The average inflation rate in Lebanon increased by 50.1 percentage points (+29.26 percent) in 2023. With 221.34 percent, the inflation thereby reached its highest value in the observed period. Nevertheless, the last two years recorded a significantly lower inflation than the preceding years. This indicator measures inflation based upon the year on year change in the average consumer price index. The latter expresses a country's average level of prices based on a typical basket of consumer goods and services. The values shown here refer to the year-on-year change in this index measure, expressed in percent.
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Lebanon: Inflation rate from 1988 to 2023
(compared to the previous year)
Characteristic
Inflation rate compared to previous year
2023
221.34%
2022
171.2%
2021
154.76%
2020
84.88%
2019
2.89%
2018
6.06%
2017
4.48%
2016
-0.81%
2015
-3.76%
2014
1.13%
2013
5.56%
2012
6.57%
2011
4.99%
2010
3.96%
2009
1.22%
2008
10.7%
2007
4.06%
2006
4.09%
2005
-1.43%
2004
1.67%
2003
1.27%
2002
1.76%
2001
-0.37%
2000
-0.36%
1999
0.24%
1998
4.55%
1997
7.75%
1996
8.88%
1995
10.28%
1994
8.23%
1993
24.74%
1992
99.85%
1991
50.12%
1990
68.9%
1989
72.2%
1988
155%
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IMF. (October 22, 2024). Lebanon: Inflation rate from 1988 to 2023 (compared to the previous year) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/455253/inflation-rate-in-lebanon/
IMF. "Lebanon: Inflation rate from 1988 to 2023 (compared to the previous year)." Chart. October 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/455253/inflation-rate-in-lebanon/
IMF. (2024). Lebanon: Inflation rate from 1988 to 2023 (compared to the previous year). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/455253/inflation-rate-in-lebanon/
IMF. "Lebanon: Inflation Rate from 1988 to 2023 (Compared to The Previous Year)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/455253/inflation-rate-in-lebanon/
IMF, Lebanon: Inflation rate from 1988 to 2023 (compared to the previous year) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/455253/inflation-rate-in-lebanon/ (last visited December 01, 2024)
Lebanon: Inflation rate from 1988 to 2023 (compared to the previous year) [Graph], IMF, October 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/455253/inflation-rate-in-lebanon/