Lebanon Consumer Price Index

Lebanon’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) surged from 95.03 in 2008 to 9,043.98 in 2025, a rise of more than 9,400 percent over an 18‑year span and positioning the country fourth globally in 2025. The all‑time peak coincides with the latest reading, reflecting a protracted period of hyperinflation that began in the early 2010s and accelerated after the 2019 financial crisis and the 2020 pandemic shock. By contrast, Iran’s CPI stood at 3,243.09 in the same year, underscoring Lebanon’s more severe price pressures relative to a regional peer. The trough in 2008 marks a baseline of relative price stability before the collapse of the banking sector and the devaluation of the Lebanese pound. While policy reforms and external financing could temper inflation, the current trajectory suggests that without substantial fiscal consolidation and currency stabilization, the CPI is likely to remain elevated in the near term.