Inflation in Lebanon
In the year to August 2026, consumer prices in Lebanon rose 16.7%, up from 15.7% a month earlier. Since December 2007 prices have risen 11,443%, which means LL100 then buys what LL11,543 buys now, so the same basket of goods costs 115.4 times what it did.
Cumulative & Yearly Inflation
Inflation in Lebanon by year
Inflation is the change in that year's average prices against the year before, which is the figure usually quoted. The last two columns take LL100 in January of that year and show what it is worth in August 2026, the most recent month on record. Only years measured in full are listed, so the year now running appears once it ends.
| Year | Inflation | LL100 is now | Cumulative inflation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4.0% | 10,700 | 10,600% |
| 2020 | 84.9% | 7,471.54 | 7,371.5% |
| 2024 | 45.2% | 143.37 | 43.4% |
| 2025 | 14.6% | 123.50 | 23.5% |
Every year from 2009 to 2025
| Year | Inflation | LL100 is now | Cumulative inflation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1.2% | 11,058 | 10,958% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | 10,700 | 10,600% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | 10,090 | 9,989.7% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | 9,806.68 | 9,706.7% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | 8,914.41 | 8,814.4% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | 8,735.96 | 8,636.0% |
| 2015 | -3.7% | 9,076.76 | 8,976.8% |
| 2016 | -0.8% | 9,334.54 | 9,234.5% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | 8,953.67 | 8,853.7% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | 8,482.64 | 8,382.6% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | 8,221.77 | 8,121.8% |
| 2020 | 84.9% | 7,471.54 | 7,371.5% |
| 2021 | 154.8% | 3,018.20 | 2,918.2% |
| 2022 | 171.2% | 888.53 | 788.5% |
| 2023 | 221.3% | 397.49 | 297.5% |
| 2024 | 45.2% | 143.37 | 43.4% |
| 2025 | 14.6% | 123.50 | 23.5% |
A short history of inflation in Lebanon
The Peg Years (1997 to 2019)
Lebanon held its pound at roughly 1,507 to the United States dollar for more than two decades. The arrangement was sustained not by exports but by deposits, drawn in from the Lebanese abroad by high interest rates and recycled by the central bank into lending to the government. It worked for as long as new money kept arriving.
The Collapse (2019 to 2023)
It stopped arriving in 2019. Banks closed their doors to depositors, the pound lost more than 90% of its value on the parallel market, and the state defaulted in March 2020. The port explosion of August 2020 and the removal of fuel and bread subsidies deepened it. Inflation reached rates seen almost nowhere else this century, and the currency in practical use became the dollar for anyone who could obtain one. The World Bank described the episode as among the most severe economic collapses since the nineteenth century.
Common questions about inflation in Lebanon
What is the current inflation rate in Lebanon?
Prices in Lebanon rose 16.7% in the year to August 2026. That is up from 15.7% a month earlier.
What would LL100 in December 2007 be worth today?
LL100.00 in December 2007 has the same buying power as LL11,543 in August 2026, a rise of 11,443%.
What would LL100 in January 2010 be worth today?
LL100.00 in January 2010 has the same buying power as LL10,700 in August 2026, a rise of 10,600%.
What would LL100 in January 2020 be worth today?
LL100.00 in January 2020 has the same buying power as LL7,471.54 in August 2026, a rise of 7,371.5%.
How inflation in Lebanon is measured
The figures on this page come from the IMF's CPI dataset, with the original data from Lebanon's Central Administration of Statistics. The series is indexed so that a chosen base year equals 100, and the calculator works out the ratio between any two dates you pick.
The currency shown is the Lebanese pound (LL). Coverage runs from December 2007 to August 2026, and updates automatically as each new release is published. Figures for the most recent periods can be revised by the statistics office after first publication.
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Download the full series (CSV) — 225 months, December 2007 to August 2026, with the annual rate for each.