Lebanon — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Lebanon, 2009–2025.
Inflation for Lebanon was 14.60% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 17 years, from 2009 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 221.34% in 2023. The lowest was -3.75% in 2015 (about -3.9× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 16.93% per year.
Lebanon ranks 12 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 6%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 2.04%, so Lebanon sits above it. It peaked in 2023 and has fallen 93% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 489%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 2 of 23 economies; Egypt, Arab Rep. (14.07%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 2724% in 2020. That is 77% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 2009 level: doubled by 2010; grown tenfold by 2020. Doubling roughly every 4.4 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 129th of 185 in 2009 → 76th of 186 in 2010 → 3rd of 178 in 2020 → 9th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 2009 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.6% | -30.6 pp |
| 2024 | 45.24% | -176.1 pp |
| 2023 | 221.34% | +50.1 pp |
| 2022 | 171.21% | +16.4 pp |
| 2021 | 154.76% | +69.9 pp |
| 2020 | 84.86% | +81.9 pp |
| 2019 | 3.01% | -3.1 pp |
| 2018 | 6.08% | +1.8 pp |
| 2017 | 4.32% | +5.1 pp |
| 2016 | -0.78% | +3.0 pp |
| 2015 | -3.75% | -5.6 pp |
| 2014 | 1.85% | -3.0 pp |
| 2013 | 4.82% | -1.8 pp |
| 2012 | 6.58% | +1.6 pp |
| 2011 | 4.97% | +1.0 pp |
| 2010 | 3.98% | +2.8 pp |
| 2009 | 1.2% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Lebanon’s Inflation in 2010?
3.98% (2010). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Lebanon’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 2009 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +1121.5% in total — about 16.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 14.6%; 2024: 45.24%; 2023: 221.34%; 2022: 171.21%; 2021: 154.76%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.