The average inflation rate in Lebanon increased by 16.4 percentage points (+10.6 percent) since the previous year. While the growth is slowing down, with 171.2 percent, the inflation is at its peak in the observed period. Nevertheless, the last two years recorded a significant lower inflation than the preceding years. Following the definitions provided by the International Monetary Fund, 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. Depicted here is the year-on-year change in said index measure, expressed in percent.
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Lebanon: Inflation rate from 1987 to 2022
(compared to the previous year)
Characteristic
Inflation rate compared to previous year
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%
1987
487.2%
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IMF. (April 22, 2024). Lebanon: Inflation rate from 1987 to 2022 (compared to the previous year) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/455253/inflation-rate-in-lebanon/
IMF. "Lebanon: Inflation rate from 1987 to 2022 (compared to the previous year)." Chart. April 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/455253/inflation-rate-in-lebanon/
IMF. (2024). Lebanon: Inflation rate from 1987 to 2022 (compared to the previous year). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/455253/inflation-rate-in-lebanon/
IMF. "Lebanon: Inflation Rate from 1987 to 2022 (Compared to The Previous Year)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Apr 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/455253/inflation-rate-in-lebanon/
IMF, Lebanon: Inflation rate from 1987 to 2022 (compared to the previous year) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/455253/inflation-rate-in-lebanon/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Lebanon: Inflation rate from 1987 to 2022 (compared to the previous year) [Graph], IMF, April 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/455253/inflation-rate-in-lebanon/