Lebanon

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Lebanon's payments market includes both pound and US-dollar payment flows, alongside bank services, cards and wallet providers. Currency, account terms and the availability of funds matter when assessing actual payment access in an economy of about 5.85 million residents in 2025.

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Population
5.8M
GDP
$26B
GDP per Capita
$4K
GDP Growth
2.1%
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World Bank, World Development Indicators (WDI), 2025

Cash in Lebanon

Lebanon has shifted toward a dollarized cash economy after its banking crisis. Fresh-dollar cards and wallets offer alternative payment methods, but restricted access to older deposits keeps physical dollars central to payments.

ATMs (PER 100K)
32.9
BANKS (PER 100K)
15.3
DEBIT CARDS (PER ADULT)
0.3
CREDIT CARDS (PER ADULT)
0.0
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IMF, Financial Access Survey (FAS), 2025

Payment Methods

Estimated Monthly Usage, Aurato Research, October 2026

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