The number of payment cards in Lebanon fell by 5.26% during the year 2025 to 1,713,997 cards, down from 1,809,126 cards at end of 2024.
Opened letters of credit rose by 22.71% during the month of January 2026 to reach LBP 1,487.80 billion, up from LBP 1,212.50 billion a month earlier.
Lebanon’s insurance sector reported a net loss of LBP 2.57 trillion in 2024, compared to a net income of LBP 18.59 trillion in 2023.