On the current account side of the balance of payments, Lebanon’s balance of trade deficit widened by $3.24 billion (22.84%) in the year 2025 to around $17.44 billion up from around $14.20 billion in the year 2024, according to statistics published by the Lebanese Customs Administration. Said rise in the deficit was triggered by some $4.17 billion increase (24.70%) in imports to just below $21.08 billion, which outweighed by far the $932.45 million annual increase (34.45%) in exports to $3.64 billion.

Switzerland led the list of countries importing from Lebanon, with its imports’ invoice aggregating to $784 million (21.54% of Lebanon’s exports). China, on the other hand, topped the list of countries exporting to Lebanon, with its exports bill reaching $2.47 billion (11.73% of Lebanon’s imports). This is further elaborated in the tables below:

Exports of “pearls, precious stones and metals” accounted alone for 34.28% ($1,248 million) of total Lebanese exports in 2025, followed by “base metals and their products” ($530 million <14.57%>), “prepared foodstuffs, beverages & tobacco” ($446 million <12.25%>), and “products of the chemical industry” ($359 million <9.86%>). On the other hand, “mineral products” constituted the lion’s share of imported goods ($4,834 million <22.94%>), trailed by “pearls, precious stones and metals” ($3,957 million <18.78%>), “products of the chemical industry” ($1,699 million <8.06%>), and “machinery and electrical instruments” ($1,623 million <7.70%>).