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Lebanon
A services-and-diaspora economy working through a deep financial crisis; reform progress would unlock major reconstruction and banking opportunities.
Population
≈5.7 million (2024)
GDP (nominal)
≈US$25 billion (2024 est.)
Real growth
≈ −7% (2024 est.)
Capital
Beirut
Currency
Lebanese pound (LBP)
Economy & outlook
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Lebanon
A services economy — banking, trade, tourism, diaspora remittances — operating far below potential amid a prolonged financial crisis.
IMF-linked reforms, banking restructuring and reconstruction would unlock pent-up demand; IDAL offers incentives in industry, agrifood and technology.
Focus sectors
Diaspora-linked services · agrifood · tech & creative industries
Sources: World Bank · IMF · IDAL
