Shafaq News/ Lebanon’s post-warreconstruction and recovery needs are estimated at $11 billion, the World Bankannounced on Friday.
According to the 2025 Lebanon RapidDamage and Needs Assessment (RDNA), which evaluates the impact of the conflictacross ten sectors nationwide between October 8, 2023, and December 20, 2024,at least $1 billion is needed for infrastructure, including municipal andpublic services and irrigation, and a further $6-8 billion in private sectorinvestments, primarily in housing and trade.
Beyond reconstruction, the totaleconomic toll of the conflict is estimated at $14 billion. This includes $6.8billion in damage to physical infrastructure and $7.2 billion in economiclosses stemming from reduced productivity, lost revenues, and increasedoperational costs. The housing sector sustained the heaviest impact, withdamage reaching $4.6 billion, while trade, industry, and tourism suffered anadditional $3.4 billion in losses.
The economic toll has beenparticularly severe in Nabatieh and South Lebanon, which were the hardest-hitregions, followed by Mount Lebanon, which includes Beirut’s southern suburb.
From a broader macroeconomicperspective, the report highlights a severe downturn, estimating that Lebanon’sreal GDP contracted by 7.1% in 2024. This marks a sharp decline from the 0.9%growth projection had the conflict not occurred. By the end of 2024, Lebanon’scumulative GDP contraction since 2019 neared 40%.
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