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Lebanon

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Selling into Lebanon means pricing in Lebanese Pound (LBP) with 0 decimal places, rendering amounts as 123,457 ل.ل, applying 11.00% VAT inside the displayed price, and offering the payment methods people there actually use.

Currency
LBP
VAT
11.00%
Payment methods
5
Live FX
n/a
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Money

Currency and formatting

Currency
Lebanese Pound (LBP)
Symbol
ل.ل — placed after the amount
Decimal places
0
Formatted example
123,457 ل.ل
Thousands separator
,
Decimal separator
.
Digit grouping
threes (3)
Live rate
No central-bank source publishes LBP yet

Watch out: LBP has no minor unit. Treating it like a two-decimal currency overcharges by 100×.

Tax

Tax

tax · LB
11.00% standard VAT Prices tax-inclusive
Payments

Payment methods in Lebanon

Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.

  • 01 cash on delivery
  • 02 card
  • 03 whish money
  • 04 omt
  • 05 bank transfer

Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.

Locale

Locale

Primary
ar-LB
Also used
fr-LB
Official languages
Arabic
Direction
right-to-left
Date format
DD/MM/YYYY
Measurement
metric
GDPR applies
no
Phone

Phone numbers

Calling code
+961
Mobile format
+961 XX XXX XXX
Digits
7-8
FAQs

Lebanon: common questions

What currency does Lebanon use?

Lebanon uses the Lebanese Pound (LBP), symbol ل.ل. It has no minor unit — amounts are whole numbers, so 123,457 ل.ل is a complete price.

How many decimal places does LBP have?

LBP has 0 decimal places. Charging with the wrong number of minor units is a 100× error, so this is worth getting right.

What is the VAT rate in Lebanon?

The standard VAT rate in Lebanon is 11.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.

What payment methods are used in Lebanon?

The methods that matter in Lebanon, in rough order of use: cash on delivery, card, whish money, omt, bank transfer.

What is the dialling code for Lebanon?

Lebanon's country calling code is +961. Mobile numbers are formatted +961 XX XXX XXX (7-8 digits after the country code).

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