,000,000 | 31 Dec 2016 est. |
| Stock of narrow money | 93 | $6,466,000,000 | 31 Dec 2016 est. |
| Taxes and other revenues | 122 | 19.2 | 2016 est. |
| Energy |
|---|
| Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy | 78 | 16,000,000 | 2013 est. |
| Crude Oil - exports | 90 | 0 | 2013 est. |
| Crude Oil - imports | 84 | 0 | 2013 est. |
| Crude Oil - production | 96 | 0 | 2015 est. |
| Crude Oil - proved reserves | 78 | 0 | 1 Jan 2016 est. |
| Electricity – consumption (kWh) | 66 | 16,000,000,000 | 2014 est. |
| Electricity – exports (kWh) | 74 | 0 | 2013 est. |
| Electricity - from fossil fuels | 32 | 90.2 | 2012 est. |
| Electricity - from hydroelectric plants | 109 | 9.8 | 2012 est. |
| Electricity - from nuclear fuels | 32 | 0.0 | 2012 est. |
| Electricity - from other renewable sources | 81 | 0.0 | 2012 est. |
| Electricity – imports (kWh) | 64 | 100,000,000 | 2014 est. |
| Electricity - installed generating capacity | 82 | 2,300,000 | 2014 est. |
| Electricity – production (kWh) | 68 | 18,000,000,000 | 2014 est. |
| Electricity Consumption per capita (kWh) | 1 | 0 | NA |
| Natural gas – consumption (cu m) | 107 | 150,100,000 | 2010 est. |
| Natural gas – exports (cu m) | 56 | 0 | 2013 est. |
| Natural gas – imports (cu m) | 73 | 150,100,000 | 2010 est. |
| Natural gas – production (cu m) | 98 | 0 | 2013 est. |
| Natural gas - proved reserves (cu m) | 99 | 0 | 1 Jan 2014 est. |
| Refined petroleum products - consumption | 71 | 143,000 | 2014 est. |
| Refined petroleum products - exports | 127 | 0 | 2013 est. |
| Refined petroleum products - imports | 42 | 139,900 | 2013 est. |
| Refined petroleum products - production | 112 | 0 | 2013 est. |
| Geography |
|---|
| Coastline(km) | 139 | 225 | NA |
| Elevation extremes - highest point (m) | 61 | 3088 | NA |
| Elevation extremes - lowest point (m) | 35 | 0 | NA |
| Irrigated land (sq km) | 93 | 1,040 | 2003 |
| Land Area - sq km | 166 | 10,230.00 | NA |
| Land boundaries - km | 138 | 484 | NA |
| Land use - agricultural land (%) | 33 | 63.30 | 2011 est. |
| Land use - arable land (%) | 85 | 11.90 | 2011 est. |
| Land use - forest (%) | 136 | 13.40 | 2011 est. |
| Land use – other (%) | 105 | 23.30 | 2011 est. |
| Land use - permanent crops (%) | 19 | 12.30 | 2011 est. |
| Land use - permanent pasture (%) | 33 | 39.10 | 2011 est. |
| Mean Elevation (m) | 20 | 1,250 | NA |
| Population density - Persons per sq km | 20 | 609.75 | Jul 2016 est. |
| Total Area - sq km | 170 | 10,400.00 | NA |
| Total renewable water resources (cu km) | 144 | 4.50 | 2011 |
| Water Area - sq km | 132 | 170 | NA |
| Military |
|---|
| Military expenditures - percent of GDP | 11 | 4.04 | 2012 |
| Population |
|---|
| Age structure 0-14 years - female | 109 | 750,449 | 2016 est. |
| Age structure 0-14 years - male | 109 | 786,842 | 2016 est. |
| Age structure 0-14 years (%) | 113 | 24.65 | 2016 est. |
| Age structure 15-24 years - female (%) | 108 | 509,663 | 2016 est. |
| Age structure 15-24 years - male (%) | 107 | 534,040 | 2016 est. |
| Age structure 15-24 years(%) | 104 | 16.73 | 2016 est. |
| Age structure 25-54 years - female (%) | 107 | 1,370,462 | 2016 est. |
| Age structure 25-54 years - male (%) | 106 | 1,401,857 | 2016 est. |
| Age structure 25-54 years(%) | 41 | 44.44 | 2016 est. |
| Age structure 55-64 years - female (%) | 108 | 250,288 | 2016 est. |
| Age structure 55-64 years - male (%) | 106 | 220,020 | 2016 est. |
| Age structure 55-64 years(%) | 120 | 7.54 | 2016 est. |
| Age structure 65 years and over - female (%) | 111 | 232,490 | 2016 est. |
| Age structure 65 years and over - male (%) | 108 | 181,627 | 2016 est. |
| Age structure 65 years and over (%) | 118 | 6.64 | 2016 est. |
| Birth Rate (births/1,000 population) | 106 | 14.40 | 2016 est. |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 83 | 4.20 | 2004 |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate (%) | 66 | 58.00 | 2004 |
| Death Rate (deaths/1,000 population) | 78 | 4.90 | 2016 est. |
| Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio (%) | 66 | 12.00 | 2015 est. |
| Dependency ratios - potential support ratio | 91 | 8.30 | 2015 est. |
| Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio (%) | 123 | 47.30 | 2015 est. |
| Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio (%) | 98 | 35.40 | 2015 est. |
| Drinking water source - Improved – rural | 11 | 99 | 2015 est. |
| Drinking water source - Improved – total | 11 | 99 | 2015 est. |
| Drinking water source - Improved – urban | 11 | 99 | 2015 est. |
| Drinking water source - UnImproved – rural | 118 | 1 | 2015 est. |
| Drinking water source - UnImproved - total | 110 | 1 | 2015 est. |
| Drinking water source - UnImproved - urban | 80 | 1 | 2015 est. |
| Education expenditures - percent of GDP | 60 | 2.20 | 2012 |
| Health expenditures | 42 | 7.30 | 2012 |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%) | 94 | 0.06 | 2014 est. |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | 65 | 100 | 2014 est. |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 110 | 1,800 | 2014 est. |
| Hospital bed density | 39 | 3.50 | 2009 |
| Infant mortality rate – female (deaths/1,000 live births) | 126 | 7.10 | 2016 est. |
| Infant mortality rate – male (deaths/1,000 live births) | 136 | 8.00 | 2016 est. |
| Infant mortality rate – total (deaths/1,000 live births) | 136 | 7.60 | 2016 est. |
| Life expectancy at birth – female (years) | 57 | 78.90 | 2016 est. |
| Life expectancy at birth – male (years) | 37 | 76.30 | 2016 est. |
| Life expectancy at birth – total (years) | 47 | 77.60 | 2016 est. |
| Literacy – female (%) | 43 | 91.80 | 2015 est. |
| Literacy – male (%) | 35 | 96.00 | 2015 est. |
| Literacy – total (%) | 59 | 89.60 | 2007 est. |
| Maternal mortality rate | 85 | 25 | 2010 |
| Median age – female (years) | 86 | 30.50 | 2016 est. |
| Median age – male (years) | 83 | 29.30 | 2016 est. |
| Median age – total (years) | 86 | 29.90 | 2016 est. |
| Net migration rate (migrant(s)/1,000 population) | 65 | -1.10 | 2016 est. |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 34 | 27.40 | 2008 |
| Physicians density | 22 | 3.54 | 2009 |
| Population | 108 | 6,237,738 | Jul 2016 est. |
| Population growth rate (%) | 98 | 0.85 | 2016 est. |
| Sanitation facility access - Rural Improved (% of population) | 70 | 80.7 | 2015 est. |
| Sanitation facility access - Rural UnImproved (% of population) | 95 | 19.3 | NA |
| Sanitation facility access - Total Improved (% of population) | 77 | 80.7 | 2015 est. |
| Sanitation facility access - Total UnImproved (% of population) | 82 | 19.3 | NA |
| Sanitation facility access - Urban Improved (% of population) | 83 | 80.7 | 2015 est. |
| Sanitation facility access - Urban UnImproved (% of population) | 65 | 19.3 | NA |
| School life expectancy - female (years) | 10 | 12 | 2013 |
| School life expectancy - male (years) | 9 | 12 | 2013 |
| School life expectancy - total (years) | 9 | 12 | 2013 |
| Sex ratio - 0-14 years(male(s)/female) | 12 | 1.05 | 2016 est |
| Sex ratio - 15-24 years(male(s)/female) | 18 | 1.05 | 2016 est |
| Sex ratio - 25-54 years(male(s)/female) | 24 | 1.02 | 2016 est |
| Sex ratio - 55-64 years(male(s)/female) | 34 | 0.88 | 2016 est |
| Sex ratio - 65 years and over (male(s)/female) | 34 | 0.79 | 2016 est |
| Sex ratio - at birth (male(s)/female) | 10 | 1.05 | 2016 est |
| Sex ratio - total population (male(s)/female) | 20 | 1.00 | 2016 est |
| Suffrage | 1 | 21.00 | NA |
| Total fertility rate (children born/woman) | 121 | 1.73 | 2016 est. |
| Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - female (%) | 59 | 22 | 2007 est. |
| Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - male(%) | 47 | 22 | 2007 est. |
| Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - total (%) | 60 | 17 | 2009 est. |
| Urbanization - rate of urbanization (%) | 46 | 3.18 | 2015 |
| Urbanization - urban population (%) | 24 | 87.8 | 2010-15 est. |
| Transportation |
|---|
| Airports | 111 | 8 | NA |
| Airports - with paved runways - total | 74 | 5 | 2013 |
| Airports - with unpaved runways - total | 97 | 3 | 2013 |
| Heliports | 24 | 1.00 | 2013 |
| Merchant marine (ships) | 76 | 29 | NA |
| National air transport system - annual freight traffic on registered air carriers | 62 | 53,902,026 | 2015 |
| National air transport system - annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers | 71 | 2,583,274 | 2015 |
| National air transport system - inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers | 75 | 21 | 2015 |
| National air transport system - number of registered air carriers | 26 | 2 | 2015 |
| Pipelines (km) | 116 | 88 | 2013 |
| Railways (km) | 118 | 401 | 2008 |
| Roadways - total (km) | 148 | 6,970 | 2005 |
