On the current account side of the balance of payments, Lebanon’s balance of trade deficit widened by $824.95 million (8.83%) y-o-y in the first seven months of 2026 to just above $10.16 billion up from around $9.34 billion in the same period in 2025, according to statistics published by the Lebanese Customs Administration. Said rise in the deficit was buoyed by some $349.33 million annual decrease (16.52%) in exports to $1,765 million (in part attributed to the recent war) coupled with a $475.63 million (4.15%) increase in the imports bill to around $11.93 billion.

Switzerland led the list of countries importing from Lebanon, with its imports’ invoice aggregating to $280 million (15.86% of Lebanon’s exports). China, on the other hand, topped the list of countries exporting to Lebanon, with its exports bill reaching $1,522 million (12.76% of Lebanon’s imports). This is further elaborated in the tables below:

Exports of “pearls, precious stones and metals” accounted alone for 26.57% ($469 million) of total Lebanese exports YTD July 2026, followed by “base metals and their products” ($304 million <17.25%>), “prepared foodstuffs, beverages & tobacco” ($256 million <14.51%>), and “machinery and electrical instruments” ($208 million <11.79%>). On the other hand, “mineral products” constituted the lion’s share of imported goods ($3,027 million <25.37%>), trailed by “pearls, precious stones and metals” ($1,445 million <12.11%>), “products of the chemical industry” ($1,183 million <9.92%>), and “machinery and electrical instruments” ($1,079 million <9.05%>).