Lebanon Inflation Rate

Last Release

Mar 31, 2024

Actual

70.4

Units In

123.21

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

May 21, 2024

Time to Release

27 Days 23 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
268.78 Apr 2023	-4.67 Sep 2015	47.47 %	2008-2024	N/A

In Lebanon, the most important categories in the consumer price index are housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (28.5 percent of the total weight) and food and non-alcoholic beverages (20.6 percent of the total weight) and transport (13.1 percent). The index also includes: health (7.8 percent); education (5.9 percent); clothing and footwear (5.4 percent) and communication (4.6 percent). Furnishings, alcoholic beverages and tobacco, recreation and cultural activities, hotels, restaurants and other goods and services account for the remaining 14 percent of total weight.

Latest Updates

Lebanon’s annual inflation rate dropped to 70.4% in March 2024, the lowest reading since May 2020, from 123.2% in the previous month. There was a broad slowdown, including prices for food & non-alcoholic beverages (51.3% vs 103.4% in February 2024), housing & utilities (108.3% vs 175.6%), transport (13.2% vs 65%), clothing & footwear (39.5% vs 75.1%), restaurants & hotels (30.9% vs 81.5%) and health (45% vs 76.3%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose by 1.72%, after a 1.06% increase in the prior month.